Record #:

18573

Author(s):

Russell, Anne; Miller, James A.

Abstract:

Edge Hill still lies nestled next to Arlie Gardens only a few minutes from Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina. Russell and Miller discuss the historic properties and lifestyle of this quaint community.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 56 Issue 2, June 2012, p1-4, f

Subject(s):

Historic districts--Wilmington--Edge Hill

Record #:

18574

Author(s):

Stribling, Catherine Harper Russell

Abstract:

The youngest son of a family long settled in North Carolina, John William Harper quickly became an experienced sailor and the proprietor of the Cape Fear Fisheries Company and the Wilmington, Southport, and Carolina Beach Steamboat Line.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 56 Issue 1, May 2012, p1-5, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Harper, John William, 1856-1917; Wilmington, Southport, and Carolina Beach Steamboat Line; Cape Fear Fisheries Company

Record #:

18575

Author(s):

Minford, Rob

Abstract:

Although now faded into the landscape, industries such as naval stores, cotton, and agriculture once dominated on the shores opposite the hub of Wilmington providing a once significant economic enterprise to Eagles Island.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 56 Issue 3, Nov 2012, p1-7, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Wilmington--Industry

Record #:

18576

Author(s):

Seapker, Janet K.

Abstract:

The Governor Dudley mansion is one of the most important structures in Wilmington. The dwelling is associated with some of North Carolina's most significant figures in politics, business, industry, and philanthropy.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 55 Issue 1, May 2011, p1-8, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Historic buildings--Wilmington

Record #:

28692

Author(s):

Dunwoody, Ryan; Maxwell, Haley; Jones, Charlotte; Simmons, Parker

Abstract:

The four winning essays of the Daughters of the American Revolution History Essay Contest are presented. The contest challenged students of New Hanover County to write a history essay about a fictional character that lived in 1869 and celebrated the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 54 Issue 1, July 2010, p1-7, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Writing; Contests; Railroad--History

Record #:

18577

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Watson discusses the life and death of former North Carolina governor Benjamin Smith. Although despised by many, Smith's generosity provided over 20,000 acres to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 53 Issue 1, Oct 2009, p1-7, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Governors

Record #:

28691

Author(s):

Yannetti, Julia

Abstract:

Sunset Park, a suburb of Wilmington, North Carolina, has a diverse architectural range of houses from 1912 to the 1960s. Preservation in Sunset Park can be seen in the homes that still retain their historical integrity, and the streets which are laid out in much the same way as the developer platted them in 1912.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 52 Issue 2, March 2009, p1-7, il, por, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Historic preservation--North Carolina; Historic houses--Wilmington

Record #:

10257

Author(s):

Glover, Lucy Ann

Abstract:

Glover discusses the life and work of Wilmington writer, researcher, and preservationist, Elizabeth McKoy.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 51 Issue 3, Oct 2007, p1-8, il, por, map, f

Subject(s):

McKoy, Elizabeth Francenia, 1887-1984

Record #:

28690

Author(s):

Pate, Brenda L.

Abstract:

Elisabeth Augusta Chant was born in England in 1865 and grew up in Minnesota, where she became a painter. After struggling with family events and hospitalization for insanity, Chant moved to Wilmington, North Carolina to re-establish herself. She became an art teacher and ultimately had a profound influence on the Wilmington art community.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 51 Issue 2, April 2007, p1-4, il, f

Subject(s):

Artists--Wilmington; Biography

Record #:

7832

Author(s):

Seapker, Janet K.

Abstract:

St. John's Masonic Lodge in Wilmington, the oldest Masonic lodge building in the state, celebrated its 250th anniversary in 2005. Few urban buildings have survived from this period because of fires and subsequent urban rebuilding, making St. John's a rare survivor.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 50 Issue 1, Jan 2006, p1-8, il, por, map

Subject(s):

Freemasonry--Lodges--Wilmington

Record #:

8540

Author(s):

Hertzler, Ann

Abstract:

Thousands of women on the home front during the Civil War rendered valuable services to the soldiers who were away at the front. Many of the men were their husbands, fathers, brothers, sons, and neighbors. The Wilmington Soldiers' Aid Society organized in August 1861 to provide assistance to the soldiers. Hertzler describes the society, which worked long hours to provide provisions, money, and support. The work of Mrs. Alfred Martin is discussed.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 50 Issue 3, Oct 2006, p1-5, il, bibl

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Women

Record #:

7207

Author(s):

Chamberlain, Merle

Abstract:

Sarah S. Robinson was the daughter of John Huske, of Fayetteville, and wife of Thomas Jefferson Robinson. In 1888, when she was 54, she began her HOUSEHOLD BOOK, in which she recorded the activities of running a house. The book presents a view of domestic life during the last quarter of the 19th-century. Among Robinson's entries are the names of two cooks and a servant and their wages, laundry lists, the name of the laundress, foods that were purchased or raised in the garden, and recipes. HOUSEHOLD BOOK, 1888, is currently in the archives of the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 49 Issue 2, Apr 2005, p1-8, il, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--Social life and customs--19th Century; Home economics--Fayetteville--History--19th century

Record #:

7833

Author(s):

Preik, Brooks Newton

Abstract:

Kate Stuart is one of Southport's most colorful characters. Born at the Stuart House, a waterfront inn, she spent her entire life of eighty-five years there. In an era when women were limited to being wives and mothers, Stuart was known as a patron of the arts, a poet, confidant of Sidney Lanier, an accomplished educator, a leader in religious and civic affairs, an astute businesswoman, an outstanding innkeeper, and a woman who could hold her own in political discussions.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 49 Issue 3, Oct 2005, p1-8, il, por

Subject(s):

Stuart, Kate, 1844-1929; Hotelkeepers--Southport

Record #:

28689

Author(s):

Smith, John W.

Abstract:

Joshua Grainger Wright of New Hanover County was a North Carolina Superior Court Judge during 1808-1811. Wright was a strong Federalist and had a positive influence in favor of Wilmington in regional politics.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 49 Issue 1, Jan 2005, p1-4, il, por, f

Subject(s):

Judges--Biography

Record #:

6722

Author(s):

Smith, John W.

Abstract:

In 1758, Charles Berry was appointed by the King of England to be Chief Justice for the Colony of North Carolina. Berry arrived in Wilmington in 1759 to take up his duties. Smith discusses his somewhat controversial tenure in that city and the events leading to his suicide on December 21, 1765.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 48 Issue 1, Late Winter 2004, p1-11, il, por, bibl, f

Subject(s):

North Carolina--History, Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775