Blog Entry List

Michael Cooper, Wake County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

"In North Carolina we don't boast or brag like they do in other states because we don't need to - we have so much to be proud and those memories belong to us.

Lucy M., Smithfield, Johnston County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Chris McKeehan, Loudon County (Tennessee)
 

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?"

"I love seeing the Carolina Panthers, and I enjoy going to football games and cheering at high school games too—maybe!

Donna “DJ” Everette, New Hanover County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

"Since I was born."

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Vivian Bryson, Mecklenburg County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Carla Osborne, Wake County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Lisa Cummings, Robeson County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Jaja Staana, Cabarrus County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Larry Sutton, Sampson County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Sarah Faison, Cumberland County

How has North Carolina shaped your own story?

Tiffany Smith, Northampton County

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In the heart of colonial North Carolina, beneath the towering longleaf pines, an industry flourished—one that kept the mighty British fleet afloat and expanded the empire’s reach across the seas.

As we approach the 250th anniversary of the United States, artists, historians, and everyday citizens are finding new ways to reflect on the nation’s founding.

In the slow-moving waters of eastern North Carolina, history has a way of surfacing—sometimes quite literally.