Yearning to Return In Person
Also writing worksheets, but wishing he were back at the farm, is student intern Blaine Lowery, who plans to seek a Ph.D. in history and teach at the university level. Lowery had spent the first 10 weeks of the semester and his spring break working closely with the professional team at Historic Johnson Farm, and became passionate about cataloging the 500 or so books on the farm’s shelves, some of which contained extensive notes in the margins by the two Johnson brothers, both of whom had never married, had lived on the farm almost their whole lives, and had studied engineering.
“None of the books in the house had been catalogued, so as a personal project, I created a spread sheet that listed them all. I wrote brief synopses, and indicated each book’s location,” said Lowery. “Both brothers went to A&M College which became NC State. The older brother Vernon didn’t finish his degree there but the younger brother Leander does have a full degree in chemical engineering.
“The younger brother Leander was drafted into the Army in WW I and he was involved in developing chemicals for the Army. They’ve got all kinds of chemical textbooks filled with handwritten notes – it’s fascinating to see all the stuff he wrote down while he was in school. It’s a downside now not to be able to look at the books. I’ve taken some pictures to be able to transcribe some things but it’s definitely not as easy to do it remotely,” said Lowery.
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