history of tobacco in nc Artifact of the Month: Tobacco

Theo's Aldi Nord made its biggest move in 1979, when it snapped up Trader Joe's, a quirky California chain beloved for its loyal customers and unique product mix

After serving in the Civil War, Washington Duke returned to Durham to establish a family business in tobacco manufacturing

Unorthodox ways to rehydrate dried tobacco Put old dried tobacco in a clean dry jam jar and put a piece of kitchen paper towel sprayed with distilled water over the top secure the paper towel with the jam jar lid or put clingwrap around the top the moisture from the paper will be absorbed into the tobacco thereby hydrating it over a couple of hours

I use a Canon 6D camera and shoot all images in the camera "raw" mode

He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Leanne Davis

He also became a well-known philanthropist and built or sustained several charitable institutions in his adopted city, Calcutta