Honoring the Past, Building a Future
Listening to Maggie Casey Langrehr talk about her beginnings in The Mills Village, about her parents, Annie & Jim Casey, her brother, Jimmy and many friends, it was like taking the top off an Oreo cookie in order to get to the best part, the white filling. Maggie became energized as she spoke of the … Continue reading Grandma Casey’s Chocolate Cake – Part 2 – A Village Family Remembered
History is the essence of innumerable biographies Thomas Carlyle Through the eyes of a Daughter - Mary Magaline Casey Langrehr "Maggie" I think … Continue reading Remembering a Village Family – Annie and Jim Casey – Part 1
“History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” Thomas Carlyle An excerpt from the letter Mr. Hyman Battle wrote to Milton West on the occasion of his retirement from The Rocky Mount Mills ...He doesn't recall the names of all the mills he worked in between 1910 and 1916, but he worked in Charlotte, Raleigh, and … Continue reading Remembering a Village Family – Milton and Cora West – Part 2
“History is the essence of innumerable biographies.” Thomas Carlyle 22 Carr Street 1940 historic marker on the house Originally from the Lumberton, NC area, Milton West & Cora Register West made The Mill Village their home for sixty-plus years of marriage. They raised five children, three sons and two daughters, living at one time or another … Continue reading Remembering A Mill Village Family – Milton and Cora West
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