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A Canticle for Leibowitz by:Walter M. Miller, Jr 

A Canticle for Leibowitz is a post-apocalyptic science fiction 

novel by American writer Walter M. Miller, Jr., first published 

in 1960. Set in a Catholic monastery in the desert of 

the Southwestern United States after a devastating nuclear 

war, the story spans thousands of years as civilization rebuilds 

itself. The monks of the fictional Albertian Order of Leibowitz 

take up the mission of preserving the surviving remnants 

of man’s scientific knowledge until the day the outside world 

is again ready for it. 

A Canticle for Leibowitz is based on three short stories Miller 

contributed to The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. It 

is the only novel published by the author during his lifetime. 

Considered one of the classics of science fiction, it has never 

been out of print and has seen over 25 reprints and editions. 

Appealing to mainstream and genre critics and readers alike, 

it won the 1961 Hugo Award for best science fiction novel. 

Walter Michael Miller, Jr. (January 23, 1923 – January 9, 

1996) was an American science fiction writer. Today he is 

primarily known for A Canticle for Leibowitz, the only novel 

he published in his lifetime. Prior to its publication he was a 

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WHO WILL BE THE NEXT WOMAN OF EXCELLENCE? 

Join us for this special annual event that honors exceptional women in our region at our 5th 

Annual Women of Excellence on Wednesday, June 3rd @ noon to 2pm at The Pines. Former 

Executive Director of Tourism at Elizabeth City Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, 

Charlotte Underwood will be our Keynote Speaker talking about the many hats she wore in 

that position and what an honor it has been to represent our region. 

The following women will be honored at this special event and only 5 will be chosen to hold 

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Sabrina Augason, USCG 

Tara Canny, USCG 

Sara Demers, USCG 

Trish Fecker, VP TowneBank Mortgage 

Stacey Franklin Jones, Chancellor ECSU 

Diana Gardner, Long & Foster Real Estate 

Betty Haar-Salvo, Volunteer 

Casey Lawrence, USCG 

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Jennifer Purcell, Owner Firehouse Subs 

Louise Umplett Brickhouse, Volunteer 

Bobbi White, Director Parks & Rec, City 

Tsoi Wong, USCG 

The Key Sponsor of the event is Gwen Bell of Shaklee Products and CenturyLink also sponsors 

this special event. $25 tickets are available at the chamber and include lunch. 

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Health and Nutrition Strategies For Cancer Survivors and Everybody Else 

Food Additives 

In 1993 the FDA approved Monsanto’s synthetic hormone product ( rBGH/rBST). 

The synthetic hormone is found unlabeled in ice cream, cheese, yogurt. Numerous studies have identified a direct correlation between cancer and rBGH/rBST. 

Synthetic growth hormones in cows, increases milk production, but also causes inflammation in the cow. The dairy industry uses antibiotics to mitigate the 

inflammation. Antibiotics don’t degrade after the dairy product is homogenized or pasteurized. Antibiotics and artificial hormones are not naturally occurring. 

Both should be identified as additives. 

Last April, Tyson Foods, promised to eliminate the use of human antibiotics in its chickens by 2017. 

Tyson’s Foods is one of the largest meat and poultry producers in the world. Their promise to eliminate “Human Antibiotics” by 2017 speaks volumes, and is 

not very comforting. What are human antibiotics anyway? It seems that the effort to remove all antibiotics from the American food chain is voluntary, and not 

a government priority. 

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Modified Organism (GMO) labeling by 2016. The Grocer’s assert that the law is unnecessary as consumers can just buy products that are “Certified Organic”. 

The compromise will probably be a disclaimer such as “may contain GMO’s”. More to come on this complex, important issue, as it ascends in the courts. 

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Orthodox Christianity 

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, 

and went forth to meet the bridegroom. 

And five of them were wise, and five were foolish... 

And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to 

meet him... 

And they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was 

shut. 

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ON THE FAST, ASCETICISM, AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE 

The flow of the fat and the lean seasons, of the feasts and the fasts—the weeks of introspection and ascetical effort that open onto the days of rejoicing—such is 

the great cadence of the liturgical year for Orthodox Christians. Now we’re about six weeks out from Great Lent and Pascha—the Feast of Feasts (Easter, in the 

Western confessions). And we look ahead to Pentecost, and beyond it, to the Apostles Fast. 

Great Lent. The Apostles Fast. Any discussion with Western Christians of fasting—or of ascetical practices in general—meanders about a great divide that goes 

often unrecognized, or, at least, uninspected. 

What, then, is the Christian life? The Orthodox understanding, the ancient understanding of the Christian life, is that this is a vast work, a desperate struggle, an 

interior warfare for the highest possible stakes: for my immortal life, and for the life of the cosmos. And that our adversaries in this great and bitter contest are 

the passions that beset us, and the dark spiritual beings who play upon these perverse tendencies, toward ensnaring and consuming us. 

The Church, in this understanding, is a hospital, in which we spiritually infirm beings undertake the course of treatment toward the healing of our deep spiritual 

wounds. The goal of the treatment is our return to our natural, undefiled state of spiritual health—that state into which our father Adam was first created—the 

primal, pre-fallen, Christ-like blessedness. And the ancient ascetical practices, which peel away from our hearts the vice-like grip of the passions, are an essential 

part of the treatment. 

This understanding presupposes two things: firstly, that we possess the capacity to choose for Christ, and against the great darkness; and, secondly, that our efforts, 

in symbiosis with God’s loving-kindness, can be efficacious. 

How can this understanding mesh with such innovative Western doctrines as “once saved, 

always saved,” or the Calvinist teaching of the soul’s predestination, or the Latin granting 

of indulgences? 

From whence proceed such doctrines? How old are 

these Western teachings; and how did they first find 

their ways into the thinking of the Christian West? 

Are they compatible with the ancient and 

Orthodox understanding of what the Christian life 

is; or might they be dangerous novelties? 

NEXT MONTH: 

ORTHODOXY AND THE CHRISTIAN LIFE 

All chapters copyright © 2014 

by author N. M., c/o 

St. George’s Church 

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St. George’s Orthodox Church, 

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Telephone 482-2006 

I entreat you not to leave your heart unguarded, as long as you are in the body. 

Just as a farmer cannot feel confident about the crop growing in his fields, because 

he does not know what will happen to it before it is stored away in his granary, 

so a man should not leave his heart unguarded as long as he still has breath in his 

nostrils. Up to his last breath he cannot know what passion will attack him; as 

long as he breathes, therefore, he must not leave his heart unguarded, but should 

at every moment pray to God for his help and mercy. 

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D. HOW OLD MUST I BE TO PURCHASE A HANDGUN, SHOTGUN, OR RIFLE? 

ANSWER: To purchase a handgun from a federally licensed firearms dealer, an individual must be twenty-one 

(21) years of age or older. The age at which a person can purchase a shotgun or rifle from a licensed dealer is eighteen 

(18). Please note that although an eighteen (18), nineteen (19), or twenty (20) year old may be issued a pistol 

purchase permit, they would not be able to purchase a handgun with it from a licensed firearms dealer but could 

purchase a handgun from a private person 

E. IS IT LAWFUL TO CARRY A WEAPON TO A BAR OR SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENT FOR 

PURPOSES OF PROTECTION? 

ANSWER: As a general rule, no. North Carolina General Statutes generally forbid a person to carry a weapon 

into an assembly where an admission fee has been charged, or a place where alcoholic beverages are sold and 

consumed. There is a limited exception for those in possession of a lawfully issued concealed handgun permit. 

However, even these permittees may not carry a handgun into such a premises if a notice has been posted 

prohibiting such carry and they may not consume any alcohol. A more detailed discussion of these areas is 

contained in section III. E. of this publication. 

F. DO MY GUNS HAVE TO BE REGISTERED WITH THE SHERIFF OR POLICE 

DEPARTMENT WHERE I LIVE? 

ANSWER: Except as to the requirement to lawfully possess a machine gun under G.S. § 14- 409, North Carolina 

does not require other types of firearms to be registered with the sheriff or Police Department. 

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Last Month’s Question: 

Should the police forces be nationalized? 

Absolutely not! 

This will only add power to the already 

over extended reach of Washington. 

We do need changes in our police forces, 

but handing control over to the federal 

government is the wrong direction. What 

communities really need is a privatized 

police force. 

Think about it! If a privatized police 

force is hired by the voters of a community, 

paid for by the tax payers of the community, 

and that police force is unsatisfactory 

to the community, simply fire them 

and hire another organization. 

IF, Ferguson & Baltimore had a privatized 

police force, there wouldn’t have been 

a need for rioting or protesting. The voters 

simply choose to replace the entire force 

with one that would be better managed. 

The competitive nature of the free 

market would keep all privatized police 

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Roof cleaning 101 by W.T Harris 

Have you ever wondered what that black stuff is on all the roofs in this area? The answer to this question is 

Gloeocapsa Magma, but roof alga is much easier to say. That’s right it is an organic plant growing on the roof. 

How you may ask can a plant be growing on the roof when it gets as hot and dry as it does here in the summer. 

Roof algae has had millions of years to figure this out and has become very predominate in this region on 

asphalt shingles. This form of algae lives off of the crushed limestone rock used as the grit on asphalt shingles. 

That’s right; it is living off the minerals in the limestone. 

Now that we know what it is, the question is can it be removed safely and the answer is of course it can. It is 

after all a living plant that can be killed, but not by normal means or normal methods. First the alga on the 

roof has be killed safely and without killing the landscape you worked so hard to establish around your home 

or business. In addition to this it has to be killed without damaging your expensive asphalt shingles. This is 

the part that most people don’t understand, but I will attempt to help with this, it is simple. Never let anyone 

clean your roof with any type of pressure washer!! There are plenty of applications that a pressure washer is 

handy for, but on your roof is not one of those. 

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crooks are out we are at greater risk of being a victim, right? 

Upset Voter 

Dear Upset: 

The laws responding to crimes have traditionally been based on the assumption that crooks have to 

be locked up to protect the good folks. That is true in some cases, but not in all. North Carolina 

houses approximately 38,000 inmates in many state prison facilities. The General Assembly has 

taken the position that a change in correctional policy involving less use of prisons and more use 

of community corrections can translate into savings for the tax payer. Consider that the costsi of 

prison for one inmate is over $29,000 a year and the cost of community corrections for one inmate 

is over $2,000 a year. We should focus on public safety (less victims) and as low a cost as possible. 

If we pick the offenders least likely to recidivate and use the proper supervision tools with them, we 

can achieve those goalsii. That is not just my ideas, that is result findings talking. So, politicians 

and scared voters listen: Follow the research and we will save money, have less re-offenses, and avoid 

much harmful effects on family and society. 

Dear Dr. Crime: What is “elder abuse” and is it a problem? 

Young 60 year old 

Dear 60: 

Our 2010 Censusi showed we have the greatest number ( & %) of people age 65 and older in all 

our census history: 40.3 million, or 13% of the total population. By 2050, us old guys will be 20% 

of the total U.S. population and the fastest growing segment of American’s population are those 85 

and up.2 It is projected that there will be 19 million people aged 85 or older by 2050. Research in 

not clear about the amount of physical abuse, as much is not reported. Most of the offenders hurting 

the old folks are family members. Abused old folks have a 300% higher risk of death than nonabused 

ones, and the cost is in the billions of dollars. So, young fellow, yes this is an issue. 

Dear Dr. Crime: Do the religion based programs from criminals do any good or is it a waste of 

money? 

Church Member 

Dear Member: We need more research on religion based programs as current research studies are few. 

What we do have is encouraging. A recent reviewi of that research found that “deepening personal 

spiritual commitment” with parolees reduced recidivism by over 44% and reduced use of drugs and 

alcohol by over 11%. I suggest you discuss your question at your church and generate more support 

for such programs. 

Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist that 

holds a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. 

He has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice 

system. Drop him a note in care of this paper if you 

wish or email him at drcrime@keepkidshome.net if you 

child is in “trouble”. 


Mariners’ Wharf Film Festival Celebrates Its Seventh Season By Simone Cooper 

Although Mariners’ Wharf Film Festival is limited to eight or nine screenings per season, it covers the genre gamut with its mix of comedies, dramas, a western 

and a musical. For the past six years, black-and-white movie buffs across the Albemarle region have shared in a celebration of Hollywood’s Golden Age with 

American classic films from the 1930s, ‘40s and ‘50s at the annual event. Financially supported by a group of loyal community sponsors and advertisers who keep 

the event free of charge, the festival opens this summer on June 2 at 8:30 pm and will be held on subsequent Tuesday nights at the same time through July 28 at 

Mariners’ Wharf Park in Elizabeth City. And for the first time at the event, the award-winning youth theater group, The Center Players, will perform on opening 

night before the 1950 musical, Summer Stock, is screened. 

Founded in 2009 and inspired by the HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival in New York, Mariners’ Wharf Film Festival is a project of Elizabeth City 

Downtown, Inc. and attracts a diverse group of patrons who represent a wide cross-section of the community. “The festival has built a great name for itself and 

continues to grow because it remains true to its original concept,” says Cindy Williams, co-owner of MMT Printers, a local business in Elizabeth City and a long 

time festival sponsor. Williams, and her husband, Tim, are two of several unpaid volunteers who work at the event and lend their time by doing everything from 

hanging promotional banners to setting up equipment before the screenings. “Several patrons have a picnic before the movie starts, often with food purchased 

from one of the restaurants nearby,” Williams notes. “It’s wonderful to see the downtown business and 

art communities intersect.” 

To see the full schedule of movies for this summer and other details about the event, 

visit www.MarinersWharfFilmFestival.com. 

Simone Cooper, a publicist and brand developer, is the founder 

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Revolutionary War Encampment 

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will be doing cannon firing demonstrations from the boat throughout the day. 

Family fun Explorers: Revolutionary Edenton 

Explore the Revolutionary War encampment on the Green and then stop by the 1767 Courthouse for 

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Time: 10 am - 4 pm 

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Fee: $1.50 supply fee for crafts only 

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Saturday, June 27, 2015 

Catt Trail Fishing Tournament 

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Now that spring is upon us, it is time to dust off those rods and reels, pull out the tackle boxes, and get those 

coolers ready for late spring and early summer fishing. There are so many ways to fish, but I think one of the best ways 

to fish if you can’t get out on the water in a boat is to hit your local fishing piers. Fishing piers are a disappearing 

landmark in many ocean towns. When I was born in 1998, North Carolina had over 30 fishing piers in operation. 

Today 17 years later, there are less than 20 in operation. This winter claimed part of the Rodanthe Pier during a bad 

Northeaster. The Rodanthe Fishing Pier and the Avon Fishing Pier are the only two fishing piers left on Hatteras 

Island. In 2008, the Frisco Fishing Pier was damaged and has since fallen into the ocean. It seems every year or so we 

lose a fishing pier in NC. 

Due to the cost of oceanfront real estate prices, replacement costs, and expensive insurance policies many pier owners 

are selling out to real estate investors that build hotels or resorts where the piers once stood. However, there are still many piers operating to give most anglers a 

shot at fishing on the ocean. I grew up on the Avalon Fishing Pier, and I learned a great deal about fishing on those wooden planks. I still fish on that pier when I 

am not on a boat. 

Pier fishing is a great family activity that is really fun and inexpensive. Piers in NC have blanket fishing licenses so you don’t have to buy a fishing license 

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piers rent rods and reels to customers. All you need to buy are bottom rigs or Gotcha Plugs, bait, a pair of pliers, ice and a cooler. You can go to a pier with a 

family of four and fish all day for less than 100 dollars easily. If you find that you really like fishing on the pier, you can do as all diehard pier fishermen do-- invest 

some money in some simple equipment. 

First, you will need to buy a pier cart. You can purchase a brand new one at your local tackle shop. I have seen other options, too, such as red wagons, 

recycled shopping carts, and hand trucks. The possibilities are endless and you can add all kinds of accessories such as bucket holders, rod holders, and cutting 

boards. Then you can add your tackle boxes, cooler and a crate to hold extra equipment. The great thing about a good pier cart is you can have room for two 

coolers, one for bait and fish and one for drinks and food. When you get a little experience, you can join the group on the end of the pier and do some live 

baiting also. 

Main Street Champion 2014 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Susan Hinkle was recently honored as a Main Street champion 

for 2014 because of her activism in the Harbor of Hospitality’s 

central business district. For nine years, Hinkle has owned and 

operated Page After Page bookstore, located at 111 So Water 

Street. She received her Main St Award Certificate on March 20 

at a statewide Main Street awards ceremony in Morganton, NC. 

Hinkle was president of the Downtown Business and Professional Association for two terms, 

encouraging ideas and sharing to enhance the business traffic downtown with lots of fun 

events! DBPA as its is know an independent group of business owners who work together offering 

support to each other and to make improvements to the downtown business atmosphere. 

Susan is also a former board member of Elizabeth City Downtown Inc., which is the nonprofit 

in charge of administering the Main Street revitalization program locally. Presently, she is active 

in the Elizabeth City H.A.S. It! program, which connects the business’s and the history, art and 

science entities.. EC HAS it all, History, Arts, Science and don’t forget Shopping! 

Additionally, her bookstore hosts numerous events and brings in many authors for book 

signings. She also launched reading, writing and knitting groups. She also initiated downtown 

marketing campaigns such as “Coupon swap,” “Where’s Waldo?” scavenger hunts., Mrs. Claus 

events and Paula Diner & Rachael Razor holiday events. 

When asked for a comment Hinkle says she was totally shocked and very honored by this 

prestigious award and was so very, very proud to have received it. 


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A retired educator and veteran, Cooke 

has become an advocate for renewed patriotism, 

and a critic of poverty in our 

region. “If many politicians have become 

more the problem than the solution,” 

states Cooke, “then good people 

are encouraged to speak-up, step-up, 

and fix the mess.” 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 and 64 to Interstate Standard is Smoke and Mirrors by C.L. Cooke 

Improved transportation became the economic undoing of Northeastern North Carolina long ago. Planes, trains, big trucks, and I-95 made the port cities 

of Edenton and Elizabeth City dinosaurs for moving products to the Hampton Roads area in Virginia. Water traffic was just too slow. Once this happened, our 

area was doomed to 100 years of poverty and counting. The decision was made that the economic future of what are now the 1st and 3rd Congressional districts 

would forever be tied to Virginia. In a recent show of unity, our Congressional delegation led by Walter B. Jones and G.K. Butterfield co-sponsored a bill 

to designate US 17 and US 64 as interstate. Such improvements to these highways to meet the interstate standard will probably not occur in my lifetime. The 

net effect of this vision will be to move commerce faster through our area on its way to Virginia and beyond. What can slow this traffic down to spend dollars 

in our counties, make a fuel stop here and there, and a Waffle House along the way?…that would be nice…the cheese and eggs is wonderful. So again, few jobs, 

nothing of substance to fight our high poverty, or improve the quality of life for the citizens these professional politicians represent. In 2013, our current Governor 

stated in Elizabeth City the same mantra that the economic future of our area is tied to Virginia. For generations now, both Democrats and Republicans 

have accepted the fate of Northeastern North Carolina and have shown no vision for the families and future generations…throw all the bums out. Just watch the 

smoke in the rearview mirror as the trucks and traffic leave us behind on their way to somewhere other than here. But, there is a ray of hope. A plan to resurrect 

us from the depths of despair has surfaced. The concept shadows what the state of New York is touting as their tax-free zones. It will take federal legislation to 

approve such a plan because the tax-free zone for us would be free of federal taxes, fees, and encumbrances for a specified time. An in-depth look at this plan is 

available. I subscribe to the theory “Don’t kiss me unless you love me”. As an elected official, represent me, or go home. Politicians have smooched us with an 

unacceptable fate. My biggest concern though is the apathy shown by low voter turnout, and an ambivalence by the general public to engage in activism. The 

future looks bleak for our children and grandchildren. We don’t have to become crowded by progress, but it would be dramatic to pull our people out of poverty 

and brighten the light of hope for their future. This is a call for everyone 55 and older to step forward, energize, and take our country back. The legacy we are 

about to leave behind is an embarrassment, and not what he had hoped for our children and grandchildren. The next time you vote, take someone half your age 

with you and make sure they know the issues..doing nothing is not acceptable. 

Comments? E-Mail to br549@modernmedianow.com 


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then the edges are pulled up and 

draped over to contain the fruit. 

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1 pie dough 

2 cups mixed fresh berries – blackberries, 

blueberries, raspberries, strawberries 

turbinado sugar for sprinkling 

1 TB honey 

1 TB cold unsalted butter 

Heat oven to 400 degrees. 

Place dough on lightly floured surface and 

roll it into an 8-inch circle, about 1/8 inch 

thick. 

Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment 

paper. Be sure your baking sheet has 

sides, since this will leak. 

Spread the fruit over the dough, piling up in the center, and leaving a 2- 

to 3-inch border. Sprinkle a tablespoon or so of the turbinado sugar over 

the fruit and drizzle on the honey. 

Top fruit with slivers of butter. Fold the uncovered border of dough up 

over the filling, allowing the dough to pleat as you lift it up, working your 

way around the galette. 

Dip a pastry brush in water and give the crust a light coating. Sprinkle 

the crust with more turbinado sugar. 

Bake for 35- 45 minutes, or until pastry is crisp and golden. 

Let galette rest 10 minutes before serving. 

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Pasquotank County Slave Who 

Escaped From Slavery, Through the Great Dismal Swamp 

by Wanda E. Hunt McLean 

Several years ago Professor Kate Clifford Larson, the historian who authored the book Bound for the Promised Land- Harriet Tubman- Portrait of an American 

Hero, sent me an article on a former slave who escaped from Pasquotank County in 1862 when he was fourteen years old. The article was published in the 

Lewiston (Massachusetts) Journal Illustrated Magazine, April 16, 1921, and the article is important because it reads like a slave narrative, and documents a slave’s 

escape through the Great Dismal Swamp. John H. Nichols crossed the Dismal Swamp without chart or compass, reaching the lines of the Federal Troops in Deep 

Creek, Virginia. He was in the swamp for three days and three nights. 

Nichols was born in Pasquotank close to the Great Dismal Swamp. His master was Dempsey Richardson and he took on the Richardson name as a slave 

on his plantation. He formerly belonged to Ivory Richardson, but when Ivory died all of his slaves passed on to his son Dempsey. There were around thirty slaves 

in all living in twelve to fifteen very small, two room cabins. His father, Jim Hinton, was sold to a nearby plantation and saw him often on Sundays or in the 

evenings. His mother was dead and the only other relatives he had were two uncles who lived several miles away. Around 1862 Nichols and other slaves on the 

plantation found out that a war between the North and South was taking place, but they had no idea what it was about. They were told by white people that the 

Yankees were coming to take the slaves down to Cuba to work in the sugar plantations. 

Nichols said his owner was a nice man, but the “farm boss” (overseer) whipped him badly once. The slaves were whipped with either a hickory stick or raw 

hide whip. The slaves worked from “sun to sun” and had the evenings for amusement if not too tired. Nichols often hired himself out to earn a little money. He 

found out that he was worth $600 because he was a young man, and someone tried to buy him once but his master would not let him go. The Richardson plantation 

raised raised wheat, corn, and potatoes. 

Slaves on the plantation finally learned that Union soldiers were on the other side of the Great Dismal Swamp, and it was whispered around among the 

slaves that they had a chance to escape. Nichols’ father was one of the planners organizing an escape through the swamp. He knew a black man in the vicinity 

who was familiar with the swamp and agreed to guide a party of slaves thru the swamp for $300, which was a lot of money for slaves. The money was raised, and 

it was passed over to the man who turned out to be a traitor! All was kept quiet until all of the plans were complete and the time came to escape. “It was a dark 

night and we were assembled on the edge of the swamp. We were to start at midnight and follow a lumberman’s trail until the following morning. Many slaves 

gathered for the plunge into the swamp but our guide was not there according to promise.” 

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Fugitive Slaves in the 

Dismal Swamp, Virginia, by 

David Edward Cronin, 1888 


Pasquotank County Slave Who 

Escaped From Slavery, Through the Great Dismal Swamp 

by Wanda E. Hunt McLean 

Continued 

It was agreed upon that the group would try to go anyway once they decided that the man ran off with their money. Nichols’ father agreed to lead them 

through the swamp. The traitor told Nichols’ master what was going on, and all the white men in the vicinity armed themselves and started out on the groups’ 

trail. The group of slaves had a start of several hours into the swamp. “We were following an old canal (Dismal Swamp Canal) that had been used to bring 

lumber out of the swamp and the first night was easy traveling.” By morning the white men were up on the slaves, the trail was growing worse, and the slaves 

were unarmed. Most of the slaves decided to go back as opposed to being shot, but the boldest plunged deeper into the swamp. There were seven in all and 

Nichols and his father were two of them. They lost track of each other, and Nichols eventually found that he was alone. “It was a terrible experience for a boy of 

my age. All trace of a road was lost and I was compelled to crawl on my hands and knees in order to get thru the tangled jungle.” Nichols took a hoe cake with 

him and that helped him keep up his strength. At night he was so tired that he could actually sleep a little. “I could hear the hissing of the snakes and vipers were 

around me and I could hear them although too dark to see them. I saw a few wild cats but these kept shy of me. Perhaps what terrified me the most than all else 

was the fear of ghosts. The Negro slaves had been kept in ignorance and were very superstitious. They all believed in ghosts good and bad and I as a boy had been 

taught to believe in them.” 

To make a long, wonderful and historical story short, Nichols made it to the Union Troops in Virginia. Other men with his group slowly staggered in, but 

not his father. The troops put them to work and they became “contraband” doing menial jobs for the troops. Nichols finally met up with one of his uncles and he 

told Nichols that his father made it through the swamp to Norfolk, and his father wanted him to come to Norfolk to see him. They never saw each other again 

because Nichols was afraid to leave the protection of the Union Troops. 

Nichols became a resident of Lewiston, Mass for over sixty years. He and his wife had thirteen children and they were able to educate them all. He was over 

eighty years old when he died in the 1930’s, and Lewiston declared that at the time of his death that Nichols was the first African American resident of Lewiston, 

Mass. People reading this story might know of the Richardson and Hinton families and stories passed downed by former slaves and the white families who owned 

these slaves. If you know any of these stories please share them with us at TradeWinds Magazine. 

 

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Frisco Native American Museum 

VOLUNTEERS CREATE GARDEN FOR MUSEUM 

As part of the 17th Journey Home Gathering at the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History 

Center this spring, volunteers refurbished the existing garden and added a second herb garden on the nature 

trail. The project, which was led by museum staff member, Amber Roth, created a new exhibit showcasing 

almost 20 plants and expanded a project begun with the 2014 Gathering. 

Some of the plants were found on museum property while others were donated and include exotic 

sounding names such as Mug Wart, Lamb’s Ear, Mallow, Bull Thistle, Hen Bit and Star Grass to the more 

familiar Lavender, Rosemary, Catnip, Spearmint, Blackberry, Sage and Plantain. 

The use of herbs for healing has been part of Native American medicine for thousands of years. 

Leaves, flowers, berries, nuts, bark, rootstock and roots were gathered from specific plants and turned into 

powders, poultices, oils, ointments, salves and teas. The remedies were not only used for healing but also 

contributed to over-all wellness. Although healers were available in villages, the practices were not kept 

secret and most families gathered and stored their own herbs. Information has been shared over time, and 

much of what we know about herbal remedies today can be attributed to Native American practices. 

Amber Roth smiles when asked about the exhibit. “ We are hoping to help visitors change their 

perceptions” she said. “Many plants that they might normally think of as weeds actually have medicinal 

uses when mixed properly.” 

Visitors will not only be able to see the plants but will be encouraged to “swap” information, learning 

more about the herbs in the museum gardens while sharing their own experiences. 

The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday and is located on Hatteras island in Frisco. For more 

information, visit the web site at www.nativeamericanmuseum.org or call 252-995-4440. 

 

 

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In a few weeks The Museum of the Albemarle will open, I Do! Weddings in the Albemarle, 1831–2015. This exhibit 

has been 5 years in the making. Most of that time was spent raising money for conservation of the wedding 

outfits. A two-piece wedding suit from Hyde County required the most conservation; thereby was recommended 

for inclusion to the list of North Carolina’s Most Endangered Artifacts. The skirt and jacket was worn by Ida 

Patrick Weston when she married William Timothy Berry on February 27, 1884. William and his brother Alexander 

later formed the Berry Company in Swan Quarter in 1892. The mercantile company provided everything 

from funeral services to wholesale lumber. Ida’s navy, wool suit required extensive conservation due to its deteriorating 

condition. During conservation, the pieces were surface cleaned, stains were removed, and holes and 

tears were repaired. The Museum also has in its collection William’s three-piece wedding suit (jacket, vest, and 

trousers). His navy blue suit was also sent along to the conservator where repairs were made and stains removed. 

A second collection that required conservation was the wedding dress, shoes, and boots worn by Margaret A. 

MacKeel when she married Joseph C. Meekins on February 22, 1911. Margaret wore a white silk dress embroidered 

in seed pearls during the ceremony that took place at the MacKeel residence in Columbia, NC. The 

couple met in 1908 and became engaged on July 31, 1909. 

The dress required comprehensive and extensive repairs with reconstruction under the arms. The cream colored 

heeled shoes and the cream kid leather boots required repair due to the dried and cracked leather. 

 

 

 

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Northeast North Carolina Family History 

SUMMER!! 

By: Irene Hampton 

Last month I wrote of how even some psychologists have been converted to the importance of family history as a tool to strengthen children’s ability to deal with 

the trials that eventually come in life. When and where to obtain and then pass on such information can be answered many ways, the first of which is summer! 

The season of graduations, weddings, family vacations and reunions is upon us. In the summer of 2006 our family drove to Las Vegas to visit one son and then 

up to the Canadian province of Saskatchewan for a family reunion. We celebrated the 100th anniversary of my grandparents farm as it was officially recognized 

as a Centennial Farm. Our youngest son was a captive audience as we shared stories and memories across thousands of miles. During an earlier reunion, I had 

pushed a cousin to gather the children of those grandparents (our aunts and uncles) in a panel discussion of growing up from the 1920’s through the 1940’s on a 

rural Canadian farm. There was a 25 year difference between the 11 siblings, and one of my favorite moments was the horror on one aunt’s face as her younger 

brothers described stealing chickens and having a friendly neighbor cook them. Thankfully their life of crime ended there. The years stretching between the 

brothers and sisters led them down very different paths. One became a nurse, another an artist, one brother became the president of a college . Most remained 

farmers and many of the sisters became homemakers after they married but wielded influence in their communities across three Canadian provinces. 

The trials and triumphs of struggling through the depression and the Dirty Thirties shaped my mother and her siblings. They were industrious and very self-sufficient. 

The girls’ skill in sewing made them the envy of their classmates. As the oldest child, my mother recounted snaring gophers whose pelts became a coat 

for a baby brother. When my husband spoke of his fondness for a Davy Crockett cap he had as a boy, she promptly found a thrift store fur coat and turned it 

into a coonskin style cap for our son. One of my favorite memories of my mother’s inventiveness was her desire to remove the heavy snows from our one story 

roof. Mom was taken out of school in the eighth grade to help at home. She was ever inventive and purchased a lengthy pole, attached a cookie sheet to the 

end and created her perfect snow removal tool. Perhaps inspired by her own mother, who told stories of putting her firstborn in the back of a wagon to go out 

with the men to fight a prairie grass fire, there is a way to resolve every problem! 

With all the technology at our disposal today, almost anyone can permanently record and share interviews with family members. At the gatherings so many will 

be attending this summer, make a point to ask open ended questions - questions that need more than a yes or no answer. During the two decades we lived here 

before my husband’s grandmother’s death, I never thought to ask her how she and her husband met. 

I was surprised to find that her children didn’t know either and that wonderful piece of family history 

is now lost forever. SO, what would you like to know? What would you like future generations to 

know about you - what has made you who you are? What do you wish you had asked about people 

who are no longer here? Ask those questions and then share, discuss, laugh and enjoy! 

Next time I’ll delve into some of the specifics about research to help you on your quest to learn about 

your family history. 

Irene Hampton earned a Certificate in Genealogy from Brigham Young University and worked as the 

Genealogical/Local history Researcher for the Pasquotank-Camden Library for over 12 years. She has 

also abstracted and published “Widow’s Years Provisions, 1881-1899, PasquotankCounty, North 

Carolina”; “1840 Currituck, North Carolina Federal Census” and “Record of Marriages, Book A 

(1851-1867) Currituck County, North Carolina”. 

You may contact her at nencfamilyhistory@gmail.com. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Rock The Cape is a festival to benefit the Dare County Arts Council. The fundraiser will 

celebrate the creative community of Hatteras Island with music, live art demonstrations, hands-on 

crafts and activities for children. Dozens of local artists, musicians and businesses will be part of 

this year’s event. Tickets for the Rock The Cape concert are $12 in advance and $18 at the door. 

The Art Exposition during the day is free and open to the public. Tickets are available now online at 

rockthecape2015.brownpapertickets.com and will be available beginning April 27th at Koru Village 

in Avon, Dare County Arts Council in Manteo and Cloud Nine Gallery in Nags Head. Additional 

ticket outlets will be announced at a later date. Rock The Cape is made possible through an event 

grant by the Outer Banks Visitor’s Bureau. For the second consecutive year, the festival is presented 

by PNC Bank. 

For more information, visit www.darearts.org or contact Dare County Arts Council at dareartsinfo@gmail.com 

or via phone at (252) 473-5558. Founded in 1975, Dare County Arts Council is 

the North Carolina Arts Council’s official designated county partner for Dare County and 

celebrates its 40th Anniversary this year. 

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Underground Railroad Museum By Delbert Grady 

 

 

Efforts are now underway for an underground railroad museum in the Elizabeth City area. A small group of people 

have come together to form a 501C3 non-profit corporation in order to begin collecting artifacts and documents for the 

exhibits. Warren Green, along with the Albemarle Tradewinds, have spearheaded the effort along with Wanda Hunt, who 

is an authority on the subject of the underground railroad. Northeastern North Carolina was a very active area in the underground 

railroad. The Dismal Swamp was the host of many maroon communities, and the Pasquotank river area was a 

location where many fugitive slaves passed through on their way North. The Quakers in the area (along with other 

churches and individuals) hid slaves and helped them along their journey. 

So the question many people ask is: “What can the underground railroad museum do for Northeastern North 

Carolina?” First of all, there are many stories which are not being told because there is no central place to assemble them. 

We are not that many generations from our ancestors that lived these experiences. If the stories are not documented, they 

may tragically be lost in time. There is also an economic advantage, as well. By some estimates, the Cincinnati museum 

makes $3.5 million and has about 180,000 visitors per year. Imagine what even half of this number would do for downtown 

Elizabeth City, with this museum marketed correctly. We have literally millions of people each year vacationing on 

the Outer Banks of North Carolina, most of who pass by Elizabeth City by only a few miles. Imagine what it would do 

for the Downtown area if we could just attract a fraction of that number. An Underground Railroad Museum would be an 

attraction that many would be interested in. We have one of the country’s foremost experts living right in this area. Wanda 

Hunt McClean has been working with the stories of the Underground Railway for years. 

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Northeastern North Carolina is rich in history. One aspect of particular interest for this project would be the 

newspapers that were printed for the Underground Railroad. We know that they existed, and were printed locally in the 

Northeastern North Carolina/Southeastern Virginia areas. None seem to have survived. If you know of the whereabouts of 

any of these newspapers, please contact Wanda. If you have any stories or artifacts that may help this group in the Underground 

Railway Museum project, we encourage you to contact Wanda Hunt McClean via email: wehunt@roadrunner.com 

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He Kept The Faith 

By R J Ben-Dov 

Like Moses on the mountain top 

I want to gaze upon you Lord 

As Enoch in his walk of life 

I want to bask in your majesty 

Like Jonah in the giant fish 

My faith is oh so strong 

Mesach, Shadrack, and Abendego 

Have fire hardened faith 

May Christ dwell in my heart by faith 

That I may be rooted and 

grounded in love 

When my life is over, 

may they say of me 

He fought the good fight, 

finished his course 

And most importantly, 

He Kept The Faith 


June 2 

Toddler Time 11 am 

Ages 2-3 

Contact Krystal @ 252-331-2543 


Preschool Storytime 2pm 

Ages 3-5 



Baby Book Club 10:30 am 

Ages Birth – 2 



Friends of the Library Book Sale 8 am 

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Why the Albemarle Tradewinds advertising worked for me by Heading to Florida 

Since I am now retiring, I would like to pass on to other businesses my personal experiences with the Albemarle 

Tradewinds. In the 35 years I have been working in retail, I have tried just about every marketing technique 

that there is. Most had poor responses for my business. That is, until I started advertising in the Albemarle 

Tradewinds. Ken and Scott were always helpful when I wanted to try something new, and were always full of 

ideas in order to try to get my name out. If one month phone calls would drop, we would have a conference and 

figure out what to do, and try fresh approach. That was so much different than the other advertising folks who 

would take my money and run – until the next time I needed to advertise. All I had to do was ask, and Scott and 

Ken would be right there ready to help. Over the years, I tried Radio and TV, which deemed to be too fragmented, 

and did not reach my audience. Newspapers were too short lived and expensive, and they also never 

reached my audience. As for the coupon books, in all the years I have never had a coupon redeemed, until I ran 

a coupon with the Albemarle Tradewinds. Advertising on place mats (what a joke), I never had a redemption and 

never reached the right audience. I did a radio remote one Saturday years ago, and nobody showed up! What 

a waste! I had a radio sales lady tell me one time that they could fill a bar on Friday night with no problem. My 

answer was yeah, give away free beer! Oh, and by the way, I DON’T OWN A BAR! Most sales people are just 

that, salespeople. They do not know what marketing is, they are only there to sell an ad. These past few years I 

had the internet marketing gurus calling me promising the world. I even attended a conference hosted by some 

fancy guy from Raleigh who told me the world had changed, and I needed to move my advertising online and 

beat my competitors for the new online consumer. I spent a lot of money on online products with the outcome 

of no response at all. Then I met Ken and Scott. They offered me a package that was less expensive than any one 

advertising medium, and put a long term plan in place for my advertisements. It was not only effective, but it is 

also by far the best money I have ever spent in advertising. They asked me what market I wished to target, and 

put a package together that included new media (online) and print. The only advice I can give after trying so 

many other advertising mediums, is this: be prepared to go long term with your advertising, be consistent, and 

work with the Albemarle Tradewinds. You will reach your target audience, and the phone will ring. 

 


Toddler Time 11am 

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Captivity--Mary Queen Of Scots 

By William Wordsworth 

“As the cold aspect of a sunless way 

Strikes through the Traveller’s frame with deadlier chill, 

Oft as appears a grove, or obvious hill, 

Glistening with unparticipated ray, 

Or shining slope where he must never stray; 

So joys, remembered without wish or will 

Sharpen the keenest edge of present ill, 

On the crushed heart a heavier burthen lay. 

Just Heaven, contract the compass of my mind 

To fit proportion with my altered state! 

Quench those felicities whose light I find 

Reflected in my bosom all too late! 

O be my spirit, like my thraldom, strait; 

And, like mine eyes that stream with sorrow, blind!” 

William Wordsworth (7 April 1770 – 23 April 

1850) was a major English Romantic poet who, 

with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch 

the Romantic Age in English literature with their 

joint publication Lyrical Ballads (1798). 

Wordsworth’s magnum opus is generally considered 

to be The Prelude, a semiautobiographical 

poem of his early years that he revised and expanded 

a number of times. It was posthumously 

titled and published, before which it was 

generally known as “the poem to Coleridge”. 

Wordsworth was Britain’s Poet Laureate from 

1843 until his death in 1850. 

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