Join us for our Monthly lecture series: Coffee at the Museum!

Thursday, June 22, 2023 @ 10:00am

GUEST SPEAKER: Historian, Professor, and Author, Richard Eller

Richard Eller is a historian. He believes in the use of past events to
explain who are and why. His research has taken him across the spectrum
of North Carolina history, including a book and documentary on the
superior work ethic of the state’s most notable airline, a standard of
excellence played out on the football field by a Hickory high school
team during the era of segregation and a community that united to combat
a feared disease during an epidemic. His latest work follows the rise,
fall and resurrection of the furniture industry in the western
foothills. Eller was named 2021 Historian of the Year by the North
Carolina Society of Historians. His award-winning documentary work has
appeared on PBS North Carolina and the History Channel. He heads up the
only publishing initiative by a community college in North Carolina,
Redhawk Publications. He is the husband of one, father of two,
grandfather of four, with whom he works to instill a sense of history in
them all.