Gwynn Thayer

Feb 19, 2024

Exploring the Impact of the Hog Industry in North Carolina through Oral History (Part III of III)

As part of their Spring 2023 HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History course, Public History MA students, Fran Fleming and Emma Eubank, took oral histories from Joey and Matthew Carter, members of a prominent family in the Duplin County hog industry, as they explored the impact of the hog industry on North Carolina. 

Feb 19, 2024

Exploring the Impact of the Hog Industry in North Carolina through Oral History (Part II of III)

As part of their Spring 2023 HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History course, Public History MA students, Miracle Johnson and DeLayne Jolly, attended a community meeting of the organization REACH (Rural Empowerment Association for Community Help) in Duplin County as to learn more about the impact of the hog industry on North Carolina. 

Feb 19, 2024

Exploring the Impact of the Hog Industry in North Carolina through Oral History (Part I of III)

As part of their Spring 2023 HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History course, Public History MA students, Nay Achkar and Jordan Jenkins, took oral histories from Rick Dove of Waterkeeper Alliances and Tom Butler of Butler Farms as they explored the impact of the hog industry on North Carolina. 

Sep 12, 2022

Dr. Gwynn Thayer to Teach Oral History

Dr. Gwynn Thayer, Associate Head and Chief Curator of NC State’s Special Collections Research Center and Faculty Affiliate in the History Department, will teach HI 533: Theory and Practice of Oral History in Spring 2023.