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27820
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Early spring welcomes the return of green grass and blooming flowers. In the woods and mountains of North Carolina, the Redbud tree returns.
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28648
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Crawdads or crayfish are common in North Carolina but the streams and creeks in which they live are facing a number of stresses. According to the author, the lack of children playing outside and trying to catch them is more worrying than the environmental problems crawdad’s are facing. The author discusses his childhood, the changing nature of child’s play, and the current situation crawdad’s are facing.
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Memories of the Bailes Old Mill north of Greensboro, the history of millponds in North Carolina, and a family’s history are told. The author describes how his grandmother, Berta “Bee” Roberts, created a painting of Bailes Millpond and how the mill was tied to his family’s history.
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Sutton’s Drug Store has been a Chapel Hill staple for decades, serving as a family restaurant, and “old-time” drug store. In this article, the author describes fond memories of the cash register and traditions at Sutton’s.
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After inheriting his ancestral farm, agriculturist Don Lee has moved away from growing regular crops like corn and tobacco. Instead, he has transformed it into the Garrett Wildflower Seed Farm, a seed-growing operation for native wildflowers and grassland species. The seeds are bought by landowners that want to restore indigenous landscapes, companies that want to use native plants for utility projects, and projects that endeavor to reestablish pollinator plants for bees and butterflies.
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Author T. Edward Nickens discusses the prevalence of palmetto bugs in their beach house in Morehead Island. He sees them as a part of the household that guests need to learn to accept.
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R. Wayne Bailey was instrumental in bringing the wild turkey population of North Carolina back from the brink. In 1970, there were only 2,000 wild turkeys in the state; now, there are over 265,000. Author T. Edward Nickens pays homage to Bailey while detailing his own experiences with wild turkeys.
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In this Ramblin’ Man column, author T. Edward Nickens recounts his adventure on a deep-sea charter out of Moreheard City, North Carolina. Fishing in the Gulf Stream off the coast of North Carolina results in large, colorful catches.
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Joyce Locklear, a member of the Coharie tribe of North Carolina, has acted as a cultural and educational liaison for the Coharie communities for almost 40 years. During her tenure, she taught classes of tribal crafting, visited congressman, and held dance competitions as ways to get tribal youth interested in their heritage.
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Bob Timberlake is one of North Carolina’s most celebrated painters. He is known for his landscapes of rural life in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as few portraits. While he has made a career as a furniture designer, he had been painting for years, and continues to do so at age 80.
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Knowledge about a religious sect settled in Salem between the mid-18th and early 20th centuries and archival conservation process can be found in this profile of D.H. Hill Library. More about Moravians can be mined in the million pages plus of documents chronicling everyday life in nearly every day detail. How manuscripts are conserved can be better understood by factors accounting for their unique appearance and unusual fragility.
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38301
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Visitations to sound towns like Belhaven, Harkers Island, and Elizabeth City help Nickens illustrate the endurance of the region’s people and why Eastern North Carolina endures in capturing his fancy.
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Our State
(NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 79 Issue 4, Sept 2011,
p142-144, 146-148, 150, 152, 154
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Generations of Outer Bank locals can attest to the enduring impact North Carolina Inlets have on their lifeway. They have also been witness to how these watery spaces between land and sea have environmentally and ecologically impacted the development of this region.
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41051
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The Christmas lights display on the boat belonging to a friend of the author reflected Carteret County culture and the spirit transcending local lifeways.
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41285
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The family trees the author speaks do not bear the names of ancestors. Found on family lands, though, homestead trees can testify to the presence of generations past.
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