Record #:

28180

Author(s):

Saldana, Matt

Abstract:

Gary Kueber is the winner of a 2008 Indy Citizen Award for positively impacting his community. Kueber operates a blog which helps get support from Durham residents to protect and preserve historic properties from destruction. Kueber tells the history of each property and its residents through archival photographs, biographies, and maps. Kueber created the blog as a way to influence city planning and preserve Durham’s history.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 25 Issue 48, November 2008, p18 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Durham--History; Historic sites--Durham; Historic sites--Conservation and restoration; Citizenship awards; Political activists--Research Triangle Metropolitan Area

Record #:

4016

Author(s):

Hart, Dave

Abstract:

Once a remote railroad station, Durham is now a leader in medicine, education, and the arts. A number of historic sites offer visitors a look at the city's past and include Bennett Place, the Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum, Patterson's Mill Country Store, and the Downtown Durham Historic District.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 66 Issue 9, Feb 1999, p16-18, 20, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Durham--Description and travel; Historic sites--Durham