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NOW TAKING ORDERS
The Lenoir County Colonial Commission
is pleased to offer the first book-length study of
Written
by Clayton Brown Alexander
The first biography ever written on
Richard Caswell, NC Revolutionary War Hero and the first Governor of North
Carolina will be released on Monday, August 13 as the start of the
weeklong celebration of his life. The book is the result of a dissertation
by Clayton Brown Alexander in 1930 and edited by Dr. Keats Sparrow. Dr.
Sparrow has added illustrations, footnotes, and a chronology of the life
of Gov. Caswell. The book is not only about the life of Caswell, but also
includes a substantial amount of information regarding Colonial North
Carolina and what is today, Tennessee.
The ca. 200-page soft cover volume
is illustrated and includes a chronology of Caswell's life, a
bibliography, and appendices. The book will be available in a limited
edition of only 500 copies and promises to become a collector's item, so
to ensure you'll obtain a copy order yours today!
Monday, August 13 between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm or
that night at the reception being held at the Kinston Arts Council. Any
changes in the pickup time will be placed on the website closer to the
time.
We hope many of you will avail yourself of this
opportunity to learn more about your state and this unsung hero as we
all have. We also hope many of you can visit Kinston for the Celebration
Week which promises to be quite a tribute to Gov. Caswell.
Cost of
Books is $26
North Carolina Society of Historians
Hickory,
NC. The North Carolina Society of Historians presented awards to two
Lenoir County publications at their Annual Awards Banquet on October
11th 2008 at the Gateway Conference Center. Heritage Trail, the quarterly
newsletter of the Heritage Genealogical Society of Lenoir, Jones and
Greene counties was chosen by a panel of judges to receive the Joe M. McLaurin Newsletter Award. Jacqueline Rouse Boykin, newsletter editor,
accepted the award. The Willie Parker Peace History Book Award was
presented to W. Keats Sparrow and in memory of Clayton Brown Alexander
for The First of Patriots and Best of Men: Richard Caswell in Public Life
published by the Colonial Commission. Both publications were
recognized for the many valuable contributions they have made toward
the collection, preservation and perpetuation of North Carolina
history. The society was formed in 1941 for the purpose of collecting
and preserving North Carolina history, traditions, artifacts,
genealogies and folklore on the state, county and local levels and to
reward those who fulfill these objectives in exceptional ways. Awards
categories are: Museums, Newspaper and Magazine Articles, Books,
Newsletters, Journals, and Multimedia as well as Historian of the
Year. There are no entry fees, but all entries must promote North
Carolina history.
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