Durham County
Durham County

Author: Jean Bradley Anderson

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2011-05-09

Total Pages: 664

ISBN-13: 0822349833

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This sweeping history of Durham County, North Carolina, extends from the seventeenth century to the end of the twentieth.

Brookford Memories
Brookford Memories

Author: Dyke Little

Publisher: Watermark, Incorporated

Published: 2010-10-01

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9781882077168

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The history of Brookford, North Carolina is representative of many small mill towns and one told many times over throughout the United States. The friendships of the neighbors who lived and worked there is beautifully told by Dyke Little, who was born and raised in this loving community.

A History of Catawba County, North Carolina
A History of Catawba County, North Carolina

Author: Charles J. Preslar

Publisher:

Published: 2020-01-16

Total Pages: 558

ISBN-13: 9780893082826

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By: Charles Preslar, Pub. 1954, Reprinted 2020, 556 pages, Index, ISBN #0-89308-282-1 Catawba County was created from Lincoln County in the 1842. It sits in the western portion of the state. The Catawba River Valley was first settled by Germans and Scot-Irish settlers who came to this area in the mid-1700's. This book is not too different from other county history books of this era. With such topics as trade and transportation, labor, farming, politics, and race relations - all important in the development of the county - are carefully discussed. This type of county history book can help one develop ideas or paths to those missing ancestors by showing the customs and traditions of the local residents.

Catawba Nation
Catawba Nation

Author: Thomas J Blumer

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-03-10

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13: 1625844220

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The story of one of the few original Native American communities of the Carolinas, whose rich and fascinating history can be dated back to 2400 BC. While the Catawba once inhabited a large swath of land that covered parts of North and South Carolina, and managed to remain in the Carolinas during the notorious Trail of Tears, most Catawba now live on a reservation in York County, South Carolina. In Catawba Nation, longtime tribal historian Thomas J. Blumer seeks to preserve and present the history of this resilient people. Blumer chronicles Catawba history, such as Hernando de Soto’s meeting with the Lady of Cofitachique, the leadership of Chief James Harris, and the fame of potter Georgia Harris, who won the National Heritage Award for her art. Using an engaging mix of folklore, oral history, and historical records, Blumer weaves an accessible history of the tribe, preserving their story of suffering and survival for future generations.

Catawba Indian Pottery
Catawba Indian Pottery

Author: Thomas J. Blumer

Publisher: University of Alabama Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0817350616

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Traces the craft of pottery making among the Catawba Indians of North Carolina from the late 18th century to the present When Europeans encountered them, the Catawba Indians were living along the river and throughout the valley that carries their name near the present North Carolina-South Carolina border. Archaeologists later collected and identified categories of pottery types belonging to the historic Catawba and extrapolated an association with their protohistoric and prehistoric predecessors. In this volume, Thomas Blumer traces the construction techniques of those documented ceramics to the lineage of their probable present-day master potters or, in other words, he traces the Catawba pottery traditions. By mining data from archives and the oral traditions of contemporary potters, Blumer reconstructs sales circuits regularly traveled by Catawba peddlers and thereby illuminates unresolved questions regarding trade routes in the protohistoric period. In addition, the author details particular techniques of the representative potters—factors such as clay selection, tool use, decoration, and firing techniques—which influence their styles.