Author Archives: Gary Moore

About Gary Moore

Gary Moore is a retired professor from North Carolina State University. He is an award-winning teacher and has made presentations in 41 states, 3 Canadian provinces and on 4 continents.

Bishop Francis Asbury

This past Sunday I enjoyed speaking at the Dimock Camp Meeting Ground in Pennsylvania. The title of my presentation was “Give Me That Old Time Religion: The Camp Meeting Story”. It was appropriate that I talked about the development of … Continue reading →

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Tipping Over the Outhouse

When I speak about the History of the Outhouse, I typically distribute electronic responders to the audience and have them answer questions that I pose during the presentation. Earlier this week 71% of the audience at the Glenaire Retirement Community … Continue reading →

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Becoming the Wizard of Oz?

It was a beautiful day to go to the North Carolina Coast and engage with the government employees in Carteret County on May 24. My presentation was Searching for the Wizard of Oz in the Workplace and at Home. We concluded that we … Continue reading →

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The Lost Manuscript

While most of my presentations are of interest to wide audiences, there are times when I return to my academic roots and make a research presentation designed for university professors of agricultural education. That is what I did last week … Continue reading →

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Rosenwald Schools

It was truly memorable! That is how I would describe the presentation about Rosenwald Schools to the “Lunch ‘n Learn” group at Christ Church in downtown Raleigh last week. Julius Rosenwald, the President of Sears and Roebuck, established a fund in … Continue reading →

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Searching for the Wizard of Oz

I enjoyed speaking to the NC-IPMA on Friday in Atlantic Beach, NC.  So who is the NC-IPMA? It is the North Carolina Chapter of the International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR).  It s the premier professional association for public sector human resources professionals. HR professionals from all … Continue reading →

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Coming Full Circle

One of the first presentations I made about outhouses was to the Rotary Club in Frankfort, Indiana about 40 years ago. I used a Kodak Carousel Slide projector and 2 x 2 Kodachrome slides. So I guess it was appropriate … Continue reading →

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Dudley Hughes Speaks at Clemson

It was fun (and an honor) to get to speak at the 1ooth Anniversary Celebration of the Agricultural Education Program at Clemson University this weekend. Dr. Parr from Murray State University played the role of Senator Hoke Smith and I was … Continue reading →

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Lest We Forget

It was a pleasure speaking to the Pamlico County Historical Association on Monday. In recognition of Black History Month, the presentation was about the New Farmers of America (NFA). This was an organization for African-American agricultural students in the South during … Continue reading →

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Weather Not a Factor

One of the perils of traveling to speak in January is the weather. Who knows when you might get stuck in an airport someplace. That was not a problem this week as I was speaking close to home. I spoke … Continue reading →

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