North Carolina
Triad Quakers celebrate 350th anniversary of Quakerism’s arrival in North Carolina
GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — This yr, Quakers are celebrating the 350th anniversary of Quakerism in North Carolina. Whereas their numbers have diminished, Quakerism has had a continued presence within the state each bodily, in addition to in its historical past.
“George Fox actually started preaching and gathering folks within the 1650’s in England,” stated Gwen Gosney Erickson, Quaker Archivist and Particular Collections Librarian at Guilford Faculty.
In 1672, Fox landed in North Carolina after visiting some northern states and making his means down the east coast.
“We all know from his journal that he was within the Albemarle area, he describes the swamps and encounters with Native Individuals,” Gosney Erickson defined.
Fox got here throughout a Quaker household that was already within the state, however his go to attracted much more folks to the denomination.
“North Carolina was form of rather more form of frontier hinterlands and famous in historic data of a bunch of pretty irreligious of us,” Gosney Erickson added.
As Gosney Erickson defined, Quakerism, or “The Society of Pals,” believes in priesthood of all believers, and equality and direct entry to God’s teachings.
“Additionally acknowledged items of ministry from girls in addition to males, which was very controversial on the time, would nonetheless be controversial in quite a lot of denominations right now,” she stated.
The denomination can be well-known for its perception of not devaluing human life.
“Coming to a passivist perception of claiming if there’s that of God in everybody, then we wish to act with kindness and understanding in the direction of everybody,” Gosney Erickson stated.
At first, Gosney Erickson detailed, there have been no clear statements in opposition to slavery in Quakerism. She added some Quakers had been main slaveowners. Because the a long time handed, nevertheless, that started to alter.
“That led to – a few century later – some extra widespread modifications of really then turning into a extra abolitionist religion custom,” she stated.
As Quakerism took maintain, households moved westward. Notably, to Guilford County, the place the Spiritual Society of Pals established a co-educational boarding faculty. Initially for Quakers, it accepted non-Quaker college students by 1841, earlier than it rechartered as Guilford Faculty in 1888.
The positioning would come to be often known as a primary cease on the Underground Railroad.
“You will discover notices that enslavers would submit, saying ‘we suspect they went to New Backyard,’ as a result of they knew that this was a spot that individuals may search out,” Gosney Erickson added.
As wars had been fought within the space, some Quakers determined to combat, regardless of their passivist methods.
“The area people was impacted by these battles, whether or not they had been engaged in struggle straight or not,” Gosney Erickson stated.
The denomination has modified over time. In Greensboro alone, Gosney Erickson says Quakers can worship in additional conventional kinds, and there are different Quaker churched which appear similar to different Protestant providers.
Probably the most notable modifications is the place Quakerism has reached modern-day prominence.
“The biggest worldwide populations of Quakers at the moment are in Africa and Latin America,” Gosney Erickson stated.
Whereas, when in comparison with different denominations Quakerism remains to be comparatively younger, Gosney Erickson believes its willingness to alter will serve it effectively sooner or later.
“It’s survived for 350 years,” she stated. “It’s not the identical, however we’ll proceed to remix and deal with the world’s wants as it could see.”
The NC Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024 results for each game:
Winning Lucky For Life numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
07-11-14-26-48, Lucky Ball: 15
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Winning Pick 3 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
Day: 2-7-2, Fireball: 8
Evening: 8-0-3, Fireball: 9
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Winning Pick 4 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
Day: 3-1-6-5, Fireball: 8
Evening: 6-9-0-6, Fireball: 9
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Winning Cash 5 numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
02-12-20-22-29
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Winning Double Play numbers from Nov. 24 drawing
07-19-21-31-35
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All North Carolina Lottery retailers will redeem prizes up to $599.
For prizes over $599, winners can submit winning tickets through the mail or in person at North Carolina Lottery Offices. By mail, send a prize claim form, your signed lottery ticket, copies of a government-issued photo ID and social security card to: North Carolina Education Lottery, P.O. Box 41606, Raleigh, NC 27629. Prize claims less than $600 do not require copies of photo ID or a social security card.
To submit in person, sign the back of your ticket, fill out a prize claim form and deliver the form, along with your signed lottery ticket and government-issued photo ID and social security card to any of these locations:
- Asheville Regional Office & Claim Center: 16-G Regent Park Blvd., Asheville, NC 28806, 877-625-6886 press #1. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Greensboro Regional Office & Claim Center: 20A Oak Branch Drive, Greensboro, NC 27407, 877-625-6886 press #2. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Charlotte Regional Office & Claim Center: 5029-A West W. T. Harris Blvd., Charlotte, NC 28269-1861, 877-625-6886 press #3. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- NC Lottery Headquarters: Raleigh Claim Center & Regional Office, 2728 Capital Blvd., Suite 144, Raleigh, NC 27604, 877-625-6886 press #4. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes of any amount.
- Greenville Regional Office & Claim Center: 2790 Dickinson Avenue, Suite A, Greenville, NC 27834, 877-625-6886 press #5. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
- Wilmington Regional Office & Claim Center: 123 North Cardinal Drive Extension, Suite 140, Wilmington, NC 28405, 877-625-6886 press #6. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. This office can cash prizes up to $99,999.
Check previous winning numbers and payouts at https://nclottery.com/.
When are the North Carolina Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 10:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 11 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 10:38 p.m. daily.
- Pick 3, 4: 3:00 p.m. and 11:22 p.m. daily.
- Cash 5: 11:22 p.m. daily.
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North Carolina
Ustby, Donarski lead No. 16 North Carolina women over Villanova 53-36 in Battle 4 Atlantis semifinal
Associated Press
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Alyssa Ustby and Lexi Donarski scored 14 points apiece, and Ustby added 14 rebounds to lead No. 16 North Carolina to a 53-36 victory over Villanova in a semifinal game at the Women’s Battle 4 Atlantis on Sunday.
The Tar Heels (5-1) play Indiana in the championship game on Monday. The Hoosiers upset No. 18 Baylor 73-65 in Sunday’s first semifinal.
Ustby made 6 of 8 shots from the floor with a 3-pointer for North Carolina on the way to her first double-double of the season. Donarski hit 6 of 10 shots with a pair of 3-pointers.
Maddie Webber led the Wildcats (4-2) with 12 points on 4-for-7 shooting from beyond the arc. Lara Edmanson pitched in with 11 points and seven rebounds.
The Tar Heels held Villonova’s leading scorer Jasmine Bascoe to two points after she came in averaging 16.6 per game. Bascoe missed all seven of her shots — three from distance — and made 2 of 4 at the free-throw line.
Ustby had seven points and Donarski scored five to guide the Tar Heels to a 17-7 lead after one quarter.
Donarski scored five more in the third quarter to help North Carolina turn a 30-18 lead at halftime into a 44-23 advantage heading to the final period.
North Carolina shot 40% from the floor, made 5 of 17 from beyond the arc (29.4%) and 4 of 6 at the foul line.
Villanova shot 23.5% overall but made 5 of 18 from distance (27.8%) and 7 of 10 free throws.
The Tar Heels scored 15 points off of 21 Villanova turnovers. They turned it over 14 times but it led to only three points for the Wildcats.
North Carolina outscored Villanova 30-14 in the paint and never trailed.
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North Carolina
People gather for NC Museum of History's annual American Indian Heritage Celebration in Raleigh
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — November is Native American Heritage Month, and it’s a time to celebrate the traditions and cultures of the many Native American communities across North Carolina.
On Friday and Saturday, the North Carolina Museum of History held its annual American Indian Heritage Celebration. People learned about Native American history through live performances, food, art, storytelling and more.
Since the history museum is closed for renovation, the celebration was held at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences.
“Our songs, our dances, our stories, our language–it’s all medicine to us,” Community Programs Coordinator of NC Museum of History Kaya Littleturtle said at last year’s celebration. “Medicine is anything that makes you well be it physical, spiritual, emotional, all those things are medicine. We hope is that people come out here and they learn about those things, to help uplift us as a people. We hope that it inspires them to go get engaged with things to help uplift them as a people.
This was the 29th year of the celebration.
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