Record #:

43242

Author(s):

Jenkins, Jay

Abstract:

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.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 4 Issue 2, Winter 2012, p32-36 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Lafayette--1825 Visit to NC; Murfreesboro--History; Murfreesboro Historical Association

Record #:

38143

Author(s):

Snipes, Amy

Abstract:

For towns of yesteryear, general stores supplied an array of household goods and a community center. Threat to their survival came from the automobile, paved roads, and supermarkets. For many years, Menola’s Country Store of Yesteryear held a remnant of general stores’ onetime presence. After it closed, its artifacts were transported to the Murfreesboro Historical Association and Winborne Museum Store, making the store gone but not forgotten.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 8 Issue 5, October/November 2016, p20-25 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

General stores; Murfreesboro--Description and travel; Winborne Museum Store; Menola; Hertford County--Description and travel; Country Store of Yesteryear; Rural preservation; Folk medicine; Folk lore; Murfreesboro Historical Association ; The Store of Yesteryear