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News from the North Carolina
N.C. HISTORIC SITES GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATED AT
THE THOMAS WOLFE MEMORIAL
IN THIS ISSUE
Former InSitcs editor
reflects on retirement
and his career at His¬
toric Sites
page l
Gold was the color and congratulations all around were the order of the day
at the 50th anniversary of N.C. Historic Sites celebrated at the Thomas Wolfe Memo¬
rial in Asheville, Friday, Sept. 30 at noon. The festivities featured remarks by Cul¬
tural Resources Secretary Lisbeth C. Evans and N.C. Historical Commission Chair
Dr. Jerry Cashion.
Through our programs and properties, we provide vital links to North Caro¬
lina’s past. Last year alone, our 27 sites welcomed 1.8 million visitors. Each offers
authentic experiences enabling children and adults alike to learn, have fun, and re¬
flect on the places and people who have made our state great.
— Editor
Celluoid Days in His¬
toric Eden ton
page 2
THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES - DR. RICK KNAPP
Artillery to Rumble at
CSS Neuse
page 3-4
First-Every “Great
Wagon” Festival Rolling
Into Ft. Dobbs”
page 4-5
Tryon Palace’s 25th
Annual MUMFest
page 6
Check out our
website:
nchistoricsites.org
On my first month away from Historic Sites and retired, I’d like to thank
each of you who sent me kind emails or cards, participated in giving me some very
generous and nice gifts, and especially came to my retirement dinner and roast in
mid-August. My family and I had a wonderful time
at the occasion, and I hope all attendees enjoyed
themselves as well.
It’s been my privilege to work at Archives
and History for more than 33 years — longer than
some of our staff have been alive! I’ve seen good
times and bad times. Some of the best of times were
a long time ago in 1977, when we opened first Stag-
yi ville, then Reed Gold Mine, then Duke Homestead ,
Hr and finally acquired Spencer Shops, now The N.C.
• ' flu Transportation Museum.
There have been other good years since
then. And exciting things continue to happen, de¬
spite current challenges, all around the state at vari¬
ous historic sites.
I’m back home in Cary now, catching up on
Rick and his older daughter Mary Eliza- a few things that have been neglected over the
beth, a u.s. state Department diplomat, years. And for those who may wonder about my
enjoying an Ecuador volcano, July 2005. & ^ p|ane<> Hne ;n ,he previous jssue,
I went to Ecuador and saw some volcanoes.
Thanks for the memories and good luck to you all.
— Rick Knapp
Published by the N.C. Division of State Historic Sites, Office of Archives and History, N.C. Department of Cultural Resources.
Home office located in the Dobbs Building at 430 N. Salisbury Street, Raleigh, N.C. (919-733-7862) Kay P. Williams, Director.
