Archive - Slender Threads / Global Citizens / Public History

Headed to Canada

How little I was taught about it

Jul 15 •

Dusty and Mary Odom: Scotland County Powerhouses in the 1960s, 70s and Beyond

Jul 15 •

Re-uniting A House Divided

Face-to-face Meetings of Braver Angels

Jul 13 •

Severe Down Syndrome in the 1950s: An Older Sister’s Perspective

By Kathy Buie Vance

Jul 10 •

The Lovely Mansion I See In My Mind

Now a shambles. By Kathy Buie Vance

Jul 10 •

Kathy Buie Vance’s Memories of Growing Up in Wagram, in Scotland County, NC Until 1965

Wagram, NC, is a small town (population 840 in 2010) in the southeastern part of North Carolina, located on US Highway #401 between Raeford and…

Jul 9 •

A New Yankee Invasion

sparks questions. Who are we?

Jul 9 •

Why Is Carolina Split Into 2 States?

Two videos explain

Jul 8 •

‘Unlocking the Doors of Opportunity: Rosenwald Schools of North Carolina’

Aviva Kempner’s Rosenwald is the incredible story of Julius Rosenwald, who never finished high school, but rose to become the President of Sears.

Jul 8 •

A Fragile Home on July 4th

Scotland County, NC's search for economic vitality

Jul 2 •

Historian Clint Smith on Juneteenth

Reckoning with the legacy of slavery

Jul 1 •

Flora MacDonald, Scotland’s Trailblazer

National Galleries: “Flora Macdonald (1722-1790) courageously helped Bonnie Prince Charlie escape ‘over the sea to Skye’, a story that is one of…

Jul 1 •

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