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by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina has many traditions, places, and events that have come to be well-known or iconic representations of the state's history and folk heritage. In its July 2012 edition, Our State [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Wilson, Madafo Lloyd. African and African American Storytelling By Madafo Lloyd Wilson Reprinted with permission from the Tar Heel Junior Historian, Spring 2002. Tar Heel Junior Historian Association, NC Museum of [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Stevenson, George, Jr., Canipe, Jeremy T. Apprenticeship, the system of binding a child to a master to learn a craft, trade, or occupation, has taken two forms in North Carolina. Compulsory apprenticeship was used from the last quarter of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Joan E., Davis, R. P. Stephen, Jr., Lawrence, Richard W. Archaeology by Joan E. Freeman and R. P. Stephen Davis Jr., 2006. Additional research provided by Richard W. Lawrence. See also: American Indians; Archaeology of Early NC; Cherokee [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Joan E., Davis, R. P. Stephen, Jr., Lawrence, Richard W. Archaeology by Joan E. Freeman and R. P. Stephen Davis Jr., 2006. Additional research provided by Richard W. Lawrence. Part i: Archaeological Research in the Coastal Plain; Part ii: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Freeman, Joan E., Davis, R. P. Stephen, Jr., Lawrence, Richard W. Archaeology by Joan E. Freeman and R. P. Stephen Davis Jr., 2006. Additional research provided by Richard W. Lawrence. Part i: Archaeological Research in the Coastal Plain; Part ii: [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. I had been hearing about Ben Averett's annual Brunswick stew for years. Every October since 1967, Averett has scrubbed out a 25-gallon black iron wash pot, built a hardwood fire under it and prepared [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Stinson, Craig M. The North Carolina Azalea Festival is held every April in Wilmington as a celebration of the beauty of the abundant azalea flowers in the vicinity. In the 1930s Houston Moore, interested in the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Thornton W. Thomas C. Dula was born in Wilkes County on 20 June 1844, the son of Mary Dula. In 1862 he enlisted in the 42nd Regiment, North Carolina Infantry, as a private. Dula was captured at Kinston and was a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. By the time North Carolina was colonized, the French custom of having barbers do surgery was never practiced in the colonies. Striped barber poles were abandoned, only to be revived by the appearance [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Bathing, for most North Carolinians until the twentieth century, was an irregular practice often regarded as unhealthy. William Byrd's "secret history" of the surveying of the dividing line between [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fick, Virginia Gunn. Beauty shops, or beauty parlors, have had a notable impact on the lives of North Carolina women since the early twentieth century. Cosmetologists delivered more than better looks; they became [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Campbell, Karl E. The brewing of beer in the region that would become North Carolina began long before the first Europeans arrived. According to John Lawson's A New Voyage to Carolina (1709), Native Americans made [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by . The North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian honor, was established by the General Assembly in 1961 and the first award-winners were honored in 1964. Artist Romare Bearden was the first [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Williams, Wiley J. "Blue laws" refer to statutes designed to enforce morality as some lawmakers understand it, such as restricting the hours that stores can open on Sundays or the sale of alcoholic beverages. The term [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holden, Charles J., Baker, Bruce E. North Carolina boasts significant contributions to the musical tradition known as the blues. Throughout its formative decades, the blues was the music of solo artists rather than groups, with the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fick, Virginia Gunn. Box Suppers by Virginia Gunn Fick, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Buck dancing is a folk dance that originated among African Americans during the era of slavery. It was largely associated with the North Carolina Piedmont and, later, with the blues. The original [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by DiNome, William G. Burial Customs by William G. DiNome, 2006 See also: Funerals; Town Creek Indian Mound. The nature of the specific burial customs that may have existed among the people inhabiting the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gatton, T. Harry. The Ruth Coltrane Cannon Award, North Carolina's most prestigious award for historic preservation achievement, was established by Ruth Coltrane Cannon and her husband, Charles A. Cannon, in 1948. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Littlejohn, Beverly. The Cape Fear Museum in Wilmington began as the Confederate Museum, started by the Wilmington chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1898. It was originally located in a room on the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The Cape Fear Valley Scottish Festival, held in Fayetteville on 19-24 Nov. 1939, commemorated the 200th anniversary of the arrival of the Scottish Highlanders in the Cape Fear Valley as well as the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stoesen, Alexander R. Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum by Alexander R. Stoesen, 2006 See also: Brown, Charlotte Hawkins; Palmer Memorial Institute; Museums The Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum is located in eastern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Reimer, Kirstin, Willard, George-Anne. North Carolina children have worked, often alongside their parents, on family farms or elsewhere since colonial times. As the South industrialized, children began to leave home to find work in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Foote, Margaret, Boyer, Miriam, Sherwood, Mary Bates. Classical Music by Margaret Foote and Wiley J. Williams, 2006 Additional research provided by Miriam Boyer and Mary Bates Sherwood. See also: Brevard Music Center; Eastern Music [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Clogging is a form of traditional solo step dancing to traditional string music common in western North Carolina and growing in popularity across the state and nation. The term has been used to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Clothing and Fashion by Wiley J. Williams, 2006; Revised October 2022. Clothing and fashion styles during the colonial through pre-Civil War eras in North Carolina did not change as quickly [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sumner, Jim L. Cockfighting in North Carolina dates from the colonial period. A cockfight involves two specially bred gamecocks equipped with steel gaffs attached to each leg fighting until one is disabled. The [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stinson, Craig M., Malo, Jorge. El Concurso Gritos, una feria anual establecida en Spivey's Corner en 1969, celebra el arte de gritar, que, antes del teléfono, era un medio esencial de comunicación para la gente de las zonas [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E., Stephenson, Shelby. Country music is a distinctively American form of popular music based on traditional, southern, Anglo-American folk music and influenced to some extent by the blues. North Carolinians played a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. County fairs began in North Carolina nearly 200 years before the first state fair was held in Raleigh in 1853. Early North Carolina counties such as Albemarle, Clarendon, and Craven were authorized [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Shaw, Taylor. Courtship customs in North Carolina have generally followed the same trends evident in the rest of the United States, with slight differences owing to the historically agrarian and rural nature of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Listening to her, I felt almost dazed at how much has changed in one woman's lifetime. I couldn't get used to the fact that she was born the year that Thomas Edison patented his motion-picture [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by Cashion, Jerry C. The Christopher Crittenden Memorial Award was established in 1969 by the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association in memory of C. Christopher Crittenden, longtime secretary-treasurer of the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Caudill, William S. The failed immigration of tenant farmers, or crofters, from the Scottish Highlands to the Sandhills region of eastern North Carolina in 1884 is one of the most peculiar instances of European [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Natural and Cultural Resources, Department of [Previously named: Cultural Resources, Department of] The Department name was changed to the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rohr, Karl. Decoration Day in North Carolina is the name used to describe a variety of ceremonies held in tribute to God, deceased loved ones, country, or community history. The date of a decoration day depends [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carr, Dawson V. Wild waterfowl provided an abundant source of food for settlers of the North Carolina coastal regions, and early residents often made decoys to lure the birds within range of their guns. Not until [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Zimmerman, Carmena B. "Dirt eaters," also called "clay eaters," "sandlappers," and other names, are individuals who regularly eat soil as part of their diet. It has been generally accepted that the practice of soil eating [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Semcer, Melissa. Divorce, like marriage, is a civil contract between the parties involved. Religious and social attitudes toward marriage and property rights made divorce in nineteenth-century North Carolina rare but [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Dixie Dynamo, the nickname given North Carolina in a 1962 article in National Geographic magazine, was widely adopted by the state's political leaders, businesspeople, and journalists as a way of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W. Dulcimer by Carole Watterson Troxler, 2006 Settlement schools in the southern Appalachian Mountains at the start of the twentieth century nurtured elements of mountain culture they believed [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by . El festival internacional oficial Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Porter, Matthew C. The English language in North Carolina has been growing and evolving since 1584, when the first English explorers to visit North America came to the Outer Banks, making it the first place in the New [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Mary Claire Engstrom was born in 1906 in Kansas City, Mo., and moved to Chapel Hill, N.C., to attend the University of North Carolina, earning her Ph.D. in English literature in 1939. She is best [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. Fatback, the fatty meat from the back of a hog that is usually dry-cured with salt, has been a staple ingredient in North Carolina and southern cooking since colonial times. Through the years certain [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McFee, Philip. The Festival for the Eno, a multiple-day event held annually in northern Durham since 1980 and sponsored by the Eno River Association with the help of local establishments, is considered to be one of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Ted, McFee, Philip, McFee, Michael, McMillan, Douglas J. Fiction by Philip McFee and Ted Mitchell, 2006; Revised October 2022; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, June 2023 Additional research provided by Michael McFee and Douglas J. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Ted, McFee, Philip, McFee, Michael, McMillan, Douglas J. As the twentieth century dawned, North Carolina fiction writers continued to weave impressive historical narratives, often throwing light on the distressing political, racial, and personal divisions [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mitchell, Ted, McFee, Philip, McFee, Michael, McMillan, Douglas J. The portrayal of the relationships, perceptions, and struggles of "common" North Carolinians-particularly in small towns ranging from the mountains to the coast-became the focus of the works of many [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Faulkner, Ronnie W., Albright, Alex. Filmmaking by Alex Albright, 2006 Additional research provided by Ronnie W. Faulkner and Wiley J. Williams. See also: North Carolina Film Board; Town Documentaries. Studio movie [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sparrow, W. Keats. Fish stews are more than eastern North Carolina folk meals; like their cousin the pig pickin', they are highly ritualized and symbolic social events representing a celebration of the cornucopia of a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Fishing camps of primitive design were maintained by crews of commercial fishermen at isolated spots along the North Carolina coast during the last half of the nineteenth century and the early part [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Case, Steven, Kemp, Amy. State Folk Dance of North Carolina: Clogging by Steven Case and Amy Kemp, 2017. NC Government & Heritage Library. See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Pertalion, Patricia L., Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip. Folk Festivals by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006 Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion. See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Folk Festivals by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006 Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion. See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Folk Festivals by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006 Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion. See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Folk Festivals by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006 Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion. See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Folk Festivals by Philip McFee and Bruce E. Baker, 2006 Additional research provided by Patricia L. Pertalion. See also: Azalea Festival; Eastern Music Festival; Festival for the Eno; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W., Williams, Wiley J., Baker, Bruce E. Folk Music by Bruce E. Baker and Carole Watterson Troxler, 2006 Additional research provided by Wiley J. Williams. See also: "Ballad of Tom Dooley"; Mountain Dance and Folk [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W., Williams, Wiley J., Baker, Bruce E. Folk Music by Bruce E. Baker and Carole Watterson Troxler, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 Additional research provided by Wiley J. Williams. See [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W., Williams, Wiley J., Baker, Bruce E. Folk Music by Bruce E. Baker and Carole Watterson Troxler, 2006 Additional research provided by Wiley J. Williams. See also: "Ballad of Tom Dooley"; Mountain Dance and Folk [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, Carole W., Williams, Wiley J., Baker, Bruce E. Folk Music by Bruce E. Baker and Carole Watterson Troxler, 2006 Additional research provided by Wiley J. Williams. See also: "Ballad of Tom Dooley"; Mountain Dance and Folk [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jonas, Glenn. Foot washing is an act of worship practiced by various Christian groups in North Carolina and other southern states. The practice involves bathing the feet of a fellow church member and is usually [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Evans, Phillip W. Fort Raleigh National Historic Site by Phillip W. Evans, 2006 See also: Roanoke Island - First English Colonies (from Research Branch, NC OA&H); Cape Hatteras National Seashore; Lost [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Homrighaus, Ruth E. Fraktur is a form of folk art imported by Pennsylvania German immigrants to North Carolina in the eighteenth century. Fraktur's central feature is elaborate lettering based on the German gothic [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Marshall, Patricia Phillips, DiNome, William G., Williams, Wiley J. Funerals by Patricia Phillips Marshall, 2006 Additional research provided by William G. DiNome and Wiley J. Williams. See also: Burial Customs; Decoration Day; Mourning Rings; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Caudill, William S. Gaelic Language by William S. Caudill, 2006 See also: Highland Games; Highland Scots; Scottish Settlers; Cape Fear Valley Scottish Festival; Argyll [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carpenter, Joanne G. Gentry, also known as the "planter class," is a term associated with colonial and antebellum North Carolina and other southern states that refers to an upper middle class of wealthy gentlemen farmers [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bair, Anna Withers. God's Acre is the name Moravian congregations give their church cemeteries. In this case, "acre" is from the Old High German word for "field"; "der Gottesacker," or God's Field, is where the physical [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Popoviciu, Ciprian. Going to the Namche marketPorters, women, and children carry heavy loads of goods on their backs to the market in Namche, Nepal. Yaks can also be seen transporting goods. Their path is steep and [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Sumner, Jim L. Gouging, also known as "no-holds-barred" or "rough-and-tumble" fighting, was an especially violent form of fighting popular in the antebellum southern backcountry. A mixture of boxing, wrestling, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Fick, Virginia Gunn. Hatting, or hat making, was a significant craft in North Carolina from the mid-eighteenth century well into the nineteenth. In a letter dated 4 Jan. 1754, Governor Arthur Dobbs informed the Board of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Caudill, William S. The staging of Highland Games in a number of sites throughout North Carolina-home to the largest settlement of Highland Scots outside of Scotland until well into the nineteenth century-has succeeded [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinney, Gordon B. "Hillbillies" is a term of derision used to identify the inhabitants of the Appalachian and Ozark Mountains of the South. In North Carolina, the term is usually applied to the economically [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lamm, Alan K., Carpenter, Joanne G. During the 1930s North Carolina received federal money for historic preservation through the Works Progress Administration, part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal. Federal funds permitted [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. Historical markers in North Carolina are typically freestanding, silver-and-black cast aluminum signs on posts erected along roadsides, but they also include plaques and other forms of commemoration. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rudersdorf, Amy, Agan, Kelly. History of the North Carolina Awards by Amy Rudersdorf and Kelly Agan S.L.N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2012-2021; Revised by S.L.N.C. Government and Heritage Library, November [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Dees-Killette, Amelia. Hoi Toiders is the commonly used name for the residents of certain sections of the Outer Banks in North Carolina who, because of geographic barriers, have retained a unique dialect unheard in other [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stinson, Craig M. The Hollerin' Contest, an annual fair established in Spivey's Corner in 1969, celebrates the art of hollering, which, before the telephone, was an essential means of communicating for people in the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Joyner, Whitmel M. "Hooker," a slang word for prostitute, was used in an 1845 letter written by a student to a classmate at the University of North Carolina. This is the earliest known written usage of the word in this [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. Humor has played a distinctive role in the lives of North Carolinians from the days of the earliest British explorations to the region. As much as any other aspect of human life, humor can be [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Holland, Ron, DiNome, William G., Williams, Wiley J., Linn, Jo White, Justesen, Benjamin R. Immigration by Ron Holland and Wiley J. Williams, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 Additional research provided by William G. DiNome, Benjamin R. Justesen, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Holloman, Mollee. Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction? Geographically Speaking ... By Mollee Holloman, 2021 See also: Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction, [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Holloman, Mollee. Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction? Culturally Speaking ...  By Mollee Holloman, 2021 See also: Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction, Historically [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Holloman, Mollee. Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction? Historically Speaking ... By Mollee Holloman, 2021 See also: Is the Outer Banks Series Fact or Fiction, Geographically Speaking?,and Is the Outer [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Baker, Bruce E. The John C. Campbell Folk School is located in Brasstown, near the town of Murphy in western North Carolina (Cherokee County). Named for social worker and writer John C. Campbell, the school was [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Steelman, Bennett L. John Kuners (also known as John Kooners, John Canoes, Junkanoes, or Jonkonnu) were troupes of slaves and free blacks, brightly dressed and often masked, who sang and danced on Christmas and New [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cecelski, David S. Harry Kittner is one of the last congregants at Temple Emanu-El, in the small town of Weldon. This synagogue was the heart of a Jewish community that once thrived in Eastern North Carolina but has [...] (from Listening to History, News and Observer.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Wolfram, Walt, Reaser, Jeffrey. Have you ever used a juvember for target practice, seen a boomer in a tree, or acted like a dingbatter? If you know what these words mean, you probably have traveled all over North Carolina and know [...] (from Tar Heel Junior Historian, NC Museum of History.)

by Lamm, Alan K. Latino People in North Carolina by Alan K. Lamm, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, May 2023 Latino people, also referred to as Latinos or Hispanics, lived in North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Martin, Brenden. The Levine Museum of the New South is a private, nonprofit museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of Charlotte and the surrounding Carolina Piedmont. Recognizing the momentous [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Extraído de Libro de hechos de El Viejo Estado del Norte. La propiedad literaria 2011 por la Oficina de Archivos e Historia de Carolina del Norte, Departamento de Recursos Culturale de [...] (from NC Office of Archives and History.)

by Holden, Charles J. Lost Cause by Charles J. Holden, 2006 See also: Confederate Monuments Immediately following the Civil War, many southerners began paying nostalgic tribute in print and in public to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnston, W. Lee, Jr. The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum opened in 1962 in St. John's Masonic Lodge at 114 Orange Street in Wilmington as the St. John's Museum of Art. The building had been designed to house St. John's [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Linn, Jo White. Marriage in North Carolina, until 1868, could be either by license or by banns (public announcement) in the county where the bride lived. It is estimated that in North Carolina two-thirds of all [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Spencer, R. S., Jr. Mattamuskeet apples are named for Lake Mattamuskeet, in North Carolina's coastal Hyde County, where the apples originated. Ranging from medium to large in size, the apples have a yellow flesh covered [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Mealtimes by William S. Powell, 2006 Mealtimes in North Carolina were long set to accommodate those engaged in manual labor, particularly field workers in planting and harvesting. Farms and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Menius, Arthur C., III. Medicine Shows by Arthur Menius, 2006 See also: Crazy Water Crystals; Patent Medicines; Country Music Medicine shows, from roughly the end of the Civil War through the 1940s, provided a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Melungeons are descendants of people of mixed ethnic ancestry who, before the end of the eighteenth century, were discovered living in limited areas of what is now the southeastern United States, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. "Messuage" was a term not widely used in North Carolina, although it appears occasionally in deeds and wills. It refers to the residence or dwelling house, outbuildings, supporting structures, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mobley, Sarah. Midwives by Sarah Mobley, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. The Mint Museum of Art is located in Charlotte in a building that once served as the first branch of the U.S. Mint outside Philadelphia. Gold was discovered in the Charlotte area in 1799, and by the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson, Bland, Yancey, Noel, Hewitt, Kimberly. Moonshine by Bland Simpson, 2006 Additional research provided by Kimberly Hewitt and Noel Yancey. See also: Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission; Brown Bagging; Beer and Breweries; Beer; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hutcheson, John A., Jr. Moravian music is one of North Carolina's most striking and significant contributions to the heritage of the fine arts in the United States. In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Asheville since 1928. That year, Bascom Lamar Lunsford, a passionate lover of mountain music and culture and an active collector of folk music, organized a contest for musicians and dancers in [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Mourning rings, worn as a memorial of a deceased person, were mentioned as early as 1703 in England. In his will in 1716, James Blunt of Chowan County left each of his five daughters a gold ring, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Faulkner, Ronnie W. Mule Day is an annual celebration drawing tens of thousands of visitors to the small Johnston County town of Benson. Held in late September, the event was started in 1949 by Nowell Smith Jr., with [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Caldwell, Martha B. The Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA), founded in Winston-Salem in 1965 by Frank L. Horton, is dedicated to exhibiting and researching the regional decorative arts of the South before [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Patteson, Angelyn H. The Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City chronicles the story of the people of the first region of North Carolina opened to European settlement through permanent and changing exhibits, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Patteson, Angelyn H. The Museum of the Cape Fear in Fayetteville is the third regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History and the only one that began as a branch museum. (The other two regional branches, the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Leuchtenburg, William E. In September 1978, the National Humanities Center at Research Triangle Park admitted its first class of fellows. In keeping with its stated purpose-"to encourage scholarship in the humanities and to [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. The National Register of Historic Places was authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 and is administered under the National Park Service. Since that time, more than 90,000 [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Tetterton, Beverly. The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina, formerly called the North Carolina Society of the Colonial Dames, was the fourteenth state society added to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Causey, Ellen Fitzgibbons. North Carolina Day was a program presented in North Carolina's public schools during the early years of the twentieth century that was designed to "awaken a proper pride in the history of the state." [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Huffines, Hart. Debutante balls, or cotillions-social events in which parents formally present their teenage daughters to adult society-have been a feature of U.S. culture since the late nineteenth century. These [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Hill, Michael. The North Carolina Exposition of 1884, promoting the agricultural and mechanical arts, was an important step in the progress of the state's industrial growth. The aim of the exposition was to boost [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Mazzocchi, Jay. The North Carolina Film Board (NCFB), the first state-sponsored documentary film unit in the United States, existed from 1962 to 1965 under Governor Terry Sanford. According to Sanford, the purpose [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Crow, Jeffrey J. The North Carolina Historical Review was founded in 1924 under the aegis of the North Carolina Historical Commission. Trinity College history professor William K. Boyd proposed the quarterly journal [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly. North Carolina History Interactive Timeline: North Carolina State Symbols and Other Official Adoptions by Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, 2014; updated 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Barfield, Rodney D. The North Carolina Maritime Museum began under the auspices of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development in the 1930s. Local citizens [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Agan, Kelly.   North Carolina Miniature Golf Milestone: Ladies Tournament at Pinehurst, January 26, 1918 By Kelly Agan, Government & Heritage Library, 2014 See also:The Origin of Miniature Golf [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Maupin, Armistead J. The North Carolina Museum of Art was established in Raleigh in 1947 when the General Assembly appropriated $1 million for the purchase of Old Master paintings. By that action, North Carolina became [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Warren, Harry S. North Carolina Museum of History by Harry S. Warren, 2006 See also: Museum of the Albemarle; Museum of the Cape Fear; North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame; Museums "A ponderous key" [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bethea, Martha. The North Carolina Museum of Life and Science in Durham was founded in 1946 as the Children's Nature Museum. The original facility was a small trailside nature center adjacent to Northgate Park (then [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . North Carolina Quilts By Kelly Agan, N.C. Government & Heritage Library, [...] (from NCpedia K-8 Collection.)

by Coffin, Alex. The North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (NCSHF), which honors coaches, administrators, journalists, and other sports-related professionals in addition to athletes, was established in 1963 through the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Sherwood, Mary Bates. The North Carolina Symphony had its origins in Chapel Hill as a work relief project as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal agencies in 1932. The first conductor was Lamar Stringfield, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jones, H. G. The North Caroliniana Society was founded in 1975 by H. G. Jones, William S. Powell, and Louis M. Connor Jr. for the promotion of knowledge and appreciation of North Carolina's historical, cultural, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Murray, Elizabeth D. R. The North-Carolina Museum was one of the names associated with a short-lived effort in Raleigh in the 1810s to gather and display an assemblage of natural and manufactured objects, curiosities, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Jeaneane. O. Henry Festival by Jeaneane Williams, 2006 See also: Porter, William Sidney The O. Henry Festival, held annually in Greensboro in April, was founded in 1985 to commemorate the life and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J., Powell, William S., Remsburg, Robert L., III. The Old North State is a nickname for North Carolina as well as the title of the state song and state toast. The moniker dates back to 1710, when the Carolina colony was effectively divided into two [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson, Bland, Menius, Arthur C., III, Kress, Kelly, Hicks, William. Old-Time String Band Music by Bland Simpson and William Hicks, 2006 Additional research provided by Kelly Kress and Art Menius. See also: Bluegrass Music; Country Music; Square [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wilson, Paul F. From the mid-1870s until World War I, any building used for presenting entertainment on stage was popularly called an "opera house." The term was something of a euphemism: despite the popularity of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jones, Lu Ann. Peddlers in southern business history and lore are usually associated with antebellum northern entrepreneurs who sold clocks, tinware, and other items, but itinerant merchants were familiar figures [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Walser, Richard. William Joseph Peele, lawyer and cultural leader, was born near Jackson in Northampton County, the youngest of fourteen children of Isaac (1807–91) and Nancy Thompson Cobb Peele (1812–78). He was the [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. While naming traditions vary widely in history and among North Carolina's diverse cultural and ethnic groups, personal names in families are often used for many generations. Out of the 393,000 people [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Stick, David. Pirates who frequented coastal North Carolina during the early colonial period were involved in enough nefarious activities to emerge as the subjects of at least a dozen books and numerous articles [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Craton, Lillian E. On 11 May 1935 the General Assembly of North Carolina passed a resolution empowering the governor to appoint a poet laureate for the state. The position remained empty until 1948, when outgoing [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McFee, Philip, Kress, Kelly. Poetry by Kelly Kress and Philip McFee, 2006 Part i: North Carolina Poets of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries; Part ii: Modern-Day North Carolina Poets Part II: Modern-Day North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Simpson-Vos, Mark, Egner, David M. North Carolina's internationally renowned pottery tradition reaches back centuries-to the time native inhabitants formed local clay into functional pots and ceremonial vessels. Archaeologists have [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Carnes-McNaughton, Linda F. Privies—also known as latrines, loos, johns, outhouses, ajaxes, toilets, or necessaries—were typically small, separate structures associated with a larger domestic, commercial, or industrial [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kenniff, Sean. The existence of profanity in North Carolina, as in other states, can be attributed to the English-speaking settlers who established themselves in the New World. Their newly attained political [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Johnson, K. Todd. Prohibition by K. Todd Johnson, 2006 See also: Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission; Anti-Saloon League; Blind Tiger, Temperance Movement; Turlington [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. The history of quiltmaking in North Carolina spans four centuries and has been shaped by Tar Heels of nearly every ethnic group and social class. At its simplest, quilting involves stitching or tying [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. Quilting Part I: 18th Century to Antebellum Era By Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, 2015 See also: Quilting: Introduction; Quilting: Civil War & Postwar Era; Quilting: [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by . Quilting Part II: The Civil War Era By Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, 2015 See also: Quilting: Introduction; Quilting: 18th Century to Antebellum Era; Quilting: 1880s to [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. Quilting Part III: 1880s to 1920s By Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, 2015 See also: Quilting: Introduction; Quilting: 18th Century to Antebellum Era; Quilting: Civil War [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. Quilting Part IV: The Great Depression By Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, 2015 See also: Quilting: Introduction; Quilting: 18th Century to Antebellum Era; Quilting: Civil War [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. Quilting Part V: 20th Century and 1970s Revival By Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, 2015 See also:Quilting: Introduction; Quilting: 18th Century to Antebellum Era; Quilting: [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Bell-Kite, Diana. In the 21st century, quilting remains extremely popular among North Carolinians, though most practice the craft as a hobby rather than as a necessity. With the availability of cheap imported [...] (from North Carolina Museum of History.)

by Lewis, Johanna Miller. Quilts, in textile terminology, consist of two layers of fabric, frequently with some form of batting or stuffing sandwiched between them, held together by ties or stitched designs. In early North [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. After the Civil War ended and Reconstruction had run its course, many southerners looked ahead to a brighter future. In the late 1920s and early 1930s, there emerged two disparate views on how the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Kress, Kelly. The Sawtooth Center for Visual Art, an arts education facility located in downtown Winston-Salem in a renovated 1910 textile mill with a distinctive jagged roofline, serves the Triad community [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by McKinney, Gordon B. "Scalawag" was the derogatory nickname used by conservative southern whites to describe other southern whites who were active members of the Republican Party during Reconstruction. In North Carolina, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wright, Marilyn. In the early 1800s, the Sandhills region of North Carolina faced considerable obstacles to economic prosperity. There was only one river of any consequence in the area, the Cape Fear, which ran along [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Troxler, George W., Cain, Robert J., Norris, David A., Johnson, Lloyd. Scottish Settlers by Robert J. Cain, 2006; Revised by SLNC Government and Heritage Library, July 2023 Additional research provided by Lloyd Johnson, David A. Norris, and George W. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. "Seasoning period" is a term describing a time endured by many newcomers to North Carolina and other colonies in the South during which they became acclimated to the weather and living conditions. [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Neill, Rosemary Clifford. Shad Festival by Rosemary Clifford Neill, 2006 See also: Festivals: North Carolina Official [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baxley, Laura Young. The shag is a popular dance most commonly associated with the beach towns of NorthCarolina and South Carolina. It is a two-person, male-led dance with a basic step that allows much room for [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Foote, Margaret. Shape-Note Singing by Margaret Foote, 2006 Shape-note singing is a form of American choral music developed in the early nineteenth century and still sung in sections of the southeastern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Wright, Marilyn. Shivaree by Marilyn Wright, 2006 Shivaree, or chivaree, was a traditional Mountain folk custom staged during the first night that a bride and groom, following the honeymoon, moved into [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cherry, Kevin. Shooting in the New Year by Kevin Cherry, 2006 Shooting in the New Year, although thought to have been more widespread in North Carolina during the colonial and antebellum eras (the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Bullard, Brian. Smokehouses by Brian Bullard, 2006 See also: Women of Somerset Place; Somerset Place Smokehouses, sometimes called meat houses, have been used in North Carolina since the early 1700s as a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kress, Kelly. The Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), located in Winston-Salem, serves as a nonprofit community resource and revolving exhibit space for American contemporary art. SECCA is dedicated [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. The Southern Folklife Collection (SFC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is among the leading folklife archives in the country, containing extensive documentary material for southern [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cross, Dennis W. The Southern Highland Craft Guild (SHCG) was established in 1930 and has worked steadily since then to document, encourage, support, and exhibit the handicrafts of the people of North Carolina and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Rohr, Karl. Square Dancing by Karl Rohr, 2006 See Also: Country Music Square dancing in North Carolina is inseparably linked to the history and culture of the state's Mountain region. The earliest [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The North Carolina State Art Society, precursor to the North Carolina Museum of Art, began with the work of the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association, a private organization founded by [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Knapp, Richard F. The State Historic Sites Program began as a small operation in the North Carolina Department of Archives and History in Raleigh in October 1955. When the program was created, the General Assembly [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Moore, Cecelia. Step Dancing by Cecelia Moore, 2006; Revised February 2022 Step dancing, or "soulstepping," is a form of competitive dance exhibition developed by African American fraternities and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Strolling Players by William S. Powell, 2006 Strolling players consisting of actors, musicians, jugglers, comedians, and other entertainers who moved about from place to place to perform [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Evidence of the use of sundials in North Carolina has been found as early as the colonial period. In May 1772 it was noted that Christian Gottlieb Reuter intended to build two "sun clocks" for the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by . Maxine Swalin, with her husband Dr. Benjamin F. Swalin, revived a floundering North Carolina Symphony in the late 1930s and built it into an organization that became nationally known for its [...] (from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries.)

by Collins, Donald E. Swiss and Palatine Settlers by Donald E. Collins, 2006; Revised November 2022. Emigrants from Bern, Switzerland, and the German Palatinate, led by a minor Swiss nobleman, Baron Christoph [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Taylor, Michael W. "Tar Heel" is the nickname for a native or resident of North Carolina as well as for the state itself, which is known as the Tar Heel State. The term appears to have come into popular use after the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Linville, Ray. Temperance Hall, formally known as the Richmond Temperance and Literary Society Hall, is a historic structure in Scotland County. Believed to be the only structure in North Carolina built to house a [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by Williams, Wiley J. The temperance movement in North Carolina, which had as its goal the elimination or severe restriction of alcoholic beverage consumption in the state, is often equated with the formation of [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Gaddis, Elijah. The June German once occupied a prominent place in the cultural life of eastern North Carolina. These yearly dances began in the late nineteenth century as a yearly diversion for the wealthy elites [...] (from NCpedia.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Parramore, Thomas C., Watson, Harry L., Nathans, Sydney, Anderson, Jean B., Clayton, Thomas H., Fenn, Elizabeth A., Wood, Peter H. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Kemp, Amy. State Theatre of North Carolina: Flat Rock Playhouse by Amy Kemp, 2017 Government and Herigate Library See also: North Carolina State Symbols and Official Adoptions main [...] (from Government & Heritage Library, State Library of North Carolina.)

by DiNome, William G. Because of a lack of native stone in the coastal region where European settlement began, the earliest North Carolina grave site memorials were stakes or crosses made of wood, especially cypress, and [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Albright, Alex. Town documentaries were films made for the entertainment or promotion of small North Carolina towns from about 1913 to the early 1950s. Hundreds of these films recorded events such as athletic [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Cashion, Jerry C. Turlington Act by Jerry C. Cashion, 2006 See Also: Prohibition; Temperance Movement; Anti-Saloon League; Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission In 1923 Zebulon Vance Turlington [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Anderson, Jean B. By Elizabeth A. Fenn, Peter H. Wood, Harry L. Watson, Thomas H. Clayton, Sydney Nathans, Thomas C. Parramore, and Jean B. Anderson; Maps by Mark Anderson Moore. Edited by Joe A. Mobley. [...] (from The Way We Lived in North Carolina, NC Office of Archives and History and UNC Press.)

by Cotten, Alice R. Valentiner, William Reinhold by Alice R. Cotten, 1996 2 May 1880–6 Sept. [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Massengill, Stephen E., Williford, Jo Ann, Baker, Bruce E., McFee, Philip, Caldwell, Martha B. Visual Arts by Bruce E. Baker and Martha Belle Caldwell, 2006 Additional research provided by Philip McFee, Stephen E. Massengill, and Jo Ann Williford. See also: Black Mountain College; [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Lewis, Johanna Miller. Weaving, the process of producing textiles on a loom, in North Carolina dates back to the colonial period of the state's history. From that time into the early nineteenth century, weaving functioned [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Jones, H. G. Cratis Dearl Williams, folklorist, ballad collector and singer, linguist, professor, and college administrator, rose from humble beginnings in the Caines Creek community of Big Sandy Valley in [...] (from Dictionary of North Carolina Biography, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Belief in witchcraft influenced people for hundreds of years, and many unexplained occurrences were considered supernatural in origin. In America, the New England colonies were the scene of notorious [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Kobrin, Lisa Brantley. Womanless weddings, often staged by men's civic and fraternal groups, were popular entertainment in North Carolina and other southern states prior to the advent of television. They consisted of a [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Weidman, Rich. Woodcarving evolved into a true art form among North Carolinians, with works ranging from intricate caricatures and animals popular with the Cherokee and Mountain people to decoys carved by duck [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Baker, Bruce E. Work Songs by Bruce E. Baker, 2006 See also: Menhaden Chanteymen. Work songs are sung as an accompaniment to work, primarily manual labor. They are usually traditional in nature, [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Norris, David A. In 1892 the United States celebrated the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's first voyage and the following year staged the World's Columbian Exposition, held in Chicago from May to November [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)

by Powell, William S. Yeomen constituted a class of people in colonial society that generally owned and worked their own land, ranking below the gentry in the social order. The term was applied in North Carolina to the [...] (from Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press.)