New Book! -- Whispers of the Long Departed: Untold History of Southern Craven County
Book provides pictures of history
By Drew C. Wilson Havelock News, Havelock, NC 2010-02-09 16:37:05
Since he was a child, Eddie Ellis has been on a search to discover the history of Havelock and Craven County. As a reporter for the Havelock Progress, Ellis turned over stones to uncover stories that told of the region’s colorful past.
Ellis continued that journey of discovery as founding publisher of the Havelock News a quarter century ago. In 2005, Ellis authored “In This Small Place,” which gathered together much of what he had learned in a book detailing the history of the Havelock area going back to the Neusiok Indians.
Now, five years later, Ellis has published another work that focuses on the area’s visual imagery.
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November 24, 2009 Laura Oleniacz Sun Journal Staff
Growing up, Edward Barnes Ellis Jr. rode his bike all over downtown New Bern. As he cycled by the images and statues of the bears in the city, Ellis wondered why they all had long, red, curled tongues hanging out of their mouths.
A story worth telling
August 11, 2005 Tom Boné –
The Havelock News, Havelock NC
The Havelock News, Havelock NC
Eddie Ellis has been sifting through haystacks and coming up with needles for nearly 40 years.
The needles are actually little nuggets of historical information, buried in archives across the country.
Ellis has found the needles that point to a small place in eastern North Carolina called Havelock.
It’s not a small place now, said Ellis during a recent walk along a section of railroad track that was once a hub of activity.
That spot along the track, now grown over by trees and shrubs, was a favorite hangout for Ellis and his friends when they were kids growing up in Havelock. Click here for full story.
The Havelock News, Havelock NC
The Havelock News, Havelock NC
The Havelock News, Havelock NC
Congressman Walter Jones (R-NC) was presented a copy of the new Havelock history, In This Small Place, during a visit to the Havelock Tourist and Event Center. The book is available for purchase at the Tourist Center which is located directly behind the Hampton Inn on US 70.