Charles Ferson Durant

…Aeronaut, born about 1805, died in Jersey City, 2d March, 1873. He made a balloon ascension in 1833, from the battery in New York, which was one of the first…

Spring Native Plant Sale on May 7

By Angelica Edwards, NCBG Communications Intern The annual Spring Native Plant Sale will return to the North Carolina Botanical Garden on Saturday, May 7 from 10:30 a.m.- 4 p.m. Visitors…

Mary Williams Ward Shanor

…Coldwell Banker M.M.Parrish, where she spent much of her career, said Mary was perhaps the most successful salesperson in the Gainesville area over the course of her long career. Her…

Carroll Emory Wood, Jr.

…in the Salem, Virginia school system.”2 Carroll Emory Wood, Jr. earned Bachelor of Science degree from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia in 1941.1 “During college Carroll had a strong interest…