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All photos by Brooke Meyer Cary, NC – The turbulent Civil Rights Era was experienced right here in the Town of Cary, but many of us don’t know about it. Real Life Stories Peggy Van Scoyoc, Cary’s oral historian, recently published a book titled “Desegregating Cary” to tell real life stories about people that lived through […]
Cary, NC – The Cary Library is having a party and everyone’s invited! The Cary Public Library celebrates its 50th birthday this Friday, October 22, 2010. At 7 PM, a special after-hours event will celebrate the past, present and future of the Cary Library. Refreshments will be served and music will be performed by Chris […]
A hundred years ago, the area we now call Cary was dotted with small villages. One of those was called Carpenter.
It started as a platform under a tent in the woods. Now in its 10th season, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary has become a world-class music and events venue.
Walter Hines Page: Publisher, activist, writer and ambassador. Son of the town’s founder, he is arguably Cary’s most famous citizen.
If you’ve ever wondered how the town of Cary came into existence, you’d have to start your search with Allison Francis (Frank) Page.
Cary, NC- It’s spring in Cary and that means Spring Daze is just around the corner. This Saturday, April 24th, marks the 17th annual Spring Daze. The Festival celebrates the arts as well as the outdoors occurring when it does at Fred G. Bond Park during the 40th anniversary of the first Earth Day.
Cary, NC – The half-century after World War Two saw a gathering steamroller of growth in Cary – residential, commercial and recreational.
Part II in the History of Cary series. This segment covers 1901-1945. Story by Peggy Van Scoyoc. Cary NC – The private boarding school that Frank Page helped establish in 1870 became the first state-assisted public high school in North Carolina in 1907.
Guest columnist and Cary author Peggy Van Scoyoc shares a brief history of Cary, NC before 1900 in this first of a three part series.