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.
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Ramblin’ Man: The Coharie Queen
Joyce Locklear knows the tribe’s dances because she danced them. She knows its struggles because she lived them. She knows the next generation because she taught them.
How William Cecil Made The Biltmore Estate Into Asheville’s Biggest Tourist Attraction
The grandson of George Vanderbilt worked for decades to change his birthplace — once a crumbling, 250-room chateau — into a beloved Western North Carolina landmark.
The Man Who Built Charlotte
Hugh McColl — always brash, bold, and thinking big — reshaped the banking industry in the United States, and turned a medium-size city into a metropolis. And he’s not done yet.
When the Water Comes: Decoration Day
Every year, an old family cemetery tucked in the woods on the northern shore of Fontana Lake becomes a gathering place. One woman, whose parents and grandparents worked this land, returns to ensure that a Southern mountain tradition carries on — rain or shine.
Kinship Rekindled
Descendants of the world’s most famous conjoined twins, Chang and Eng Bunker, return to Mount Airy every year to reconnect with relatives from around the globe.
Saving a Seat to Inspire Change
For Phil Freelon, the architect who designed the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, inspiration comes from the powerful stories behind ordinary objects.
Chestnut Reprise
As the embattled tree attempts a comeback, Blowing Rock’s legendary Green Park Inn does its part by showcasing the wood and nurturing saplings.
Speaker for the Trees
John Simcox Holmes set out to understand the connection between clear-cut logging and flooding on his farm. Along the way, he gave trees a voice and helped save the state’s forests.
