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Old Man River on the Pamlico

We celebrated Washington’s history Saturday with the fifth Pomeroy Foundation marker to honor the heritage of the James Adams Floating Theater. The marker is in ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 20, 2024 3:07 pm

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The legacy of Vacation Bible School

In my column last week, in a tribute to the ‘church mothers’ who had an instrumental influence on my young years, I mentioned how they ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 13, 2024 5:09 pm

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A community of mothers

For the past few weeks, I was privileged to observe a wonderful event. A bird had built a nest in a large shrub next to ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, May 6, 2024 5:46 pm

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Home town proud

Last weekend was a very special one in Washington. There were over 1,500 or maybe even more people visiting our town. Washington was buzzing with ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 29, 2024 4:55 pm

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Wonderful history, wonderful collaboration

One of my greatest joys is sharing local history. There is an abundance of history in Washington for everyone. Every group of people here has ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 22, 2024 4:42 pm

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The rest of the story

Last week I shared the story of Oliver Cromwell, a formerly enslaved man in the painting by German artist, Emmanuel Leutze, that depicted General George ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 15, 2024 3:25 pm

Columns

History hunting in New Jersey part two

In last week’s column, I shared how I planned a road trip to Burlington New Jersey to do some ‘history hunting’ for more information about ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 8, 2024 4:37 pm

Columns

On the road again: next stop Timbuctoo

Could those old local stories about enslaved people going to ‘Timbuctoo’ be true? I had to find out, so I’m on the road again, this ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, April 1, 2024 4:01 pm

Columns

Great is his faithfulness

For as long as I can remember, the Easter season has always been precious and special. I understood even as a young child what Easter ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 25, 2024 4:16 pm

Columns

Education is the key to success

I was asked recently if I could go back in time and have dinner with someone who made great history in Washington, who would that ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, March 18, 2024 5:00 pm

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