Remembering Raleigh

Remembering Raleigh by Dusty Wescott and Kenneth E. Peters

By the late nineteenth century, the city of Raleigh was a vibrant cultural center of the Southeast. Through changing fortunes, the city has continued to grow and prosper by overcoming adversity and maintaining the strong, independent culture of its citizens.

With a selection of fine historic images from their best-selling Historic Photos of Raleigh-Durham, Dusty Wescott and Kenneth E. Peters provide a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of Raleigh. Remembering Raleigh captures this journey through still photography selected from the finest archives. From the city’s earliest days to recent times, Remembering Raleigh follows life, government, education, and events throughout the city’s history.

This volume captures unique and rare scenes through the lens of more than a hundred historic photographs. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate historic events and everyday life of two centuries of people building a unique and prosperous city.

Dusty Wescott has lived most of his life in the Raleigh and Durham areas. He is a 23-year museum professional serving in both a natural science museum as an exhibit designer and fabricator and in a local history museum as curator. He is currently working with the North Carolina Museum of History. He holds a bachelor of science degree in biology from Appalachian State University and has a wife and two children.

Kenneth E. Peters (right) is an educator, historian, and visual artist. He earned a bachelors degree in art history and studio arts from the University of Maryland and a master of arts in legal and ethical studies from the University of Baltimore. Moving to Raleigh in 1999, Peters served as the Director of Education and Outreach at the Raleigh City Museum until 2006. He now serves as an educational interpreter at Historic Oak View County Park.

Paperback, 134 pages