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39380
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This article gives the biography and background of Craig Woolard, one of the members of the popular band 'The Embers." It also brings up some of the bands from the 1960's and 1970's that played in North Carolina.
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39382
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This is the story of Milton Bullock, born in Edgecombe County, who in his youth shined shoes on the streets of Tarboro, NC. He was introduced to 'The Platters' in 1957 and in 1964 was offered a job as a tenor with the group. He would also make several appearances in major motion pictures. He now lives in Princeville, NC, where he helped found the Lions Club Chapter there and became founder of 'Do It For The Children Initiatives, Inc.,' in which he uses his celebrity status to help at risk youth.
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39386
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Andy Jenkins and his son, Lance Jenkins, with brothers and friends, make up a gospel musical group in Jackson, Northampton County, NC. They perform about 40 gospel concerts a year in area churches and for fundraisers.
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39408
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Branch Grove, the birthplace of Alpheus Branch, founder of BB&T, is an extremely fine 1820's Federal tripartite house (with an earlier 1790s Georgian wing). Placed on the National Register in 1982, the highly significant house was rented to tenants from the 1880s to the early 1980s and sat vacant for decades. Preservation NC marketed the house for eleven years with lots of interest, but the challenge was always finding a suitable new site. In 2016, we faced a final ultimatum: move it or it will be burned down. The stars finally aligned with available land, and at the final hour, PNC received an extremely generous anonymous donation to relocate the house and stabilize its exterior. PNC was fortunate to partner with local contractor Andrus & Company on the renovation. The house was moved to a nearby site of over 38 acres and Preservation NC is looking for a buyer.
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39423
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This article features sisters, Dixie Stanley and Gen Stanley Harrell, daughters of Dr. John Stanley and his wife, Neva, of Woodland, NC. The sisters do beautiful tatting, crocheting and knitting.
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39424
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The article is about the old ways to make butter. Pat Sawyer of Hope Plantation demonstrates how to do it.
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43242
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On his tour through North Carolina, Marquis de Lafayette spent the night of Feb. 26, 1825 in Murfreesboro. At the time, residents had planned a ball in his honor. However, he arrived in town after the event. In the 1970s, the Murfreesboro Historical Association began a decades long series of balls commemorating the one missed by Lafayette.
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43244
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Journalist Jay Jenkins relates local lore from the Elm Grove area of Bertie County concerning witches and witchcraft.
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43245
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Located just outside of Jackson, county seat of Northampton County, Boone's Mill was on land owned by General Matt Ransom. The battle fought there was significant to the South in preventing Federal troops from advancing on the Weldon and Wilmington Railroad.
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38128
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The mystery around the Chowan River was two-fold: Lost Colonists of Roanoke Island; Dorothie, whose remains are believed discovered in Bennett’s Creek. Both parts of the mystery are examined in Don Upchurch’s In Pursuit of Dorothie, the Lost Colony Ship. Part investigation, part speculation, it explores a three-fold explanation for the two-fold mystery. The Dorothie transported the Colonists out of Roanoke, which means they survived beyond 1590, thus offering Croatan a meaning not related to death, but a new life.
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21745
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Cathy McInville in an artist in Conway, Northampton County, whose specialty is sculptures, painting, and stained glass windows. Conway Studio Works, which she owns, is divided into two parts--the front where her works are displayed and her work studio in back. She will make stained glass windows on commission.