BLC featured in 50 FORWARD Loving the way we live Magazine.
See the Spring/Summer 2010 premier issue of this new magazine for the latest
article featuring the Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc.
The article is titled “Abraham Lincoln: North Carolina’s Native Son?” and
explores the roots of Lincoln in Western North Carolina, right here in
Rutherford County.
This new publication is designed with one purpose: “To help our readers—those of
us 50 years old or better—successfully navigate the pleasures, adventures,
issues and challenges that are our lives…” Contact
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The Bostic Lincoln Center is included in
the latest tourism video
Bostic Lincoln Center in StoryCorps
On April 3, 2009, Keith Price (President), Lydia Clontz (Vice-President) and
Louise Layton (Secretary) participated in the NPR-sponsored StoryCorps effort
and recorded the story of the Bostic Lincoln Center, Inc. This recording,
along with thousands of others, will be maintained by the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.C. Find out more details about StoryCorps by using
this link to the StoryCorps website.
See the February 2009 issue of WNC
(Western North Carolina Magazine) for another article featuring the Bostic
Lincoln Center, Inc.
The February 2009 issue of Our State
magazine, features the Bostic Lincoln Center in a story entitled, "The
Museum Doubt Built," by Charles Blackburn, Jr.
Carolina Banker, the
publication of the NC Bankers Association, features the Bostic Lincoln Center as
the cover story and
feature article [PDF] of its Summer 2008 edition.
It begins:
Three former U.S. Presidents - James K. Polk, Andrew Jackson, Andrew
Johnson - were born in North Carolina. However, thanks to the efforts of The
Bostic Lincoln Center (BLC) in Bostic, NC, it may be proven there was a fourth
president with N.C. roots - Abraham Lincoln.
The enthusiastic display of public interest generated significant media
coverage. Some articles of note:
An article on the BLC dedication and grand opening in the News & Observer
(Raleigh, NC) may be found
here.
An audio slideshow produced by the News & Observer may be viewed
here.
An article from the Charlotte (NC) Observer is
here.
An article from the Shelby (NC) Star may be viewed
here.
An article from the Statesville (NC) Record & Landmark article
is
here.
An article from the Fort Wayne (IN) Journal-Gazette is
here.
WBTV reporter Kristen Miranda visited the Bostic Lincoln Center and informed her
viewers about the work of the BLC and Lincoln's origins in North Carolina.
(2/2008)
The Bostic Lincoln Center extends our sincere condolences to the loved ones of
Tom Melton, who passed away February 23, 2008, at the age of 88. [obituary]
[article
in The Shelby Star]
For more than fifty years, Tom was the primary influence keeping alive the local tradition of Abraham Lincoln's Rutherford County birth, and provided the inspiration for the Bostic Lincoln Center.
He was an Emeritus Board Member of the Bostic Lincoln Center and a revered
authority on Lincoln's Carolina origins.
Save The Date! The Bostic Lincoln Center museum dedication is April 12th,
2008!
The BLC thanks the Bostic Town Council and Mayor Mitch Harrill for generously
providing the historic building. Currently being renovated, the building is a
former Bostic town hall and fire station.
The Bostic Lincoln Center co-sponsored a presentation at
Lanier Library in Tryon, NC, on February 19, 2008. Speakers included BLC officers and Jerry Goodnight
(co-author of
The Tarheel Lincoln).
