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Weather reports a highlight in a new batch of Francis B. Hays scrapbooks

Francis B. Hays Collection Volume 122, Women's Clubs I, page 115

Francis B. Hays Collection Volume 122, Women’s Clubs I, page 115

The latest batch of scrapbooks from the Francis B. Hays Collection at the Granville County Public Library are now available on DigitalNC. Volumes 116 – 125 include subjects relating to women’s and men’s clubs in Oxford, politics in North Carolina, and weather.

Four of the scrapbooks highlight clubs in the Granville County area. Women’s Clubs I and Women’s Clubs II document the activities of intellectual and service organizations, such as literary societies and girl scouting groups. Men’s Club I and Men’s Club II highlight a variety of fraternal and service organizations, like the Shriners and Lions Clubs. There is also information and clippings about the Masons, which can be researched in context with other materials on DigitalNC, like those from the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. All of the newspaper clippings and print materials in these scrapbooks are full-text searchable and could be useful for genealogy researchers.

Francis B. Hays Collection Volume 124, Weather I, page 165

Francis B. Hays Collection Volume 124, Weather I, page 165

Francis B. Hays Collection, Volume 124, Weather I, page 175

Francis B. Hays Collection, Volume 124, Weather I, page 175

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additionally, the scrapbooks concerning weather might also be of interest. These scrapbooks contain state and national newspaper clippings about extreme whether incidents, especially during the 1940’s and 1950’s. The images above feature two weather extremes from the triangle area– deep snow in downtown Durham and swimsuit weather in Raleigh in January! Check out Weather I and Weather II for more images and stories like these.

All the recent additions are linked below:

To learn more about Francis B. Hays and the scrapbooks he created, browse the exhibit page. For more information about Granville County Public Library, visit the contributor page or the website.


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

2Minute Book No. 9 of Saint John's Lodge, 1922-1930

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.


18th Century Minute Books from the Grand Lodge of North Carolina Added to DigitalNC

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Title page from St, John’s Lodge Minute Book No. 3, page 2

New materials from The Grand Lodge of Ancient, Free and Accepted Mason of North Carolina are now available on DigitalNC!

These items are artifacts from St. John’s Lodge No. 3, located in New Bern, NC. This lodge is third oldest in North Carolina and still meets in their historic building in the downtown area of New Bern. The minute books, dating as early 1772, document the Lodge’s happenings and meetings. Each of the minute books contain the handwritten notes of the Lodge secretary and include the names of members and visitors. These primary documents could serve as an excellent resource for those interested in studying freemasonry in North Carolina as well as those interested in genealogy of the area.

One of the most unique instances in the minute books is documentation of the funerals of members. The authors drew images of the caskets and documented the pall bearers, carriers, and others who participated in the final rights of deceased brothers.

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St, John’s Lodge Minute Book No. 2, page 14

 

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

To see all of the items please visit the Grand Lodge contributor page. To learn more about St. John’s Lodge No. 3, please visit the website.


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