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Connecting the Docs is a podcast from the State Archives of North Carolina. Our archivists use archival materials to bring you fascinating, true stories from around the Old North State. Sometimes archival records solve a puzzle, and other times, they start one.
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Thursday Oct 17, 2019
Thursday Oct 17, 2019
“Frankie Silver: A Woman Hanged” is the story of a gruesome death, prisoner disguise and escape, and the eventual hanging of a young woman found guilty of murdering her husband in 1831. Episode 1, host Andrea Gabriel talks with archivists Chris Meekins and Debbie Blake as they introduce the characters, time and place, and circumstances of the crime.
Special guest: NY Times best-seller, Sharyn McCrumb (http://www.sharynmccrumb.com/)
See the documents mentioned in the episode at the State Archives of North Carolina's History For All the People blog.
Friday Aug 30, 2019
Friday Aug 30, 2019
We are excited to announce a forthcoming podcast from the State Archives of North Carolina. "Connecting the Docs" will use archival materials to introduce listeners to fascinating and true stories from around the Old North State. The theme of our first season is "Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem." Stay tuned!
In the meantime, here's a link to the State Archives Blog, "History for all the People."