Patrick Dollar Acknowledged with the Martha Ransley Staff Service Award

The University Libraries Staff Service Award was established in 1997 upon the retirement of Martha Ransley, former Head of the Circulation Department, “To recognize and reward members of the SHRA Libraries Staff who provide outstanding leadership and service in furthering the accomplishment of the mission of the Libraries to provide service to students, faculty, staff and members of the community which the University serves.

Beth Ann Koelsch Takes Leave

Beth Ann Koelsch, the curator of the Women Veterans Historical Project, will be taking a leave for the fall 2021 semester to conduct research about the experiences of American Servicewomen stationed in South England during the World Wars.

Erin Lawrimore and Colleagues Publish Book

University Archivist and Associate Professor Erin Lawrimore has co-authored a book titled North Carolina Triad Beer: A History. From the book’s description: Now centered on Greensboro, Winston-Salem and High Point, the Triad was home to one of North Carolina’s earliest brewery operations in the Moravian community of Bethabara. Easy access by rail and then highways attracted national breweries, and starting in the 1960s, the region began producing beer for companies like Miller and Schlitz. The passage of the “Pop the Cap” legislation led to an explosion of craft beer and brewpubs, and in 2019, three of the top five producing craft breweries in North Carolina were anchored in the area. Local beer historians Richard Cox, David Gwynn and Erin Lawrimore narrate the history of the Triad brewing industry, from early Moravian communities to the operators of nineteenth-century saloons and from Big Beer factories to modern craft breweries. This book is an extension of Well Crafted NC, a research project focused on documenting this history of beer and brewing in North Carolina. North Carolina Triad Beer: A History is part of The History Press’s American Palate series, and will be available for purchase on July 19, 2021.

End of Prohibition Celebrated in Asheboro!

As part of a larger event celebrating the anniversary of the end of Prohibition in Asheboro (an event discussed in the book!), the Well Crafted NC will have an exhibit and copies of the book on hand at Four Saints Brewing Company in Asheboro on Thursday, July 29th. The celebration begins at 4pm, and a special beer history themed trivia will take place at 7pm.  Four Saints Brewing Company is located at 218 South Fayetteville Street, Asheboro.