COMPANY HISTORIES

Company and organizational histories mark anniversaries, celebrate accomplishments, communicate core values and strengthen customer confidence. They also preserve institutional memory, chronicle struggles and victories and celebrate the men and women who have taken part in key events. Executives, employees and retirees often enjoy reflecting on their part in their company’s history and find it leads to new insights about their work and a greater sense of connection. Senior officers and employees are gratified to know that the wisdom and experience they have accumulated will be preserved for the benefit of those who follow.

Recent projects include:

Hickory Springs Manufacturing Company, Hickory, N.C.

Researched and wrote a book-length history of this family-owned furniture supply company. Hickory Springs: Sixty Years, 1944-2004 was published in 2004.

Wake County Bar Association, Raleigh, N.C.

With a co-author, researched and wrote a book on the history of the legal profession in Wake County. Capital Lawyers: A Legacy of Leadership was published in 2004.

WakeMed, Raleigh, N.C.

Conducted a series of 25 in-depth tape-recorded interviews with executives, medical professionals and others connected with the history of this hospital system.

Beta Theta Pi, Chapel Hill, N.C.

Compiled a brief history of this fraternity’s Eta chapter at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.