William McCally Pollock

…so this seems likely but subsequent documents do not show a link between Ray and William. (9) The 1910 US Census shows William living with the extended family of his…

Miriam Kresses Slifkin

…investigate UNC’s discriminatory practices in wages, hiring and admission. This investigation resulted in positive changes for female students, faculty and employees. In 1980 she was inducted into the Order of…

Ferdinand Blanchard

…not live long enough to write a volume of verse, and was careless about publicity, his poetical output was of a high order, and as has been said, “he was…

CCG Volunteer Spotlight: Simone

…our compost leaders and even continued to volunteer when she was back during breaks from college! When the stay-at-home order began in the spring and Simone had to return home,…

NCBGF Committees

…are in order; monitoring whether or not it is an appropriate time to pursue accreditation through the Land Trust Alliance and assisting the NCBG Conservation Department with that process; and…

2021 Wildflower of the Year

…periods. Beautyberry typically grows 4-6 feet tall and wide, but in favorable conditions it can grow up to 9 feet tall. In order to keep a more compact form, it…

Luther Stanford Beard

…an alternative in order to make his or her own choice… Such balances of Christian commitment and scientific expertise is seldom found, and with Dr. L. Stanford Beard we find…

Duane Francis Houck

…in the sun to dry. Because the cabinet was almost upside down, the damage was pretty much reserved to the families higher in the alphabetical order. The A’s and B’s…

Chesley Calhoun Bellamy

Order of Red Men.”4 On 12 August, 1912 Bellamy married Caroline Louise Mallett (1891-1978) of Etowah, Henderson County, North Carolina and together they had two children, Caroline Bellamy Varnau (?…

Dr. John Loomis Blodgett

…where they could live in peace, a place where they would not encounter prejudice, a place where they could be citizens.” 2 The following is a letter that Blodgett wrote…