Thanks to our partners at the Jonesboro Historical Society, over 70 new records are now available. These materials mostly pertain to the Jonesboro Garden Club, the oldest active garden club in Lee County. The members of this organization dedicated themselves to philanthropic and educational efforts to beautify the world around them and encourage others to follow their lead. Other notable items include photographs and negatives of scenes and people from Lee County and beyond.
Among the materials for the Garden Club are five scrapbooks, over twenty programs, and three notebooks containing meeting minutes. The scrapbooks are beautiful, filled with photos of colorful flower arrangements and newspaper clippings about their wildly successful events. The Garden Club was a pillar of community for Lee County; they advocated against littering, planted trees and flowers in beautification projects, and promoted conservation efforts. The members also opened their gardens to the public during home and garden tours, spreading joy through local flora.
The programs and meeting minutes highlight the numerous activities the Garden Club held, as well as providing a record of the club’s officers and attendance. Each program also included the club’s constitution and bylaws, along with a list of current members. These new programs range in dates from 1946 to 1998.
The photographs and negatives depict images from various locations throughout Lee County and beyond. There are images from classrooms, downtown Jonesboro, as well as various homes and farms. Also included are photos of local businesses and people.
To learn more about life in Jonesboro, North Carolina, browse materials from the Jonesboro Historical Society here.
To see more images from around the state, check out the Images of North Carolina collection.
