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People and Plantations - Wayne County, North Carolina 1701-1860 - By Emily Weil and Charles Ellis
This book documents the early history of Wayne County. Beginning in 1701, the book addresses John Lawson and his contributions, then follows up with chapters on the horrible days of the Tuscarora Wars. It studies the lives of the early settlers and how they developed an agrarian economy. “People and Plantations” then takes a look at antebellum plantations. Rich with pictures from John White’s early depictions of American Indians to antebellum plantations, this book is a must for any history lover.. |
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After Sherman’s March - Goldsboro
at the End of the Civil War - by Emily Weil
This creative non-fiction book
tells the story of the end of the War Between the States as
it affected Goldsboro and Wayne County. It describes the Reconstruction
period by the use of letters, diaries, and other artifacts along
with family stories. The author, Emily Weil, has the diary writers
“come to life” as characters in this sweeping tale.
Sherman with his large army came to town and changed forever
the sleepy hamlet called Goldsboro. |
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Cornwallis’ Campaign - Wilmington to Yorktown - by Emily Weil
This second book by Emily Weil has been well reviewed as an “excellent historic accomplishment of wartime impacts on this area.” This creative non-fiction book tells the story of the British General’s march from the port city of Wilmington, N.C., through what would later become Wayne County, finally to his defeat at Yorktown, Virginia. Well researched and documented, it tells the story of people, places and events along the route and the impact the movement of such a large army and its followers would have on the local communities. |
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 Postcards
of Old Wayne County, NC
This book by Sarah Manning
and Emily Newman Weil was published in 1995. This 67
page book is an outstanding collection of historic postcards
which depict early scenes in and around Wayne County circa
1900-1930. |
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Postcard Collection
This is a beautiful set of six reproduction postcards
depict scenes from the early 1900s from Goldsboro and Wayne
County. The back of each card has a description of the
location and there are perforations between each card to make
them easy to seperate.
Note the last postcard on the bottom right. This building
was built by the Goldsboro Women's club in 1927. At
the time of this image, the building was used for the USO
Club and is currently the building used by the Wayne County
Museum. |
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