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Category: Stories & Tips

Bad news…good news

5 Jan 20225 Mar 2022 The Carolina Nerd

Bad news…Good news I have several new projects in the works for 2022 and will not have time to update the Con calendars. However, there is a great online resource that provides the same information Check out Southern Fandom for Read More …

North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & Tips

South Mountains State Park (Burke County, NC)

27 May 201927 May 2019 The Carolina Nerd
South Mountains State Park

There is a North Carolina State Park tucked away in the mountains just off the Old Hwy 18 road near Connelly Springs, NC. Some friends and I decided to visit it this past Sunday. From the South Mountains State Park Read More …

North Carolina, Stories & Tips, TravelHiking, North Carolina, State Park, Travel, Waterfall

Dry Falls, near Highlands, NC

21 May 201927 May 2019 The Carolina Nerd
Dry Falls, NC

I visited Dry Falls, aka Upper Cullasaja Falls, near Highlands, NC earlier this month. Located in the Nantahala National Forest, it is a scenic 65-foot waterfall, accessible by a foot path. The path leads behind the falls to allow a Read More …

North Carolina, Stories & Tips, TravelNational Forest, North Carolina, Scenic, Waterfall

Digitize old home movies – before it’s too late…

8 Apr 201710 Feb 2018 The Carolina Nerd
Ervin Family Old Home Movies 16mm

In 1932, Eastman Kodak released an 8mm film specifically designed for home movies. It was a filmstrip eight millimeters wide and available on small reels. The film was fragile, subject to easy breakage and damage from the usual suspects – Read More …

Historical, South Carolina, Stories & Tips8mm, vhs, video

100th Anniversaries – Cheerwine (NC) and Duke’s Mayonnaise (SC)

10 Mar 201730 Jan 2020 The Carolina Nerd
Duke's Mayo 100th Anniversary

2017 is the 100th Anniversary for two popular Carolina-born products. Eugenia Thomas Duke began making sandwiches in 1917 for Greenville, South Carolina area textile mills and soldiers at nearby Camp Sevier during WWI.  Her sandwiches, featuring homemade spreads, became a Read More …

Historical, North Carolina, South Carolina, Stories & TipsCarolina, Food, mayonnaise, soft drinks

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