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By Matt Tate
A place with as rich a history as the
Reems Creek Valley has its fair share
of stories. Often, those stories are
evolving as family members and oth-
ers interested in connecting the dots
fill in the blanks through historical
detective work.
That process is a bit about what the
Tar Heel Junior Historians are learn-
ing as they help recreate the stories of
the Vance Birthplace State Historic
Site.
Tammy Walsh, the site’s director
of cultural resources, started the as-
sociation at the site upon her arrival
last year and has been enlisting the
participants’ services to help with
the site’s programs, including this
month’s “Behind the Big House” se-
ries that is shedding light on slavery
life at Vance.
Walsh, a New York state native,
heard a one-sided slavery tale dur-
ing her educational upbringings, but
learned of subtle differences upon ar-
riving in Western North Carolina.
“[The story] wasn’t cut and dry. It
wasn’t black and white. There were
several shades of gray,” she said.
She explained Vance slavery life
to several dozen junior historians
recently, explaining how she used
census records and wills to unearth
their stories.
Prior to Walsh’s arrival, the site
Joshua Jimison tries sawing a log at Vance.
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did little to interpret slave life at the learn,” he said.
Mon - Fri: 8 am - 8:30 pm
birthplace of North Carolina’s Civil The Tar Heel Junior Historians
Sat: 8 am - 5 pm
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ans learned how she protected the history by North Carolina’s youth.
children of slave Aggy Vance, vow- It is operated by the North Carolina
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In addition to their interpretive ments, raising about $200 for the
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picture of the area. For more information, contact
“There is a lot of history here to Walsh at 645-6706.
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