Monday, February 27, 2012

Homegoing for George Bailey's Mother - Today, Mon., Feb. 27, 11 AM

Mrs. Mamie Vermel Evans Bailey, of 201 Evans Estates Drive, Cary, NC, departed this life on Friday, February 24, 2012. Funeral Service 11 AM, Monday, February 27 at Cary First Christian Church, 1109 Evans Rd. Interment, Evans-Turner Cemetery, Cary.
Arrangements by Lea Funeral Home, (919) 231-1000.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Share Your Story

Did you live in Raleigh/Wake County before 1980?
How did you travel to work and/or school - by bus, train, car, on foot?
Tell us about it.


African Americans who were living in Raleigh/Wake County prior to 1980 are invited to participate in discussion and interviews.

Topic: Public transportation and how African Americans were impacted by the conditions of the time

Where:
Raleigh City Museum - 220 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

When: Monday and Tuesday - February 20th and 21st

Time: 6:30 p.m. both nights

Both programs will be taped for inclusion in the Museum’s permanent record of the history of Raleigh. Information gleaned from the discussion and interviews will be utilized by a reporter from the News and Observer for an article.

The Raleigh City Museum’s mission is to preserve Raleigh’s past for the future. Your help is needed to make sure that ALL the voices of Raleigh’s past are heard.