Author: Cliff Tyndall

My newest book “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During WWII” is scheduled for release on Friday May 3, 2024. The book debut will be celebrated with a book signing and WWII display, featuring some Kinston/Lenoir County specific photos and memorabilia. My 1943 WWII Jeep will be on display outside the Queen Street Deli, where the debut events will be centered. I’m also hoping to arrange a couple of WWII “soldiers” to dress out and add a little ambiance to the day’s activities. Plans are still tentative and could change due to publishing demands; such as final edits, etc.

6:00 PM… Queen Street Deli… I will be addressing the local Civil War Roundtable on Tuesday Feb. 27. My topics will be various aspects of “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During the Civil War.” Slavery, free blacks, women and social changes on the late-war home front will all be discussed in a 30 minute PowerPoint presentation.

Thursday Feb. 8- Missiles and More Museum, Topsail Beach, NC

I will be addressing the Topsail Island Historical Society on Thursday Feb. 8 @ 11:00 am. My topic will be Camp Davis, the installation’s basic history, with a focus on new research and discoveries concerning the military base. Topics will construction delays caused by a labor strike, secret weapons and technology, 54th Coast Artillery Regiment, Artist Romare Beardon, and new information on the disposition of base chapels.

Saturday March 2, 2024

Join us for a first-time, unique experience in downtown Kinston on Saturday March 2. Kinston, one of the oldest towns in Eastern NC, has a fascinating history ranging from the Revolutionary War to the 20th Century (WWII). A group of historians, including me, will be conducting a walking tour of downtown Kinston along Queen Street with discussions of various businesses, infrastructure development, and architecture…and we’ll enter several of the buildings as never done before. The tour cost includes lunch and a special presentation by me on my new book on WWII in Kinston and Lenoir County. (anyone with mobility issues, there are accommodations planned.)

My new book entitled “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir Country During WWII” is now scheduled for a release date of Saturday March 2, 2024! The release of the book will coincide with a talk and book signing at the CSS Neuse State Historic Site in downtown Kinston that day. I will also be assisting with the first ever walking architectural tours of downtown Kinston. Contact the CSS Neuse State Historic site for more information!

For more information on the event, contact Rachel Kennedy at the CSS Neuse:

rachel.kennedy@dncr.nc.gov

Prototype cover of the new book!

Coming soon! My newest book: “A Snapshot of Kinston & Lenoir County During the Civil War” A newly released illustrated compendium that explores the unique history of a North Carolina coastal plains county during the Civil War. The book is available at local retailers in Kinston; CSS Neuse bookstore, Queen St. Deli… $12.00 retail price. Check “Bookstore” on this site for more information.

By coincidence, my new compendium on Camp Davis, is to be released today, Friday Dec. 7,  the 77th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor!  The event that propelled the U.S. into the Second World War.

At last, the long-awaited companion to 2006’s “Greetings From Camp Davis” is almost here!  The new booklet is a concise pictorial history of Camp Davis with a “21st Century” driving/walking tour! The booklet will be available before Christmas 2018 at select locations in eastern North Carolina and  online via this website.