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September 2008 Table of Contents
This Month
Features — Global Connections
North Carolinians’ strong sense of community extends beyond our borders to people from around the world.
All Roads Lead to Southport By Carole Moore
Independence Day naturalization ceremony
Founded on Friendship By Leigh Ann Henion
Golden Cockerel nesting dolls in Boone
Community Partnerships By Kathy Grant Westbrook
Heart Close By Jimmy Tomlin
Amani Children’s Foundation for Kenya
A Very Useful Woman By Janet C. Pittard
China Missionary Attie Bostick
Related Link: Author Rebekah E. Adams
Brand New Tar Heels By Amy Joyner
UNCG’s Center for New North Carolinians
International Flair By Diane Silcox-Jarrett
Seven festivals of culture
Related Links:
- Folkmoot USA
- A Taste of Scotland
- Raleigh International Festival
- Fayetteville International Festival
- Yiasou Greek Festival
- Festival Latino Americano
- Elizabethan Tymes: A Country Faire
More features
Natural Heritage: Our Great Lakes
By John Hairr
Picturesque vistas and exceptional wildlife define the bodies of water gleaming across the Coastal Plain.
Flash Photography
By Myla Barnhardt
A century’s worth of photographs are just a click away, thanks to four Forsyth County libraries.
Quick Draw
By Carolina Clint Johnson
Cowboys and cowgirls get together to strap on six shooters and live their childhood dreams.
Related Links:
Inn-ternational Indulgences
By L.A. Jackson
Thanks to three bed-and-breakfast inns in our state, England, France, Turkey, and the Caribbean are just a short drive away.
Links to B&Bs:
Tobacco road, a photo essay
Since the mid-1800s, green-crested furrows have defined our state’s landscape.
Departments
Welcome to Our State
By Vicky Jarrett
Related Link:
Tar Heel Treasures
Japanese Friendship Doll
By Wanda Duncan
Tar Heel Literature
On Account of Conspicuous Women; Manns Harbor Fishing Village: A Tribute to Old Croatan; On Sherman’s Trail: The Civil War’s North Carolina Climax
75th Anniversary
A Football First
Tar Heel Towns
Lincolnton
By D.G. Martin
Related Link:
Tar Heel History
Debut of the USO
By Janet C. Pittard
Tar Heel People
Teacher Dorothy Callaway
By Maria Johnson
Carolina Artists
Jodie Wrenn Rippy
By Megan Verlee
Carolina Counties
Person County
By Kathy Grant Westbrook
Related Links:
- Roxboro Area Chamber of Commerce
- Person County Development Authority
- Roxboro Motorsports
- Rock of Ages Winery
Tar Heel Memories
My Friend the Mailman
By Mary Lynn Howell
Tar Heel Gardening
Peonies
By L.A. Jackson
Tar Heel Tastes
Caffe Rel
By Mary Ellen Hammond
Carolina Kitchen
Flavorful Grilling
By Charlotte Fekete
Related Link:
Agenda
Music in Mount Airy; Carolina Mountains Literary Festival; Edenton’s Cupola House; Black Mountain College Anniversary Celebration
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