Ivey Foreman Lewis

…Charlottesville, Virginia. Their only daughter was newswoman, feminist, and segregationist Nell (Cornelia) Battle Lewis (1893-1956).1 Ivey Foreman Lewis graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an…

Adams Jewett, M.D.

…speech entitled “The Present Devotedness of Genius to the Amusement of the World.”8 In the autumn of 1827 he moved to Claiborne, Alabama ** and worked as a private teacher….

George Shuford Ramseur

…Operations, Inc., 2010. 3. “Ruth Anderson Ramseur, July 24, 1925 – May 23, 2019” Obituary, Moore-Cortner Funeral Home, Winchester, TN. https://www.moorecortner.com/obituaries/Ruth-Anderson-Ramseur?obId=4429338 accessed on 5 August 2020. 4. Priestly, Mary. 2009….

Donald Culross Peattie

…of the natural world around the Grove. Louise and Donald Peattie moved to Santa Barbara, California, and it was there that he wrote A Natural History of Trees of Eastern…

John Lewis Sheldon

…of the carnation rust. Botanical Gazette 40: 225-229. Sheldon, John L. 1905. Concerning the identity of the fungi causing an anthracnose of the sweet-pea and the bitter-rot of the apple….

Lytt Irvine Gardner, Sr.

…at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. During World War II, he served with the medical corps and reached the rank of captain. He was the officer in charge of…

The Bees Are Back!

…in their minds, and get up close and personal with the bees. Responsible for pollinating one third of the world’s food and produce, these fascinating creatures captivated everyone, and are…

Twilight Thursdays Begin April 6

…exception of service animals, pets are not allowed in the Garden, and as part of the UNC campus, open containers of alcohol are prohibited. Hours and Admission Twilight Thursdays run…

Enchantress along the Eno

…Miller gives the goddess a backstory and describes how Circe uses her talents and power in a world ruled by men. In her review of the novel Annalisa Quinn writes,…