When Jim Hunt burst onto the political scene in North Carolina 40 years ago, his relentless energy and his boundless optimism about North Carolina stood out. The four-term former Governor may be older and grayer as he nears his 76th birthday but the drive, energy and optimism remain. The word “retirement” remains foreign. Yes, 12 years ago he left the [...]
Can speaking multiple languages increase brain power in the elderly? It’s a fact that bilingual children have more brainpower than kids who grow up speaking only one language, and now neuroscientists say “yes.” Bilingualism appears to protect against dementia and Alzheimer’s disease. A recent study at York University found a later onset of dementia in bilingual patients than in monolingual [...]
By Brad Allen, President and Executive Director of Senior Games Though the author of the adage is unknown, it is a fact that “You don’t quit playing because you grow old; you grow old because you stop playing”! In fact, healthy aging is just “par for the course” for over 60,000 year-round participants in the nation’s largest senior Olympic-style program, [...]
The late Dr. Gene Cohen was known as the go-to expert on the mature brain and its lifelong capacity for learning and creativity. In a national three-year study, he found that older adults participating in professionally conducted arts programs used less medication, had fewer visits to the doctor, experienced an elevated mood, showed an increase in the level of [...]
Art in Clay: Masterworks of North Carolina Earthenware, organized by Old Salem Museums & Gardens, showcases nearly 200 objects made by Piedmont Potters which will be on view at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh through Sunday, September 1. “For many years the Moravians who settled in what is now Forsyth County were credited with producing all of the [...]
“…on the first day of January… all persons held as slaves within any State, or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” — signed by President Abraham Lincoln, Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, September 22, 1862. The Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, one of the most significant [...]
In commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War in North Carolina, the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh is presenting a three-part exhibit series titled North Carolina and the Civil War. Part two of the Civil War Exhibit series, North Carolina and the Civil War: The Raging Storm, 1863, opened November 4 at the North Carolina Museum of History [...]
The N.C. Museum of History Foundation presented its first Philanthropy Awards, recognizing outstanding contributions by individuals and organizations, during a November 13 event at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Julia Jones Daniels and Frank A. Daniels, Jr., of Raleigh received individual Philanthropy Awards, and the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Foundation received the corporate Philanthropy Award. “Our first [...]
When 43 members of the Sisterhood of Miss North Carolina gathered in Raleigh for the 75th anniversary of the Miss North Carolina pageant, it was a celebration of achievement as well as comeliness. Newly crowned Arlie Honeycutt joins the Sisterhood of 57 Miss North Carolinas duringthe 75th anniversary celebration. Lenn Long Photography The eldest among them, and still stunning, was [...]
By: Dr. Jim Clark, English Professor Emeritus, NCSU Writings from Life – Dr. Jim Clark, widely known for his scholarship in folklore and literature, is shown above, standing with Winnie Apperson, Springmoor librarian, and five members of his writing workshop, who are seated, left to right: Barbara Hunsley, Phyllis Johnson, Elmer Johnson, Dorothy Rutledge, and Kitty Munn. A sampling [...]
