Tom Hanchett, PhD

Community Historian
www.HistorySouth.org
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Tom Hanchett is a community historian in Charlotte who worked before retirement at Charlotte Mecklenbuurg Historic Landmarks Commission and Levine Museum of the New South. He earned degrees from Cornell, University of Chicago, and UNC Chapel Hill. Charlotte Magazine calls him “Charlotte’s Dr. History” and honored him as a Charlottean of the Year. He is currently completing a history of affordable housing. His writings on immigrant foodways, neighborhood development, roots music and more are at www.HistorySouth.org

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Presentation(s):

• Sorting Out the New South City: Using Maps and Primary Sources to Uncover the Hidden History of Charlotte

  Sunday, July 31, 2022
  3:20 PM – 4:05 PM EDT