CalendarFrequently Asked Questions
Q: Does one have to be a member of The Churchill Centre to join The Churchill Society of North Carolina?
A: There is no requirement to be a member of CSNC, other than adherence to our goals and mission. However, we strongly encourage everyone to be a member of The Churchill Centre.
Q: Are there any dues or admission costs to being a member of CSNC?
A: No. However, we cannot exist without some support. We have a supporting member category for those that contribute $50.00 annually ($25.00 for teachers and $10.00 for students) to the support of CSNC to help pay for printing, postage, speaker fees and general administration of our chapter. Supporting Members shall receive first notice of all events and a personal update from the Chairman regarding issues, thoughts and plans of The Churchill Society of North Carolina.
Q: How often does the CSNC meet?
A: We plan three (3) regular meetings per year: Spring (April), Summer (July) and Fall (November). The November meeting is our annual Churchill Birthday Dinner.
Q: What other activities are planned for the CSNC?
A: We are planning a day-long high school student seminar to be held in the spring of each year around the state. The Churchill Centre will provide internationally-renown Churchill Scholars as speakers and presenters as well as printed material for each student. Exceptional students, upon recommendation from their teachers or counselors will be invited to a private luncheon with leading professors to discuss specific aspects of Churchill's life and his relevance.
Q: What is the status of the Manchester trilogy, LAST LION?
A: William Manchester wrote and published volumes one and two of a Churchill biography entitled "LAST LION" which has received international acclaim. Before his death, Mr. Manchester appointed Paul Reid to complete his final volume, DEFENDER OF THE REALM, 1940-1965. Publication is set for sometime in 2008 or early 2009. Manchester turned over thousands of pages of notes and hundreds of words already written for this volume. Mr. Reid explains, "Bill's notes and interviews run to thousands of pages, enough to fuel at least three more volumes. My job, therefore, is to pace this final volume. About half of it will cover 1940 and 1941; about forty percent the remainder of the war; and about 10-15 percent, the postwar years. Bill saw the post-war years, or at least the decade, as a long 'afterward.' Having been guided by Bill the last year of his life, and having in hand the pages he wrote to the fall of France, I think I have a good feeling for the pace he set and where he was going. The pages he finished are, as was usual with Manchester, marvelous, full of suspense and foreshadowing, a real tale beautifully told.
"Among the many things he made clear to me was his desire that this book be an enjoyable read for younger people, under forty years of age, who did not grow up with stories of the war percolating through their household. There is a mighty big audience of readers out there who are in early middle age and who were not yet born when John Kennedy died. Bill wanted to give them, and all his readers of any age, a narrative that just rolls along, strong and deep and wide."