A Photo Journey....

My Goose Creek Island Album on Facebook has been a wonderful success. Many residents and former residents have eagerly shared their family photos. I know many of my journal readers do not participate in the social networking site, so I have included several photos of interest.  I have included the contributor of the photo and the comments that the photo has received.  Hope you enjoy.

Cooledge Ross and Joshua Potter, circa 1920, photo courtesy of Mike Lewis Collection

Tina Foreman Beacham: It was customary "back in the day" to have your picture taken when you went up river to Washington NC to sell oysters. Going to the big town of Washington or New Bern was an adventure in that era.

Jo Mercer LoCicero: One word "Dashing!"

Gladys Henries Shelton: Many of the islanders went over to Washington on the freight boats. The boats carried cotton etc. over to Washington and brought back "store items" and things for the islanders. One such boat was the "MARY B". My mother and dad went on the Mary B up to little Washington to get married. It seems that everyone put a lot of thought into their fancy outfits when getting pictures made!!

Charlie "Lit" Littleton Lewis and Celia Rice Lewis, photo courtesy Nancy Lewis Ross

William Odell Spain: Mrs. Celia tore up my bottom more times than I remember. I think she was my six or seven grade teacher. I deserved every one I got plus my Mama got in the spanking too.

 Joshua 'Muff' Potter: Miss Celia took in Doug Hunter as a border. He was principal of Hobucken Elementary School in the early '60's. He loaned me his Mercury to date in for my junior year prom.

Mrs. Jeanette Carawan's 2nd Grade Class 1952-53, photo courtesy of Joshua 'Muff' Potter
Front Row: Karen Sadler, Lynn Taylor Jones, Buddy Ballance, Rose Watson, Clyde Styron, Roy Carawan, Sammy Swindell, Stella Hopkins, LaRue Cayton; Second Row: Michael Lewis, Cecelia Williamson, Langston Rowe, Danny Watson, Hertford Rice, Jr., William Goodwin, Robert Ireland, Frank Alcock;Third Row: Linda Lupton, Jimmy Hodges, Mitchell Sadler, Jr., Michael Lupton, Thomas Quidley, Douglas Carawan, Elaine Sawyer; Fourth Row: Roy Lupton, Floyd Ireland, Muff Potter, Sylvia Mercer, Karen Ireland, Betty Lou Ireland, Maxine Hill, Sylvia Lewis, Melanie Mason, Phillip Goodwin and Miss Jeanette on the back.

Sandy Carawan: Jeanette was Jack Carawan's wife who was Harold Carawans uncle! Harold was married to Joyce Potter!

Doris Goodwin-Sawyer: Mrs. Janet was such a wonderful teacher & person. My brother William is in this picture.

Barbara Potter Cayton: She was special.

 

Karen Sadler O'Neal: I recognize a lot of people, but some I don't remember. I think I was still here part of the third grade, then we moved to Florida and I never come back to school here. Thanks Muff for showing the picture.

Ronald and Rose Sadler, January 1958, photo courtesy of Helena Williams Mayo

Rita Sadler Olmsted: Sure do miss them folks

Karen Sadler O'Neal I miss them too, I remember when they took a walk in Hobucken they were always were holding hands!! They loved each other so much. They were two special people.

Mollie Rowe Gibbs, photo courtesy of Gladys Henries Shelton

 Lana Gail Ballance Zechner: Wow, Mrs Mollie was a stunner also, love these photos!!!

 Feta Rowe Webb: Between her, Aunt Hope and Dad they could work you almost to death. Nancy, remember going to Alabama for vacation and the first day there she had us up at 5am to pick up potatoes?

Kimberly O'Neal Sadler: That was Grandma, up with the chickens but you didn't go to bed until everything was done!

 Nancy Reeder Johnson: I do remember going to dig potatoes...

 Nancy Reeder Johnson: Feta, did you ever go to Fulford's Pt. to swim with grandmother and end up playing the game of "who could find the most clams?" We were working then but thought we were playing games in the water...haha.

 Feta Rowe Webb: Yep, and she was good at "play while you work". Don't guess it hurt any of us.