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Wilson Book Club programs from 1920-2005 now online

From the 1930-1931 booklet, a listing of the topics of discussion since 1898.

From the 1930-1931 booklet, a listing of the topics of discussion since 1898.

85 more years of the Wilson Book Club programs are now available online, thanks to our partner, the Wilson County Public Library.  We have previously posted about the earliest of these programs, dating back to 1901.  With the addition of 93 years of programs starting in 1911 and going through 2005, one can now have a good glimpse into changing interests in the literary world and how book clubs operate over the past 100 years.  The earliest programs in this new batch often had a subject for that whole year, whether it was based on genre or topic, such as “The Netherlands” or “Modern Irish Literature“.  Later years tended to have much more diverse set of subjects across the year, although on occasion still have a primary focus for the year.  The 1975-1976 program reflects the bicentennial being celebrated and many of months have a colonial era focus.  In addition to the information on the books read, a listing of the club members and who hosted each month is also included in the programs.

Perhaps a question many of us were asking in 2005.

Perhaps a question many of us were asking in 2005.

To view all the book club programs, visit here.  And to learn more about our partner Wilson County Public Library and view their digitized materials, visit their partner page.


New Exhibit on the architectural history of Transylvania County

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DigitalNC has a new exhibit focused on North Carolina architecture, courtesy of our partner, the Transylvania County Library.

This new exhibit contains nearly 1500 images, added to the Images of North Carolina Collection.

The exhibit, Transylvania: The Architectural History of a Mountain County, features nearly 1,500 images taken during an architectural survey done of the county in the early 1990s.  Architectural surveys are inventories of built, intact structures in a given area. These images document structures and communities in Brevard, Rosman, Lake Toxaway, Cedar Mountain, Pisgah Forest, and other areas. The County was founded in 1861 as an agricultural community, which is evident through the survey. Hundreds of images depict homes, barns, spring houses, smokehouses, chicken houses, silos, and many other structures that reflect the activities and roots of the rural community.

In addition to farms, the survey also documents churches, cemeteries, local businesses, and schools, some of which have since been demolished. These resources include corresponding data that describe locations, family names, and historical information that could serve as excellent resources for genealogists or researchers.

To view more images of architecture in North Carolina, check out the Images of North Carolina Collection or the Rockingham County Legacy Exhibit, which also contains an architectural survey.

To learn more about the Transylvania County Library, please visit the contributor page or the website.

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New Items from St. John’s Lodge, Grand Lodge of North Carolina Now Available on DigitalNC

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Minute Book No. 9 of Saint John’s Lodge, 1922-1930

Thanks to our partner, The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina, DigitalNC has published five new items that document St. John’s Lodge No. 3 from New Bern, N.C.

Four new minute books continue the story documented by the Lodge’s members. There are currently 11 minutes books from this lodge available on DigitalNC, with the earliest documenting the group’s activities beginning in 1772. The Lodge existed even prior to the founding of the United States, offering a unique look into the institution.

This series also represents the change over time in the Lodge’s means of documentation, switching from the handwritten notes and logs in the 8th minute book and prior, to the mix of printed and handwritten documents from the 9th and 10th minute books, and finally the typed documentation from the 11th.

These minute books could be excellent and complete records for researchers interested in any number of things relating to the history of the masons and fraternal orders, history of New Bern and North Carolina, and genealogy research. The later, typed documents are also full-text searchable.

You can see all of the newest additions at the links below:

To learn more about the Saint John’s Lodge and the Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free, and Accepted Masons of North Carolina, please visit the contributor page or the home page.


DigitalNC welcomes new partner Brevard Music Center

Entrance to Brevard Music Center, 1959

Entrance to Brevard Music Center, 1959

The North Carolina Digital Heritage Center has added another new partner, the Brevard Music Center.  Materials from the Center that are now available online include photographs that date back to the Center’s origins as a music camp at Davidson College and every issue of Overture, the program for the camp and festival that has occurred every year since 1945.

Brevard Music Center was started by James Christian Pfohl as Davidson Music School for Boys in 1936.  The school moved to it’s present location in Brevard in 1944 and became coeducational and named the Transylvania Music Camp.  In 1946, a music festival was added along to the summer camp and in 1955 the school and festival became the Brevard Music Center.  Over the years has trained hundreds of students in music, from playing instruments to singing.  Many big names have played at the Center, including Midori Ito and its’ current artistic director, Keith Lockhart.  The NCDHC is excited to add such an important part of North Carolina’s music education history to DigitalNC for a wide audience to enjoy.

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To learn more about the Brevard Music Center and view the resources that have been digitized, visit their contributor page here.


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