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Monday, November 18

Mecklenburg County and Charlotte in the Colonial Era

Native Americans, Scots-Irish, African Americans and Germans lived in colonial Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The presentation looks at the origins, histories, settlement patterns, and interaction of these groups. Developments in the area and across the colonies led to the founding of Mecklenburg County and the town of Charlotte.

 

A native of London, Dr. Hugh Dussek is a professor of history at Central Piedmont in Charlotte, North Carolina. He holds a Ph.D. in history from Union Institute & University and serves on the Board of Trustees for The Charlotte Museum of History. Hugh has given presentations on colonial and revolutionary history for the “Trail of History” television series on WTVI.

Tuesday, February 4

A Relentless Spirit, Catharine Ladd, Southern Educator, Entrepreneur and Author, 1808-1899

Catharine Stratton Ladd was inspired by meeting the Marquis de Lafayette as a teenager. In her life she educated hundreds of young women, pushed the boundaries of women’s rights, helped revitalize her community of Winnsboro, SC, published her political and social opinions in newspapers and wrote poetry and fiction for national magazines.

Pat Veasey will tell how she researched and wrote this biography of Catharine Ladd and will sell and sign copies of the book. Winnsboro was burned in 1865 so Pat had to reconstruct Catherine’s life through two decades of searching public records; descendants’ memorabilia and objects; museum collections; and historical records.  She has published numerous articles and papers, received a Fellowship from the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts (MESDA) and has written an article for MESDA on Catherine Ladd’s husband, itinerant portrait artist, George Ladd.

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