Mission Statement:

"To advance through research, education and symposia, an increased public awareness of the Cape Fear region's unique history."

Cape Fear Historical Institute

 

Board of Directors

2011-2012

 

Dr. Kearney Smith

Writer, Poet, Distinguished Professor of English.

Burnsville, North Carolina
Chair

Dr. Thomas Minsel

Director, Nathaniel Macon Institute

Greensboro, North Carolina

Vice-Chair

Dr. John Humphries

Retired Professor of the Humanities

Wilmington, North Carolina

Secretary-Treasurer

Dr. Clyde N. Wilson

Distinguished Author and Professor of History,

University of South Carolina; Editor, John C. Calhoun Papers

Columbia, South Carolina

Dr. Robert Rand

Nuclear Engineer, Logician and Writer

Wilmington, North Carolina

Hank Estep

Civic Leader and Cultural Activist

Wilmington, North Carolina

Dr. Timothy R. Wyatt

Historian, Geotechnical Engineer, Environmental Law.

Stoneville, North Carolina

Alexander McAllister Cheek

Historian of Southern Culture and Heritage.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

 

I n s t i t u t e   A d m i n i s t r a t i o n:

Bernhard Thuersam

Wilmington, North Carolina
Executive Director

Michael L. Truex

Research/Transcription

Amy Sue Williamson

Scholarship Intern