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Betsy Brodie Roberts
No full textNewspaper picture of Betsy Brodie Roberts.
Betsy Brodie Roberts (1955- ) lives in Brunswick County, NC. She has been a movie extra in several locally shot movies and TV shows, and wrote a resource book of TV and film projects filmed in the Wilmington, NC area
Helen Farrington
No full textHelen Farrington of Winston Salem standing next to a Vietnam War memorial replica on display at the U.S. Army transportation terminal during the July 4 Southport Celebration July 5th, 1999.
What is now known as the North Carolina 4th of July Festival has been celebrated since 1964 in the town of Southport, NC. Over 40,000 people attend to enjoy fireworks, arts and crafts, food, entertainment, and a parade
Sydney Penny, Azalea Festival Queen 1999
No full textSydney Penny, Azalea Festival Queen 1999, riding on her float during the parade.
Sydney Penny (1971- ) was born in Nashville, TN. Well known for her roles on daytime television, she is a daytime Emmy-nominated actress
Marcilyn Raines
No full textFrom left to right: Jennifer, Marci, and Chuck Raines on Marci's graduation from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW).
Marcilyn Raines (1955- ) graduated from UNCW with a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in General Music in 1999. Charles Wilkinson Raines (1955-2011) was her husband. Jennifer Suzanne Raines (1986- ) is her daughter and Steven Raines (1988-), the photographer, is her son
Steven Raines
No full textSteven Raines in his Yankees baseball uniform at Hugh MacRae Park for the Winter Park Optimists' fall league.
Steven Raines (1988- ) is attending the University of North Carolina Wilmington, working towards a degree in computer science
Raines family at Airlie Gardens
No full textFrom left to right: Steven, Marci, and Jennifer Raines at Airlie Gardens for Easter.
Marcilyn Suzanne Raines (1955- ) is the mother of Steven Raines (1989- ) and Jennifer Suzanne Raines (1986- ). Marci graduated from the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW) with a degree in General Music in 1999. Steven is a Computer Science student at UNCW, and Jennifer is a nurse
Sunny Point Tug Boat Drew
No full textSunny Point Tug Boat crew, from left: Rufus Arnold, David Harless , Larry Daniels, Jerry Hutto, and Joe Young. At the 597th U.S. Army Transportation Terminal, Southport, N
Hurricane Bertha
No full textJennifer and Steven Raines playing in the flood waters in front of their house after Hurricane Bertha in 1996.
Jennifer Suzanne Raines (1986- ) and her brother Steven Raines (1988- ) lived in the Woodberry Forest subdivision in 1996. Like many places in Wilmington, NC, it flooded heavily with Hurricane Bertha, a category 3 and the second named storm of the 1996 season. The most devastating effects of the storm were felt in the United States, specifically North Carolina
Irene Smalls
No full textIrene Smalls leading a music program for her book at the Main Library.
Irene Smalls (1950- ) is an award-winning children's author. Her book "Irene Jennie and the Christmas Masquerade" describes an old holiday custom celebrated along the Cape Fear. Slaves in Wilmington, NC and plantations would dress up in costumes around Christmas and New Year's to parade from house to house. Scholars believe this tradition came with the slaves from their West African roots. The "Jonkonnu" celebration continues in Bermuda, but died out in Wilmington after the Civil War. The tradition was picked up by white youngsters who dressed up for "Koonering" in Wilmington until around World War I
Jennifer and Steven Raines
No full textJennifer (1986- ) and Steven Raines (1988- ) playing in the flooded cul-de-sac in front of their house after Hurricane Bertha.
Hurricane Bertha was an intense storm that made landfall in July of 1996. It was the second named storm of the season and was a category 3. The most destructive effects of the storm were felt in the United States, specifically in North Carolina