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Homestead
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The Last House Call

A retired Greenville pediatrician returns to his ancestral homestead to mend the house's old bones, heal its wetlands and preserve a family history that has long captivated him.

by Louise Jarvis Flynn
Backbones & Cornerstones: 100 Family Businesses That Built North Carolina
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100 Family Businesses That Built North Carolina

This impressive list includes dozens of families, and their service shops, stores, factories, and farms that’ve made it to the third generation — and beyond.

by Our State Staff
Generations of Love in a Cast-Iron Skillet
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Generations of Love in a Cast-Iron Skillet

Many family heirlooms are too fragile to use often, if ever. A well-seasoned skillet is different. Everyday use enriches its flavor, and its story.

by Sheri Castle
Oracle at Beech Mountain
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Ramblin’ Man: Oracle at Beech Mountain

A writer returns to the cabin where the patriarch of storytelling changed his life.

by T. Edward Nickens

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