[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Allan Gurganus Rocky Mount native Allan Gurganus studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts as a painter before serving in the US Navy. It was during his time in the service during the Vietnam war that he began writing. After...
Mae Woods Bell Mae Woods Bell was born in England, but has spent the past 60 years in Rocky Mount. She came here in 1951 and began the Children’s Museum which grew from a few exhibits to a major community program. She began in the Library with a small...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Cyrus Edson Although Cyrus Melvin Edson was born in Norfolk, Virginia, he spent his entire career in Edgecombe and Nash counties between 1930 and 1973. Mr. Edson began his career at West Edgecombe School in 1930 as a teacher, coach,...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Earl Lynn Roberson Earl Lynn Roberson was born to Mamie Lee Bunting and John Edwards Roberson in Conetoe in Edgecombe County, June 10, 1935. He was educated in Edgecombe County and Tarboro Public Schools. After earning his Bachelor...
Frank Parker Spruill Frank Parker Spruill was born on a farm in Halifax County. His early education came from what was then called “the free school”, a one-room school about a 3-mile walk from his home. He attended a private school in Littleton for the...
