How a Christmas tradition popularized at an all-girls summer camp in Brevard grew into a global phenomenon.
Party on the Line: Recalling Southern Bell and Carolina Telephone
Telephone operators once helped connect folks across the state before “If you’d like to make a call ... ” became standard.
The Great Adventure of the Outlaw Blalocks
A husband and wife stay together — and fight together — through the duration of the war. (Volume 4, Part 3)
Deserters and Outliers
Tar Heel soldiers grow weary of war and leave their regiments — only to fight for the north. (Volume 4, Part 2)
The Loray Mill Strike in Gastonia
Demands for higher pay and a 40-hour workweek ignite a furor in Gastonia in 1929.
Flight of Fancy: The Carolina Parakeet
The cardinal represents North Carolina, but maybe a vanished breed should be our state bird.
The Big Freeze
For about 10 days in 1917 and 1918, the waters from the Great Dismal Swamp to the Outer Banks iced over, trapping humans, animals, and boats. Eastern NC lay paralyzed, waiting for the thaw.
