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Day: September 1, 2010

North Carolina Emeralds

One of our faithful readers pointed out this recent story about a 310 carat emerald that was recently found in Alexander County.

North Carolina Emerald: Big, green, and very rare

The NC Collection has several items related to emeralds in North Carolina. Click on the link below to see a catalog record of the items:

Emeralds — North Carolina

Author Jason TomberlinPosted on September 1, 2010Categories From the Stacks, Tar Heelia1 Comment on North Carolina Emeralds

Digitizing North Carolina Church Histories

Check out this link:

Church histories are going digital

It describes a cooperative effort between Duke, UNC, and Wake Forest to digitize “the publications of religious groups from Murphy to Manteo.”

Author Jason TomberlinPosted on September 1, 2010Categories Tar HeeliaLeave a comment on Digitizing North Carolina Church Histories
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