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More of my favorite things

I wanted to share some more of my favorite things. This time I wanted to share my favorite all time poem with you. This poem ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, September 30, 2024 4:03 pm

Columns

Come and listen to my story part two

Much of what I know about life in Washington during the Civil War comes from the oral histories passed down generation to generation, with the ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, September 23, 2024 3:12 pm

Columns

Come and listen to my story

I had the wonderful honor this week to speak at the Crescite Book Club meeting in the beautiful Bank Bistro Restaurant. The lovely hostess of ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, September 16, 2024 3:32 pm

Columns

These are a few of my favorite things

I receive a lot of requests to share more about the awesome African American history in Washington. But I get a lot of requests to ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, September 9, 2024 4:57 pm

Columns

The Nova Scotia stories: part 1

In 2007, I fulfilled a long-time desire to visit Halifax and St. John (Bay of Funday) Nova Scotia, Canada. I remember reading about Nova Scotia ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, August 26, 2024 5:46 pm

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A little more to the story

It was wonderful to have nationally known author Amy Nathan visit Washington last week and share her books and remembrances of Sarah Louise Keys Evans. ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, August 19, 2024 5:04 pm

Columns

My hometown hero

I wanted to publicly thank all those who came out to hear New York author Amy Nathan share her story about the inspiration Sarah Louise ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, August 12, 2024 4:53 pm

Columns

Know your town: The story of Congressman Square

Seventy-two years ago, on August 2, 1952, Sarah Louise Keys (Evans) a Washington NC resident, stepped off a Trailways bus coming from Roanoke Rapids, NC ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, August 5, 2024 4:19 pm

Columns

New stories to tell

In September 2000, I published a children’s book, Bright Ma Day Clean-A Story About the Underground Railroad. The story chronicles a young girl whose name ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, July 29, 2024 4:56 pm

Columns

This little light of mine

The earliest memories I have as a young child, are the memories of my mother praying with my sister Lena and me. I remember being ... Read more

by Leesa Jones, Monday, July 22, 2024 4:58 pm

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