FAMILY TRADITIONS AT HISTORIC JEANNETTE’S PIER, NAGS HEAD

History of Jeanette’s Pier PHOTOGRAPH BY NC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES Originally built in 1939, Jennette's is the oldest fishing pier on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Battered by storms and rebuilt many times throughout its 80-year life, Jennette's was knocked down by Hurricane Isabel in 2003, just after the pier and its five-acre …

Life Is Peachy!

I recently asked family members to contribute articles about ther lives-- past and present,-- so we could compare lifestyles, belief systems and cultures to those of our ancestors. They have been somewhat slow in responding to my request. However, some of them freely share their thoughts and values on social media. So, when our son-in-law …

“Between the rails” by: Jennica Bayne

BACKGROUND I have dedicated more than half of my life to genealogy and researching my family's ancestors and history.  I also dedicated nearly as much time as a Census Bureau employee during four of its 23 censuses (1980, 1990, 2000, 2010), primarily in the communications areas where we shared the history and day-to-day activities with …

Drinking and Driving Don’t Mix!

The article that follows is a true story as told to me by son as we reminisced back 31 years and now can laugh about it: It was the Summer of 1988.  The weather ranged in the mid-80s to lower 90s.   I was 20, my Uncle John was five years older than me, and only …