Daily Archives: April 4, 2012

Historic Stagville

Posted on April 4, 2012 by kathy

We took a tour of Stagville today, which was, at one time, the largest plantation in North Carolina with over 900 enslaved people living there.  I had been there before, but always find it an interesting place to visit.  We … Continue reading →

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Yarn Along for April 4, 2012

Posted on April 4, 2012 by kathy

This week, I finished Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith (1958), which I very much enjoyed.  The book follows the story of young Jeff Bussey, a Union soldier from Kansas, through the Civil War.  The day-to-day details of life in … Continue reading →

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