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Close to Home: North Carolina
Winter 2022 |
The North Carolina Collection of the Forsyth County Public Library houses a broad range of non-circulating resources to suit your research needs. The room contains a wealth of local, state and federal information as well as archived issues of newspapers and magazines. Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with your project, whether you are an experienced researcher or just getting started. For help with questions about North Carolina, local history, or genealogy, please come visit us on the second floor of the Central Library in Winston-Salem, NC or call 336-703-3070 during regular business hours. |
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Woodsmoke
by Wayne Caldwell
Woodsmoke is a poetry collection that renders the experience of living out life in a single, exquisite place-"in the shadow of the mountain my father said was mother to us all"-the Pisgah Forest in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. Wayne Caldwell, author of the novel Catalooche, brings us the waning days of Posey Green, who cuts his own firewood, looks after himself, and tends to the land where his wife Birdie and her people are buried. Posey's colloquial narrative poetry is presented as found verse, conjured from Posey's internal musings-and these poems alternate with those of a new neighbor, a sympathetic female poet who observes Posey and his surroundings and creates a more formal poetic record of his days.
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The book charmer
by Karen Hawkins
Sarah Dove is no ordinary bookworm. To her, books live, breathe, and sometimes even speak. As the librarian in her quaint Southern town of Dove Pond, her gift helps place every book in the hands of the perfect reader. Recently, however, the books have been whispering about something out of the ordinary: the arrival of a displaced city girl named Grace Wheeler.
If the books are right, Grace could be the savior Dove Pond desperately needs. The problem is, Grace wants little to do with the town or its quirky residents—Sarah chief among them. But with a bit of urging, and the help of an especially wise book, will Grace ultimately embrace the challenge to rescue her charmed new community?
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Big Lies in a Small Town
by Diane Chamberlain
North Carolina, 2018:
Morgan Christopher's life has been derailed. Taking the fall for a crime she did not commit, her dream of a career in art is put on hold—until a mysterious visitor makes her an offer that will get her released from prison immediately. Her assignment: restore an old post office mural in a sleepy southern town. Morgan knows nothing about art restoration, but desperate to be free, she accepts. What she finds under the layers of grime is a painting that tells the story of madness, violence, and a conspiracy of small town secrets.
North Carolina, 1940:
Anna Dale, an artist from New Jersey, wins a national contest to paint a mural for the post office in Edenton, North Carolina. Alone in the world and in great need of work, she accepts. But what she doesn't expect is to find herself immersed in a town where prejudices run deep, where people are hiding secrets behind closed doors, and where the price of being different might just end in murder.
What happened to Anna Dale? Are the clues hidden in the decrepit mural? Can Morgan overcome her own demons to discover what exists beneath the layers of lies?
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All the little hopes
by Leah Weiss
Deep in the tobacco land of North Carolina, nothing's been the same since the boys shipped off to war and worry took their place. Thirteen-year-old Lucy Brown is precocious and itching for adventure. Then Allie Bert Tucker wanders into town, an outcast with a puzzling past, and Lucy figures the two of them can solve any curious crime they find—just like her hero, Nancy Drew.
Their chance comes when a man goes missing, a woman stops speaking, and an eccentric gives the girls a mystery to solve that takes them beyond the ordinary. Their quiet town, seasoned with honeybees and sweet tea, becomes home to a Nazi prisoner-of-war camp. More men go missing. And together, the girls embark on a journey to discover if we ever really know who the enemy is.
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African American Genealogy Learn about the unique types of records used in African American genealogy and discover research methods to help you find ancestors in this free program. Genealogy starter kits and resources page will be provided.
Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center
Tuesday, Feb. 1 @ 6 p.m. 1110 East Seventh Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
To register, contact the Malloy/Jordan East Winston Heritage Center at (336) 703-2950. Attendance is limited to 15 people. Central Library Computer Learning Center (in person & virtual) Tuesday, Feb. 8 @ 6 p.m. 660 West Fifth St., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101
To register, contact Grace May at maygm@forsyth.cc or (336) 703-3075. Attendance is limited to five people in-person. Clemmons Branch Library Tuesday, Feb. 22 @ 6 p.m. 6365 James Street, Clemmons, NC 27012
To register, contact Chris Kennedy at kennedcj@forsyth.cc or (336) 703-2922. Attendance is limited to 15 people in-person. Carver School Road Branch Library Thursday, Mar. 3 @ 6 p.m. 4915 Lansing Dr., Winston-Salem, N.C. 27105
To register, contact Grace May at maygm@forsyth.cc or (336) 703-3075. Attendance is limited to 10 people. |
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Genetic Genealogy
DNA testing is a great tool to use in genealogy. Learn about different types of genealogy testing and how it can help you with your research. Reynolda Manor Branch Library
Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m.
2839 Fairlawn Dr., Winston-Salem, NC 27106
To register, contact Staci Falkowitz at falkowsz@forsyth.cc or (336) 703-2962. Attendance limited to 15 people. |
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Central Library Auditorium
Undesign the Redline, an interactive exhibit sponsored by The Winston-Salem Foundation, looks at the history of racism and inequality as it played out in neighborhoods, nationally and in Winston-Salem. Undesign the Redline will be on display through Nov. 14 during Central Library's operating hours. The exhibit was created by Designing the We. |
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Virtual Genealogy Help Monday - Friday between 10 - 11 a.m. and 2 - 3 p.m.
Virtual Program with ZoomChasing after family secrets? Let us help you catch them. Schedule a virtual appointment with a librarian to help you do your genealogy. Use this link to schedule a virtual genealogy help session using Zoom. Use the calendar on the bottom right of the page to select the date and time. We recommend that you download Zoom before the appointment. Appointments will be available Monday through Friday from 10 -11 a.m. and 2 - 3 p.m. Appointments will last for approximately 60 minutes. If you have any problems scheduling, please call us at 336-703-3070. If you need help using a genealogical database and do not have a library card, you'll need to get a library card. You can apply for a virtual library card for online resources by filling out the Online Library Card Registration. Please allow 1-2 business days to fully process your request. |
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