By Mike Ogle Mary Anngady was a girl the last time the Confederacy lost Chapel Hill. She lived in quarters behind the Davis house with a dozen enslaved people, including her mother and four brothers. Franklin Davis, owner of so … Continued
I felt a small amount of anxiety the day before hosting the June stop of the Porch Revival Tour at my house. Almost everything was in place. The budget for the event determined, supplies calmly resting on my porch, and … Continued
I felt a small amount of anxiety the day before hosting the June stop of the Porch Revival Tour at my house. Almost everything was in place. The budget for the event determined, supplies calmly resting on my porch, and … Continued
In February, we hosted our fifth annual Valentine’s Singing Telegram fundraiser. This year was truly remarkable: we delivered or recorded over 60 singing telegrams in just three days, including 25 generously sponsored songs to Northside neighbors. We raised over $2,000 … Continued
Rev. Michael A. Cousin: The Storyteller Remembering the Journey: My co-worker Kathy Atwater and I had a chance to sit down with the new Pastor of St. Paul A.M.E Church located on the corner of W. Franklin and Merritt Mill … Continued
The following blog was written by Veda Patil, one of our first-year Bonners. Veda primarily assists our Youth & Education programming and deepens the intersection between our education and oral history facets. The original posting can be found here. Before … Continued
This past October, we enjoyed a fund- and friend-raiser for the new “tiny-plex” in the heart of Northside. Developed in partnership with Pee Wee Homes and Orange Habitat, the ingenious duo of tiny homes (350 square feet each) will be … Continued
By Andrea Wuerth “They will continue to build two story residences right across the street from you for students to live because, as the developer told me, it’s more economical to rent to students than to families.” -Kathy Atwater It … Continued
By Heidi DodsonHeidi Dodson is the Oral History Scholar-in-Residence at the Jackson Center. If you come across the railroad track, you’re going to run into Brewer Lane. And when you get there from Brewer Lane, and you come on around … Continued
By Mike OgleMike Ogle is a Pine Knolls resident and UNC alum. His views are his own. Opponents of UNC’s Confederate monument, known colloquially as Silent Sam, often point out that the statue was erected in 1913, half a century … Continued