County Happenings

Bit of History: County Happenings

A youthful excursion: The long walk for kerosene LINK

Childhood entertainment was of a different sort in the 1932 LINK

Colorful tales come to life in old newspaper accounts LINK

Cousin Anthony tells of Iredell's beginnings LINK

Family names were to bring luck, but nickname lives on LINK

Good vibrations brought temple to Suburb area LINK

Great tar, thank goodness for kiln operators LINK

Government seat never sat still LINK

Gypsies ans circus added some spice to teens' lives LINK

Horseshoe tosser was ringer on field day no one else competed LINK

Howell's Point was perfect for fall holiday LINK

Learning how to eat ice cream was the best job LINK

Little known museum a treasure of yesteryear LINK

Looking back on days of fun, faith and family LINK

No spanking needed to tell us smoking was bad LINK


Of grapevines and wash lines: Memories of childhood never die LINK

Old house holds enough memories for generations LINK

Rosie remembers early days of her brothers LINK

Special store had food, hardware and scary coffins LINK

Stories of Elbert Lee's unbelievable strength live on in Brunswick County LINK

Swimming hole wasn't much, but it sure was fun LINK

Tent show attracted teenage boys on bicycles LINK

The local Platos were fascinating, or were they? LINK

The Platos well known by locals - let them tell you LINK

Uncle Peter was the fun of the family LINK

Watch out for Boyd Robinson's marked melons LINK

When the boys started down wrong road, we moved LINK

With that, Jack's wine-tasting trips were over LINK

 

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