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Pender County Jaycees Scrapbooks Now Online

We've just finished digitizing a dozen scrapbooks from the Pender County Public Library documenting the diverse activities of the Burgaw Jaycees, primarily in the 1950s. The scrapbooks contain photographs, newspaper clippings, and a few documents related to the work of the Jaycees.
I especially like the "For a Finer Carolina" volume, compiled in 1954 in celebration of the town's Diamond Jubilee (the 75th anniversary of the incorporation of the town of Burgaw). The scrapbook includes photos from parades, contests, and celebrations and is an interesting look at life in southeastern North Carolina in the mid 20th-century. It also includes this great photo of "Carolina Beach's Famous Whale Float."

Posted by Nick Graham on January 19, 2012
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les says:
It is great to see these memories being preserved and being put onto digital they will last for ever, well done.
February 17, 2012 5:40am

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