Surnames can reveal much about your family history, but they can also be a minefield of misinformation. By Paul Blake. Twenty members of the public describe what spurred them on to discover more ...

In 1956, Burgwyn sat on the Selection Committee for the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association’s Sir Walter ...

New archaeological work began on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s (UNC) New East ...

The term mental hygiene has a long history in the United States, having first been used by William Sweetzer in 1843. After the Civil War, which increased concern about the effects of unsanitary ...