Edward Kidder (1805-1885) was born in Massachusetts and came to Wilmington ca. 1826. He became a prosperous lumber merchant and later owned the Clarendon Water Works. He married Ann Potter (1811-1872) of Connecticut and in the early 1840s, they...
Bible school, African American, Christian activities, New Hanover County, North Carolina, boys and girls, drawing, ping pong table, bumper pool
Evangelist, Amy James, leads a group of children in drawing lessons during Bible study in the afternoon at the Vesta Village recreation center in Wilmington. She leads weekly Bible studies for about 20 children in the complex just off the 1800...
Brunswick County, North Carolina, African Americans, heritage, cultures,
Rev. Seth Moulton (sitting) and Rev. Nathaniel Legay(standing) speak with children of various ages from Evergreen A.M.E. Zion Church in Delco. The girl with hands folded in front is Moulton's daughter, Yude age 10. The reverends and some of the...
Fourth Street, Princess Street, Feast of Pirates, Parade, New Hanover County Courthouse
Notation on back of photo: “1928 replicas of the southern belle.” These children were attendants to “George and Martha Washington” during the Feast of Pirates Parade. The marble building on right is the Courthouse Annex.
Children playing in the sand on an unidentified beach.
Wrightsville Beach was named for Joshua Grainger Wright (1758-1811) who owned a vast amount of acreage along the sounds and the coast. The beach is a part of the North Carolina Banks, a chain...