Record #:

41097

Author(s):

Castleberry, Emma

Abstract:

This museum honors veterans by activities such as living histories. Particularly dedicated to including historically overlooked veteran populations, it intends to expand its services in initiatives like recording veterans’ stories for the Library of Congress permanent archives.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 16 Issue 11, November 2019, p84-85 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (Brevard); Veterans; Veterans museums--Brevard ; Military veterans--women; Veterans--World War II; Veterans--Korean War; Korean War; Veterans--North Carolina ; The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas--living histories; Veterans--women

Record #:

44139

Author(s):

Woltz, Rebecca

Abstract:

This article is a feature about a World War II veteran, Clayton “Chris” Christensen. It recounts his role in the Battle of the Bulge. It also details how Christensen is the oldest person, at 99, to climb up to the Oak Island Lighthouse, which was constructed with eight ship ladders instead of stairs.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 92 Issue 1, June 2024, p179-184, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Christensen, Clayton “Chris”; Lighthouses--Oak Island; Lighthouses--construction; Veterans--World War II