Category Archives: Current Events

NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION SESQUICENTENNIAL LECTURE SERIES

Posted on April 26, 2012 by Fort Fisher Chapter

On Saturday, April 28 the North Carolina Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy Sesquicentennial Lecture Series will present author Jack E. Fryar, Jr. on the 1862 Yellow Fever Epidemic in the Wilmington area.  This lecture is free and … Continue reading →

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N.C. marks sesquicentennial of secession

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Gayle Tabor

I thought this was a very interesting article in the Wilmington Star News today – May 19, 2011 – by Ben Steelman. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. One hundred fifty years ago, on May 20, … Continue reading →

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United Daughters of the Confederacy welcome guests to their Virginia headquarters

Posted on April 17, 2011 by Fort Fisher Chapter

From the Richmond Dispatch

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Christmas in Dixie

Posted on December 17, 2010 by Fort Fisher Chapter

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Refuting Olberman’s Rant Against the South

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Fort Fisher Chapter

Keith Olberman, not content to spout out ignorance in the political arena, has not put his two cents into Southern history. In a recent editorial, arrogantly titled “Commemorating 150 Years of Treason”, Olberman went on a six-minute rant against the Sesquicentennial events throughout the South in general and the Secession Ball in South Carolina in particular. Continue reading →

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