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While this year's group of artists may be smaller, they have definitely put their heart and soul into their work. Sketchbook Legacy - a project in collaboration with Art for Art's Sake - began in 2020 at Meadowlark Middle School. Ms. Miller offers her 8th grade art students the opportunity to create a sketchbook, (altered… Continue reading Sketchbook Legacy 2023
We're back with a whole new group of talented young artists. Sketchbook Legacy - a project in collaboration with Art for Art's Sake - started last year at Meadowlark Middle School. The spring project asked Mrs. Miller's 8th graders to create a sketchbook or altered book. "Stay Positive & Covid Negative" - Kayla Harris Some… Continue reading Sketchbook Legacy 2021
Sketchbook Legacy - a project in collaboration with Art of Art's Sake, began at Meadowlark Middle School in Mrs. Miller's art room. The spring project asked her 8th graders to complete a sketchbook or altered book. Some books are based on songs. "Rolling in the Deep" (by Adele) - Emma Hanes "Desperado" (by the Eagles)… Continue reading Sketchbook Legacy
As always, click the pix for full size Forty years ago this week, the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company put on the biggest picnic in North Carolina history. There was a stage at midfield in Groves Stadium, where Sound Generation, the Eliminators and the Roy Clark show performed. There were carnival rides and free food and… Continue reading 100 plus 40 = something very special…
Our first Collection Spotlight of 2015 features two books from our North Carolina monograph collection. These books have come to our collection by way of a generous donation of the Bethabara Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. The first, The American Revolution: A Historical Guidebook edited by Frances H. Kennedy is a historical account… Continue reading Collection Spotlight
The North Carolina Room is participating in May Day: Saving Our Archives by taking part in preservation initiatives that will help us protect our archive collections. April 27th - May 3rd is also Preservation Week. Get your family treasures together and preserve your history! The May Day program is designed by the Society of American… Continue reading May Day: Saving Our Archives and Preservation Week
On August 27, 2013 we posted a thank you to our loyal friends for having reached a total of 60,000 hits on our blog. See it here: 60,000 is one more than 59,999… A couple of weeks ago, we hit 70,000, and now the total is 70,459...we've averaged almost 2,500 hits per month since August and… Continue reading 70,459 is a lot more than 59,999…
We have a thing called the "vertical file", a vast collection of newspaper clippings and other oddments that has grown out of control during the last half century to the point that it is difficult to find what you are looking for in its many file drawers and folders. Our stupendous page Janice Safewright has… Continue reading The Camels are coming…
Al and Tallulah Dahlen were passionate yard sale devotees. Over the years they bought many items. Monday, their son Tom, a retired career Winston-Salem police officer, called me and began describing one of those items. He said that it was an old document, badly deteriorated, dated 1882. He began reading the document to me: "Tribute… Continue reading A crucial document…
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