Record #:

41318

Author(s):

Saintsing, Katie

Abstract:

Mountain or coast scape, urban or rural setting, landmark present or prospective, this gallery of paintings selected by the Our State staff can appeal to the heart as well as the intellect.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 87 Issue 9, February 2020, p62-85 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hoover, Douglas; Pigott family; Ocracoke ; Artists--North Carolina ; Simpson, Vollis, 1919-; Grandfather Mountain; Pack Square ; Vance, Zebulon Baird, 1830-1894; Lighthouses--North Carolina, eastern; American Tobacco campus; Restaurants--Morehead City--El's Drive In; Wilson, Richard, Jr.

Record #:

34972

Author(s):

Clune, Katy

Abstract:

Portsmouth Island sits on the southern tip of the Outer Banks in North Carolina. Once a booming fishing and shipping town, it now sits abandoned except by tourists. Every two years, descendants of the island’s residents hold a reunion to celebrate the influence of Portsmouth in their lives.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 85 Issue 6, November 2017, p122-130, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Pigott family; Portsmouth Island--History; Portsmouth Island--Henry Piggott

Record #:

4513

Author(s):

Pitts, Charles O., Jr.

Abstract:

Confederate spy Emeline Jamison Pigott was the most famous of the seven Pigott sisters, who were born in Carteret County between 1828 and 1842. Pitts reconstructs some of the family's history to show contributions made by the other sisters to Carteret County's heritage.

Source:

The Researcher (NoCar F 262 C23 R47), Vol. 14 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1998, p8-11

Subject(s):

Carteret County--History; Pigott family