The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-04-06

( uItdeFHfoFS IL Is the man OF woman
who is familiar with all the sources Of
Information, and who is pr9ud Of the
county OF his nativity. or 81 his resi-
dence, as the case may be-this is
the person in almost all instances.
who may be counted upor. Ia write
county history in North Carolina
There is one other class, however.
who are in a better position. IN one
respect for perSuirg research in
county history. than the people in any
other class. These are the college
students. at such institutions as the
State University. the State Normal and
Industrial College. Trinity. the Agri-
cultural and Mechncal College. Wake
Forest, and Davidson. The seniore
and the graduate studs ITS. during the
Collegiate year. have at their conn
mand the great wealth OF information
afforded by the libraries Il the Gen.
tiers of learning Furthermore. with
IN easy access, i'll most cases of Rail
eigh, With its steadily accumuiating
store OF information about all the
phases or North Cardinals life. Dur
ing the summer vacation the student
may make an exhaustive study of his
county ecord and bring back to
his college, for rounding into shane
uring the nine months OF the college
, year, the raw materials collected dur
Ing the summer. No more Instructive
or suggestive pieces of historical re-
search could be entrusted to the ad-
vanced student than the writing OF the
: history OF his home county II rs most
earnestly hoped that our professors
OF history IN our institutions of learn
: ing in North Carolina will mire and
more in the future. vary the endless
monotony of sketches of individuals
and accounts of single moveuentsi
S by assigning the writing o. the coun-
e t yhistory to certain of their advanced
students. Under proper guidance
e and control, the story of the county
e might be s%uccinctly told in $1,000
words. Such county histories would
It be constructed in the light of ne
IS most advanced methods of historical
al research, under the guidance of his
st torical authorities and experts.
10 l am most anxious to obtain the
~ following information: How many
&c histories of North Carolina counties
eS have been written, and OF what coun-
r ties? How many sketches of parts
st of county history, covering only a
of limited period of time have been
in written, and what are they2
ne For the benefit OF the committee at
ST work upon his problem. / new make
the following appeal to the public:
Ell Please send to me at the earliest pos
IT, sible moment, the actual volume ot
os. any county history, or in lieu of that
III the title and name of the author ol
any county history or any sketch o.
* a county for a certain period OF time
ne which may be known to you. This
IN appeal is addressed to the public
-of generally, but in especial to local his
~torians and Investigators, to prom
IN inent citizens, men and women, VIII
are concerned for the preservation
OF of their county's history and to tn
ces authors of the works and sketches i
ltq question.
III This appeal is addressed to you, tn
hS, aoInr THIS Al L. NC VHIVt Jr ,tnr
ticular, L would make the earnest re
icy quest that sketches of local histor
,,uI published in local newspapers b
one sent in also. 1t goes without sayin
Idl that anyone who does not have sue
sketches and articles in his possess
de. ion hnt knows the wh~ereabout .
I'll such articles and sketches-that
the where they appeared and when-wi
confer a great favor upon the com
les mittee if he will only write to me an
es- give me the fullest possible informa
of ton
SIS THE photographers Manual {
rel American History, compiled by 7. ]
us Bradford and edited by s. V. Renkel
purports to give an account of a
State, Territory, town and county hi
tories relating to the United States
North America, with verbatim copi.
zeal - +ha;r +;+,oS etn have not ha
access to this work, in five volume
zee which may contain titles with whic
7 In I am not familiar. In his "A Seie
in P;hrooranhv of North Carolina"
357, list of books of schools.
liar braries, and amateurs, by Stephen
l1ch Weeks, are found the following
IN ties under County History and Top
oer- graphy." This list, which is very i
est comrIete. 40 far as CONVEYING a go
hes rect idea of what has actually be.
the ACCOMPLISHED in the writing Of c0u
al ty histories in North Carolina. is co
For fessaaly limited to books which m;
tted be purchased for school libraries. L
y III list fellows:
tant .,a,arcau hv Misc G " Sfoc
aust ,~1 1o0o mn 1870
all ~ratavha bv George w. T3ah
oio- 1911.pp.3a5.
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