by: Warren Green It’s February and I thought I’d devote a little reflection about Black History Month, particularly from my personnel exposure. I’m personally proud of my newly achieved, octogenarian status, and my early roots. So, how to link the two in my health oriented perspective? In 1937, my mother migrated from the Albemarle, in […]
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by: Jake Worthington In 2008, a group of men gathered on the Outer Banks with the purpose of organizing a club for fishing. The group consisted of small boat recreational fishermen who wanted a club where they could share fishing stories and learn from each other. The group was created and adopted bylaws that stated […]
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After graduating from UNC @ Chapel Hill in 1952, Caswell Edmundson came to Edenton to work at Western Gas service. Then in 1970, he opened up Carpet & Appliance Plaza with Charles Harrell after they purchased Ron-Wood carpet from Haywood Jones. Unfortunately, Mr. Harrell passed away in 1974. Having purchased partnership insurance Caswell was able […]
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By Irene Hampton You may be familiar with the story of Moses Grandy, a Camden slave who published “Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy; Late a Slave in the United States of America in 1843”. In updating my internet websites in January I ran across one from Currituck that I was unaware of. The […]
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Elizabeth City, N.C. –A new video premiers as part of this evening’s event, sponsored by a grant from the NC General Assembly. The premier of the video, Underground Railroad in Northeast North Carolina, created by videographer, Angie Staheli, begins promptly at 6 :30 p.m. Dr. Ben Speller, past president of the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, will introduce […]
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ECU Integrated Coastal Programs and the Coastal Studies Institute (CSI) are hosting a lecture on North Carolina bats as part of its “Science on the Sound” lecture series. This series, held monthly, highlights information on coastal topics and issues in northeast North Carolina. This month the program will feature Marissa Liverman, Citizen Science and Conservation […]
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Dare County, NC – College of The Albemarle (COA) received $1,100 from the Kitty Hawk Rotary Club on Thursday, February 6, during a presentation at Duck Woods Country Club. The funds are designated to sponsor a COA Dare Campus student who is participating in the study abroad program. This year’s study abroad trip to Puerto […]
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Museum of the Albemarle will host the monthly Tot Time on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 10 a.m. Preschoolers ages 3 to 5 years of age accompanied by an adult can join the month-long celebration of Dr. Seuss’ birthday. Learn his real name and a few wacky words he created, read a book, and […]
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Waterbrooke of Elizabeth City annual fried chicken fundraiser. March 13, 2020 11am to 2pm. Tickets available at Waterbrooke call 242-331-2149.
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by theselfdefenseco The first appearance of the term DEFENDU was as the title of W.E. Fairbairn’s 1926 publication on his method of “scientific self-defence”. We are further informed that this treatise is the “official text book for the Shanghai Municipal Police, Hong Kong (sic) Police and Singapore Police”. The usage of DEFENDU is found twice in […]
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