Posted in From the Stacks, History, Just A Bite, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on March 16, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Curious about how folks with such last names as Zaytoun, Saleeby, Baddour or Hatem ended up in such towns as New Bern, Salisbury, Goldsboro or Rocky Mount? If so, then check out a documentary screening scheduled for April 12 at the North Carolina Museum of History. A team led by N.C. State professor Akram Khater [...]
Posted in Just A Bite on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“On the south you can see the Dan, the Catawba, the Yadkin, and the Haw, breaking through the mighty mountains that appear in confused heaps, and piled on each other in almost every direction. “Throughout the whole of this amazing and most extensive perspective, there is not the least feature or trace of art or [...]
