When it comes to genealogy, legend often looms larger than fact. Especially when your great-uncle’s legacy is more infamy than fame.
Leland Little Auctions Helps Bring Historic Pieces Home
An auctioneer in Orange County not only sells precious art and other items gleaned from estates, but he also helps trace their ancestry and facilitate the return of some historic pieces to their rightful homes.
Growing a Sense of Place at the North Carolina Rice Festival
A rice festival in Brunswick County celebrates the crop that once thrived along our coast while reconnecting descendants of enslaved people with their past.
Finding Answers in the Archives
A public library in Oxford holds clues to the past for the countless North Carolinians who can trace their roots to the area around Granville County.
A Town Called Bath
A tiny community at the confluence of two waterways in Beaufort County is where it all began for North Carolina.
Forging a Family Tree
A writer discovers connections to his Appalachian past in the pages of a forgotten diary and among the headstones of a local cemetery, but deeper ties to past generations require a little more digging.
Recipes For Family
A family in Surry County gathered every summer for a reunion to reconnect and celebrate together, but mostly to feast on dishes made by cousins, aunts, and uncles.
The Legacy of the Davie Poplar
North Carolina’s dedication to public education is symbolized by a centuries-old tree in Chapel Hill — and the students who planted its offspring across the state 30 years ago.
Meet the Queen of Quilts
Georgia Bonesteel’s lifelong passion for teaching innovative quilting techniques and creating patchwork masterpieces influences her Hendersonville community and beyond.
