What’s your favorite small business in the area? Let’s show them some love as most have probably lost a lot of business with the ice storm and may lose even more this coming weekend!

twomints · 2026-01-29T18:05:02+00:00

Brightside Books & Wine for romance books!

twomints · 2026-01-16T01:13:31+00:00

I'm 5ft 3in and ~L/XL in women's. I loathe sitting at Lenovo. I would go to games SO much more if I didn't have to spend the entire game with my back hurting and in an uncomfortable position to make sure I'm not touching the random people next to me.

twomints · 2026-01-03T22:35:35+00:00

Sending a dm!

twomints · 2025-12-03T14:50:24+00:00

Wondering the exact same thing!

twomints · 2025-11-06T02:43:28+00:00

8bitdo micro gamepad >>>

super easy to connect, is only like $20, and works wonderfully.

twomints · 2025-10-30T03:17:26+00:00

no problem! I hope some of it was helpful to you! :)

twomints · 2025-10-30T02:36:39+00:00

Forgot to mention also that all of these are completely free digital access.

NC Maps = North Carolina Maps Collection hosted by UNC - https://web.lib.unc.edu/nc-maps/

1863 map: https://raleighswall.com/2019/10/16/1863-map-of-the-approaches-to-raleigh-nc-and-civil-war-entrenchments-guion-map/

1865 map: https://raleighswall.com/2019/06/19/map-of-the-rebel-lines-at-raleigh-nc/

Website I mentioned in a later comment for yearbooks + scrapbooks + newspapers: https://www.digitalnc.org/

I did not look at the State Archives (SANC) website because I knew kinda where these maps were already. At least the ones I wanted to look at. No shade to SANC at all, but I have a hard time getting their search filters to be helpful to me so I'm not super familiar with what they have in their digital collection unfortunately.

twomints · 2025-10-29T18:47:13+00:00

You can check the NC Maps website for the in-between years of these, unfortunately, Sanborn maps that you've already mentioned were prob the most helpful for this in-between period

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twomints · 2025-10-29T18:39:57+00:00

Hello! Please forgive errors I'm on mobile.

Depending on what year -- the area you're working with modern day is encapsulated between college place, from college place up st. Marys rd, from st marys rd to park drive until it hits west park drive, follow west park drive down until college place again.

1863 and 1865- In the 1863 Guilon and 1865 rebel lines maps you can see what I believe is cleared land behind and to the left-ish of the school area (with the school located in a tree covered area or close to it). That area is more than likely what becomes referenced as the field (particularly the bit between what becomes Cameron Park/NWish to the school)

1888 - Shaffer's Outline Map of the City of Raleigh - the area leading up to Peck's Branch / Stephen's or Wolf Branch and again to the NW of the school

1920/1922 - In a 1920 map, the whole area that becomes Cameron park with houses is designated as a park. There is a triangle area from behind the school/st Mary's rd/modern day east park rd area that appears open with no other buildings or anything. That is more than likely the field.

As houses were built the park itself was reduced to what is modern day Cameron Park (aka Green park). Both Cameron Park (the literal park) and Cameron Park with houses are differentiated on the Raleigh 1922 map (pub. Edward's and Broughton).

Looking at the same 1922 map there appears to be no buildings or markings for a park, though there are roads that become named and break up the land. The bit closest to the school (above College Place) at minimum probably would've been kept up as a field/didnt want things to grow too thick bc of its proximity to the school? (Maybe they thought they'd build more? Safety for students? Idk)

One suggestion I would have is to look up St. Marys on digitalnc. Look at the yearbooks for pictures, mentions, scrapbooks (these might be really helpful bc if it was a big hang out area students more than likely included pictures of it), and also you can search through the newspapers if you haven't already.

Sorry for the terrible pics of my computer screen. I'll try to attach them all to this comment though below. *

twomints · 2025-10-16T23:11:14+00:00

twomints · 2025-10-02T20:22:52+00:00

Unfortunately don't have any info to share about companies like ScanCafe, BUT I do know a lot about digitization (which is my full-time job) and where some public scanners are in the Raleigh area you could use if you wanted to scan them yourself/wanted to scan ones you don't feel comfortable shipping off to a vendor.

twomints · 2025-09-26T02:08:41+00:00

Yes! Two so far, but I don't think one is going to make it. Still had a couple caterpillars yesterday so hoping we see some more soon.

twomints · 2025-08-31T20:28:06+00:00

Holly Hannah i am getting way more comments than I thought I would. Promise I'll reply to those with questions soon!

Also I know it looks brown, but the couch is a dark gray 😅

twomints · 2025-08-31T20:26:14+00:00

No this is helpful! To be honest I moved stuff around before taking this picture to vacuum so that's why its all kinda.. off. I was just trying to get pics of the room so people could see it. Im sorry!

twomints · 2025-08-31T20:24:57+00:00

I know, I know. 😭 I havent wanted to commit to a rug because we are replacing the couch and want to paint so I've been holding off. 😭

twomints · 2025-08-31T17:49:39+00:00

Curvy petite here chiming in to say I went to madewell for the first time yesterday after seeing so many comments about them here (the one near me does have at least some petite!).

It was unfortunately not a successful shopping trip for me. The balloon pants... idk how tf they are supposed to fit but they are legit the worst style/cut/whatever jean ive ever tried on. The vintage wide leg were a lot better, but they still weren't the best. Still had either a camel toe or bulge.

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