The Lesser Known History of Edenton

We are excited to collaborate with the Edenton Racial Reconciliation Group and the Shepard-Pruden Memorial Library to present the “Lesser Known History Lecture Series”  This series will be held on the first Tuesday of each month in March, April and May.

To register for each lecture, email: [email protected].

Click HERE for a printable poster for the series.

Click HERE for a printable poster for Dr. Ben Speller’s Lecture “Colonization and Relationships in Chowan County 1619-1750”. And, click HERE for the link to the recorded session of the presentation.

Click HERE for a printable poster for Mary Malliard’s Lecture “Conductors and Passengers: Harriet Jacobs’ Underground Railroad”. And click HERE for a link to the recorded session of the presentation (fast forward to about 3:15 for the beginning of the presentation).

Click HERE for a printable poster for David Cecelski’s Lecture “1900: The Summer of the Red Shirts”. And, click HERE for the link to the recorded session of the presentation. 

Click HERE for a printable poster for Dr. Linwood Boone’s Lecture “The Roanoke Missionary Baptist Association in Edenton and Chowan County”. To register for the lecture and discussion, email [email protected]. This will be a LIVE event, to be held at the library on Thursday, July 1. The video will be available after the event. You can purchase a copy of his book here: The Chronological History of the Roanoke Missionary Baptist Association and Its Founders from 1866-1966