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The Eno River Goddess in the Hillsborough Handmade Parade. The river is named for the Eno Native Americans who once lived in this area.
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The Eno River Goddess in the Hillsborough Handmade Parade. The river is named for the Eno Native Americans who once lived in this area.
February 7, 2026 at 9:56 PM
I am proud to celebrate the approval of my historical marker applications honoring Rev. Dr. Grady D. Davis Sr. & Floyd B. McKissick Sr. — towering civil rights leaders whose legacy shaped Northampton & Warren counties & our state. #nchistory #BlackHistoryMonth #HD27
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Historic markers approved for Northampton, Warren civil rights leaders
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February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I am proud to celebrate the approval of my historical marker applications honoring Rev. Dr. Grady D. Davis Sr. & Floyd B. McKissick Sr. — towering civil rights leaders whose legacy shaped Northampton & Warren counties & our state. #nchistory #BlackHistoryMonth #HD27
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As far as I can tell, this is the only year in which my grandmother kept a diary. One hundred years later, I was glad to read the entries each day and think about what her life was like then. I learned a lot about her life and still wish I had her here to answer questions.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 31, 2025 at 7:32 PM
As far as I can tell, this is the only year in which my grandmother kept a diary. One hundred years later, I was glad to read the entries each day and think about what her life was like then. I learned a lot about her life and still wish I had her here to answer questions.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
And yet another day when she told someone other than G to come on over for a date. It was my grandfather, who left “peeved” yesterday because she invited Mack to come over while my grandfather was there.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 30, 2025 at 3:59 PM
And yet another day when she told someone other than G to come on over for a date. It was my grandfather, who left “peeved” yesterday because she invited Mack to come over while my grandfather was there.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Well! She told G she was “dated up,” but told Mack “come on over” even though my grandfather was there. My grandfather was at Yale Divinity School, so was probably home for just a few more days. Hence, he was “peeved.” G might have been “peeved” if he only knew.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 29, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Well! She told G she was “dated up,” but told Mack “come on over” even though my grandfather was there. My grandfather was at Yale Divinity School, so was probably home for just a few more days. Hence, he was “peeved.” G might have been “peeved” if he only knew.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Is she really “dated up?” Does she think he’s lying to her? We’ll see whether she gives anyone else dates in the next few days.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Is she really “dated up?” Does she think he’s lying to her? We’ll see whether she gives anyone else dates in the next few days.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
She doesn’t settle down with my grandfather for another 3 years. It is interesting to see how many men were vying for her affections and how little she tells her diary about her feelings for each.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM
She doesn’t settle down with my grandfather for another 3 years. It is interesting to see how many men were vying for her affections and how little she tells her diary about her feelings for each.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
My grandmother’s 9-year-old great-great granddaughter is in the hospital this Christmas morning in 2025, so we, too, have sad hearts. We also have grateful hearts, for the advances in technology and medicine and the good care of doctors and nurses who are helping her.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My grandmother’s 9-year-old great-great granddaughter is in the hospital this Christmas morning in 2025, so we, too, have sad hearts. We also have grateful hearts, for the advances in technology and medicine and the good care of doctors and nurses who are helping her.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
She hasn’t mentioned sending Christmas cards herself. The family is in mourning, so may not be expected to send cards this year
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 24, 2025 at 1:55 PM
She hasn’t mentioned sending Christmas cards herself. The family is in mourning, so may not be expected to send cards this year
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
The shortness of the entry suggests that she did spend “almost the entire day” in Christmas-prep.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
The shortness of the entry suggests that she did spend “almost the entire day” in Christmas-prep.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Some things never change – the day before Christmas vacation is never a productive one for classroom teachers. Eskimo pies were new at the time and probably exciting to the students.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 22, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Some things never change – the day before Christmas vacation is never a productive one for classroom teachers. Eskimo pies were new at the time and probably exciting to the students.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
You can tell she’s a professional singer because she was able to sing, despite the emotion of the day. My throat would close up.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 21, 2025 at 1:50 PM
You can tell she’s a professional singer because she was able to sing, despite the emotion of the day. My throat would close up.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
It’s hard to know whether this is a “normal” Christmas for her. By the time I met her, tree-trimming, cookie-baking, gift-wrapping, and fruitcake-distributing started long before Christmas. She seems to be alternating between Mc and G.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
It’s hard to know whether this is a “normal” Christmas for her. By the time I met her, tree-trimming, cookie-baking, gift-wrapping, and fruitcake-distributing started long before Christmas. She seems to be alternating between Mc and G.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
It’s not clear whether “rambling around” refers to walking around downtown or going back and forth to Bethany. The question mark suggests that she didn’t even shop, much less buy. I’m sure she was remembering previous last-Saturdays-before-Christmas with her mother.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 19, 2025 at 1:41 PM
It’s not clear whether “rambling around” refers to walking around downtown or going back and forth to Bethany. The question mark suggests that she didn’t even shop, much less buy. I’m sure she was remembering previous last-Saturdays-before-Christmas with her mother.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
The box of candy comes 2 days after a date and a week before Christmas. Which is it for? She doesn’t mention purchasing or making a Christmas gift for either of her suitors, but maybe that’s why she and Bertha went downtown.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The box of candy comes 2 days after a date and a week before Christmas. Which is it for? She doesn’t mention purchasing or making a Christmas gift for either of her suitors, but maybe that’s why she and Bertha went downtown.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
She has had some “extra” activities most nights this week, so she probably does need the rest.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
She has had some “extra” activities most nights this week, so she probably does need the rest.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Poor G had to wait until Wednesday for his date, and even then, my grandmother brought two female friends along. The movie made the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry.
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NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Poor G had to wait until Wednesday for his date, and even then, my grandmother brought two female friends along. The movie made the Library of Congress’s National Film Registry.
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Some of my best students have been teachers. They sometimes found it difficult not to dominate discussions when they were students. Most were attentive, though, unlike my grandmother and her colleagues.
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Some of my best students have been teachers. They sometimes found it difficult not to dominate discussions when they were students. Most were attentive, though, unlike my grandmother and her colleagues.
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Bridge is still new enough that it deserves quotation marks. Is she wondering whether her father will marry again? He married less than a year after his first wife died, but he had young children then.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Bridge is still new enough that it deserves quotation marks. Is she wondering whether her father will marry again? He married less than a year after his first wife died, but he had young children then.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Bethany is not on Harvey’s way back to Elon – he may have some “reading days” prior to exams and/or he may have wanted more time with his sister.
Somewhere in Missouri, Dick Van Dyke was born on this very day.
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Somewhere in Missouri, Dick Van Dyke was born on this very day.
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December 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Bethany is not on Harvey’s way back to Elon – he may have some “reading days” prior to exams and/or he may have wanted more time with his sister.
Somewhere in Missouri, Dick Van Dyke was born on this very day.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Somewhere in Missouri, Dick Van Dyke was born on this very day.
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There’s not much evidence that she buys anything when she’s down town, but her father’s store is near the Imperial Theater, so she could leave things with him while she continues her social life. It is amazing how often she goes out to a play or movie. No date with G.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
There’s not much evidence that she buys anything when she’s down town, but her father’s store is near the Imperial Theater, so she could leave things with him while she continues her social life. It is amazing how often she goes out to a play or movie. No date with G.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
She does not explain how the “tire trouble” was resolved. Did they wait for someone to come by and offer help? They did get to Greensboro in time to go to the movies. It looks like G didn’t get a Friday night date.
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
She does not explain how the “tire trouble” was resolved. Did they wait for someone to come by and offer help? They did get to Greensboro in time to go to the movies. It looks like G didn’t get a Friday night date.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
Mail delivery was quick and reliable. Perhaps not as quick as a text or phone call, but still quick enough for “dates” to be arranged for the weekend.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Mail delivery was quick and reliable. Perhaps not as quick as a text or phone call, but still quick enough for “dates” to be arranged for the weekend.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
These letters were from Virginia, where they lived prior to about 1920. She had a cousin Irene who was her age, so that is probably who the second letter is from.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD
December 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
These letters were from Virginia, where they lived prior to about 1920. She had a cousin Irene who was her age, so that is probably who the second letter is from.
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#NCHistory, #1925, #OTD