Record #:

1376

Author(s):

Rankin, Richard

Abstract:

Dr. Rankin's discussion, the elegiac poem itself, and an introduction by editor Susan Block combine to shed light on both the southern elegiac tradition and on Adam Boyd, founder of Wilmington's first newspaper, Revolutionary War soldier, and clergyman.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 38 Issue 1, Nov 1993, p1-4, por

Subject(s):

Boyd, Adam, 1738-1803; Elegiac poetry; Wilmington--Biography

Record #:

28616

Author(s):

Abstract:

Letters between Alfred Gurganious and his wife Susan Jane (DeBose) Gurganious offer a personal account of the day to day anxieties and frustrations that separation brought during the Civil War. In 1861, Alfred enlisted in the North Carolina State Troops, leaving Susan with six children and a farm to manage in New Hanover.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, May 1973, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Personal narratives; North Carolina--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives

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 #:

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 #:

28643

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was a Revolutionary patriot, wealthy Brunswick County planter, Grand Master of the North Carolina Masons, longtime state legislator, and governor of North Carolina. This article describes his rise to prominence and power in the Lower Cape Fear during the turn of the nineteenth century.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 2, Feb 1982, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826; Governors

Record #:

28644

Author(s):

Watson, Alan D.

Abstract:

Benjamin Smith was a general and governor of North Carolina who proved to be a subject of controversy. The General’s pretensions, particularly combined with his abiding interest in the military, made him the subject of a recriminatory newspaper debate in 1799.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 25 Issue 3, May 1982, p1-6, f

Subject(s):

Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826; Governors

Record #:

28272

Author(s):

Abstract:

Adam Boyd was an influential pastor, businessman, and politician of colonial North Carolina, and he succeeded in establishing one of the earliest newspapers in North Carolina, Wilmington’s The Cape Fear Mercury. His likeness survives in a pastel portrait produced in 1776.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 5 Issue 3, May 1962, p5, por

Subject(s):

Boyd, Adam, 1738-1803; Printers

Record #:

28196

Author(s):

MacMillan, Henry J.

Abstract:

Wilmington’s bustling economy and prosperous port in the colonial and antebellum periods made it accessible for artists seeking a comfortable living in the city. Several venues in Wilmington became a location for guest lecturers to utilize, while also well-known musicians such as Ole Bull and Maurice Strakosch.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Feb 1961, p3-6, il

Subject(s):

Music; Antebellum period, 1820-1861

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 #:

5414

Author(s):

Sheppard, Joseph

Abstract:

The life of Catherine Ann McKay Fulton is profiled. Fulton was born in Southport on September 9, 1821, and died in Portsmouth, Virginia, January 5, 1898. She was a longtime resident of Wilmington.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 46 Issue 2, July 2002, p1-6, por, f

Subject(s):

Fulton, Catherine Ann McKay, 1821-1898

Record #:

6962

Author(s):

Burke, James

Abstract:

Charles Baldwin, a conductor on the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, was killed in a train accident and buried in Wilmington at Oakdale Cemetery on January 8, 1856. He was bachelor, a man who worked hard and had the respect of all who knew him. He also appears to be the individual at the heart of the most enduring railroad legend of the Lower Cape Fear region, that of Joe Baldwin and the Maco Light. Burke discusses the particulars of the legend.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Fall 2004, p1-4, map, f

Subject(s):

Railroad stories; Baldwin, Charles, 1817-1856; Ghost stories--Wilmington

Record #:

28688

Author(s):

Burke, James

Abstract:

Charles Baldwin, a conductor for the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad, died in a railroad accident in 1856. Details of his death have been told as are several legends, all of which depict Baldwin as a hero.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 48 Issue 2, Fall 2004, p1-4, il, map, f

Subject(s):

Legends; Railroad stories

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 #:

28295

Author(s):

MacMillan, Henry J.

Abstract:

This article details the architecture and regional importance of certain plantations of the Cape Fear River region. Of particular note are the residences of Cornelius Harnett, John Baptista Ashe, and John Burgwin.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 12 Issue 2, Feb 1969, p1, 3-6, il, f

Subject(s):

Plantations--Cape Fear River

Record #:

3671

Author(s):

Chamberlain, Merle

Abstract:

Members of the Latimer and Savage families of Connecticut relocated to North Carolina and were prominent families in Wilmington in the years before and during the Civil War.

Source:

Lower Cape Fear Historical Society Bulletin (NoCar F 262 C2 L6x), Vol. 42 Issue 1, Mar 1998, p1-8, il, por, bibl, f

Subject(s):

Latimer family; Savage family; Wilmington--History--19th Century