• Faith and Freedom: Exploring the Colonial Baptist Records of North Carolina

  Unearthing NC Roots of the Revolution Written by Shannon Bothwell, SCA Volunteer The search for political self-determination and religious liberty motivated many immigrants to the British North American colonies in the 17th and 18th centuries. While each of the Thirteen Colonies had a unique mixture of cultural, political, and environmental influences, most of the colonies […]

• Uncover the Mystery: The Tarot Reader Book Event with Finley Turner

  Uncover the Mystery: The Tarot Reader Book Event with Finley Turner Thursday, October 29, 4:00-6:00p.m. Special Collections & Archives Research Room (ZSR Library Room 625) Join us in Special Collections & Archives at ZSR Library on Thursday, October 29 from 4-6pm, for an enchanting evening celebrating alumnus author Finley Turner’s latest psychological thriller, The Tarot…

  

• Mapping the Revolution: Cartography and Colonialism in 18th century North America

  Join us for an in-depth and up-close look at colonial and revolutionary era maps! This event will include a tour of the Special Collections and Archives exhibit, Reading the Revolution: Print Culture in 18th Century America, along with additional cartographic materials from the 17th and 18th centuries. Exhibit curator and Special Collections Librarian Megan Mulder […]

• Wake Up to Zines: Celebrating Zines & Zine Pedagogy at Wake Forest – A Recap!

  On Friday, April 24th, the campus community came together to explore the intersection of independent publishing, student agency, and radical pedagogy in the two part event “Wake Up To Zines.” Sponsored by the Dr. Samuel T. Gladding Fund, which vitalizes humanities programming at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library, and the Program for Leadership and Character’s […]

• George Washington’s Mount Vernon, a Women’s Crusade and the Biblical Recorder

  The beloved home of George Washington almost slipped away from American tradition when the death of his great nephew who had inherited the farm and house at Mount Vernon left a desperate widow, Jane Washington, trying to sell the first presidential home in our country’s history. It was in derelict condition and in dire need […]

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