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To contact East Carolina Village of Yesteryear: E-mail the President: Joanne Honeycutt E-mail the Secretary: Rosemary Toumey E-mail regarding web site: Karen Nethercutt The postal mailing address: East Carolina Village of Yesteryear Post Office Box 2740 Greenville, NC 27836-0740 |
| Bob Shackelford (far right) presents checks to President, Joanne Honeycutt (center) as board members Karen Nethercutt and Jack Taft look on with Phil Dickerson. |
Robert Shackleford, a member of the board
of directors for the East Carolina Village of
Yesteryear, recently kicked off the
fundraising campaign to move the Village
to its new home on County Home Road.
Mr. Shackleford presented checks totaling
$15,000 toward the effort during a
ceremony at the new site. He spoke about
the importance of the village's new home
and the continued opportunity to preserve
the area's history.
Mr. Shackelford is a native of Pitt County
who worked summers on his grandfather's
farm. He grew up in Greenville in the 50's
and is a graduate of Greenville High
School. Today he lives in Raleigh and is
the president of his electrical contracting
company, Bryant-Durham Electrical, in
Durham, North Carolina
of directors for the East Carolina Village of
Yesteryear, recently kicked off the
fundraising campaign to move the Village
to its new home on County Home Road.
Mr. Shackleford presented checks totaling
$15,000 toward the effort during a
ceremony at the new site. He spoke about
the importance of the village's new home
and the continued opportunity to preserve
the area's history.
Mr. Shackelford is a native of Pitt County
who worked summers on his grandfather's
farm. He grew up in Greenville in the 50's
and is a graduate of Greenville High
School. Today he lives in Raleigh and is
the president of his electrical contracting
company, Bryant-Durham Electrical, in
Durham, North Carolina
| Bob Shackelford kicks off Village fundraising campaign in November of 2008!! |
The Pitt County Farm Bureau recently
presented $10,000 to the East
Carolina Village of Yesteryear to use to move
the village to its new location on County
Home Road. From left, Robert Halstead,
incoming president of the Farm Bureau, and
McDaniel Wynne, president of the Farm
Bureau, present the check to Village Board
president Joanne Honeycutt. Also shown are
Village Board member Bill Kittrell, Bureau
treasurer Kirby Bell, and Pat James, women's
committee member.
presented $10,000 to the East
Carolina Village of Yesteryear to use to move
the village to its new location on County
Home Road. From left, Robert Halstead,
incoming president of the Farm Bureau, and
McDaniel Wynne, president of the Farm
Bureau, present the check to Village Board
president Joanne Honeycutt. Also shown are
Village Board member Bill Kittrell, Bureau
treasurer Kirby Bell, and Pat James, women's
committee member.
| Pitt County Farm Bureau donates $10,000 in December of 2008!! |
| The Minges Pepsi-Cola Bottling Company donates $10,000 in January of 2009!! |
The Minges-Pepsi Cola Bottling Company
recently gave the East Carolina Village of
Yesteryear $10,000 to help with their move
to their new home at 4570 County Home
Road.
Joanne Honeycutt, President of the Village
Board, sits in front of the old Pactolus
store, an integral part of the Village. It has
carried the Pepsi- Cola logo for many
years.
recently gave the East Carolina Village of
Yesteryear $10,000 to help with their move
to their new home at 4570 County Home
Road.
Joanne Honeycutt, President of the Village
Board, sits in front of the old Pactolus
store, an integral part of the Village. It has
carried the Pepsi- Cola logo for many
years.
Three major foundations located in Greenville have announced awards to the East Carolina Village of Yesteryear amounting to $175,000, The West Memorial Fund, which was begun by former Greenville mayor and businessman and his wife, Eugene and Vivian West, gave $50,000. The Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust, originated by former philanthropic Greenville resident Mildred Wells, presented $50,000. A gift of $75,000 came from the James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins Charitable Trust. Mr. Perkins had extensive farming interests in the County. The Board of Trustees for these three foundations are noted for their interests in preservation and education. These gifts have pushed the Village past its fundraising goal of $232,000 for moving its buildings and artifacts to a new site on County Home Road. |
| MAJOR GREENVILLE FOUNDATIONS PUT VILLAGE ON THE MAP |
| PITT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEED LAND ON COUNTY HOME ROAD TO EAST CAROLINA VILLAGE OF YESTERYEAR |
In April the Pitt County Commissioners deeded 5.6 acres of land on County Home Road to the East Carolina Village of Yesteryear. The property is located between the Wintergreen School and the Farmers' Market and has a market value of $300,000. In November 2008 the Pitt County Commissioners promised the East Carolina Village of Yesteryear the County Home Road site if it could raise the $232,000 needed to move its buildings and artifacts from the Fairgrounds by March 2010. In February the Village surpassed its mark with an infusion of $175,000 from three Greenville foundations: West Memorial Fund, Mildred Sheffield Wells Charitable Trust, and James J. and Mamie Richardson Perkins Charitable Trust. The Village began moving the artifacts in May and the buildings in June. It plans to be completely on the new site by July 1, 2009 |
The family of Les Turnage, co-founder of the East Carolina Village of Yesterday, presented the Village Board with $10,000. Board member and daughter Pam Turnage Finch made the announcement at the July 2009 Board meeting for herself and her family: brothers Ed Turnage and David Turnage, his widow Mrs. Irene Turnage of Greenville, and daughter Sue Turnage Hood of Georgia. Les Turnage, owner of a real estate and insurance company in Greenville, was born in Pitt County. Some of the artifacts in the Village such as the water tower are from his family's farm. |
| TURNAGE FAMILY MAKES DONATION TO THE VILLAGE |