Record #:

9118

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

Captain Thorvald Peders of Wilmington has been aboard sailing ships since becoming a U.S. citizen in 1914. Today, Peders spends his time building miniature ships and sliding them into bottles, a hobby he picked up while at sea. The miniatures are made with old-fashioned tools including pocketknives and sewing needles. Peders works with pine and mahogany, and his work reminds him of the years he spent on the ocean.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 44 Issue 2, July 1976, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Ship models in bottles--Wilmington; Peders, Thorvald, Shaw (Ted), 1930-1993

Record #:

9355

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

The Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower stands forty-three miles off the North Carolina coastline. The tower is manned by a crew of four coastguardsmen, and they are rotated every two weeks. Lasley describes how the men live and work aboard the tower.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 40 Issue 1, Jan 1976, p12-13, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower

Record #:

11644

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

In 1901, Abraham Bowden of Alamance County dismantled a tobacco barn constructed in the 1800s. He built as one-room home for his wife and himself, and they resided there until her death in 1911. The cabin was built without windows due to Bowden's fear of being shot. The Zachery family bought it in 1917 for $50. Weathered by time and known now as the Abe Cabin, it stills stands in the Snow Camp community.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 43 Issue 6, Nov 1975, p22-24, il

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Snow Camp

Record #:

12300

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

A graveside service and memorial plaque commemorated the life of Dr. Thomas Burke on May 27, 1973 at the Old Tyaquin Plantation, near Hillsborough. Burke was governor of North Carolina during the Revolutionary War, a lawyer, doctor, poet, and delegate to the Continental Congress at Philadelphia. He was one of the eight drafters of the Halifax Resolve. Burke County is named for him.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 2, July 1973, p17, il

Subject(s):

Burke, Thomas, 1744-1783

Record #:

27398

Author(s):

Lasley, Jim

Abstract:

A group of rabbit hunters who have been hunting together for 30 years share tales of their hunting expeditions with their beagles, and share their hopes that rabbit hunting will continue in the future.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 80 Issue 6, November-December 2016, p5-9, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Rabbit hunting; Hunting dogs