Research is half the fun, he said. It s like a treasure hunt. Curious Tales is on sale now at Old Books on Front Street, the Bellamy Mansion Museum, the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, Redix at Wrightsville Beach, the Federal Point History Center at Carolina Beach and Island True Value Hardware at Carolina Beach.
Fonvielle is already at work on More Curious Tales, and he said the series could run to several volumes. The next book will include the tale of Nancy Martin, Our Nance, who died overseas and was buried in Oakdale Cemetery supposedly in the cask of rum in which her body was transported.
David Gessner s look at Thoreau leads list of new Wilmington books
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(Virtual) Prologue: Curious Tales From Old Wilmington by Chris E Fonvielle Jr , March 8th
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Friends, family and fans are mourning John C. Golden Jr., a dashing guitarist, singer and storyteller who entertained Wilmington audiences for decades.
Golden, 79, died Friday, Jan. 29, after what family members described as a long battle with cancer.
A Wilmington resident since 1977, Golden spent a career as a civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, retiring in 1997 as chief of geotechnical services for the Corps Wilmington office.
His second life, however, was as a folk singer and folklorist, performing widely through Southeastern North Carolina. He s been a real presence in the arts community and the music community here for ages, said Tony Rivenbark, executive director of the Thalian Hall Center for the Performing Arts.