The first person selected for contributions to the history of Nash County\u00a0 is L. S. Inscoe [17 September 1894 – 22 December 1990].\u00a0 He served many years as the Superintendent of Schools in Nash County.\u00a0 His lifelong interest in Nash County history is probably most memorable in his frequent articles that appeared in THE NASHVILLE GRAPHIC.\u00a0 I first met him in 1973 when the two of us were in a workshop, sponsored by the State of North Carolina Archives,\u00a0 for advanced researchers in the Old North State’s archives.\u00a0 Of course, our shared love of Nash County history led us to spend several hours sharing details about our families and the crucial moments in the county’s past.\u00a0 He was wonderful company, with a fine sense of humor and an engaging conversationalist, especially with anyone who shared his love of all things Nash.<\/p>\n
In February, 1962, he was a founder and the first President of the Nash County Historical Society.\u00a0 In 1976, he was a member of Nash County’s Bicentennial Commission and a primary researcher on the excellent as well as indispensable BY FAITH AND HERITAGE ARE WE JOINED: A COMPILATION OF NASH COUNTY HISTORICAL NOTES, edited by T. E. Ricks,\u00a0 [Rocky Mt., NC: Dixie Printing & Publishing Company, 1976].\u00a0 His picture below is from the book on page x.<\/p>\n
Listed below are outstanding people who have contributed in important ways to the history of Nash County.<\/p>\n
January 2010 L. S. Inscoe [1894 – 1990]: One of Nash’s Finest Historians<\/a><\/p>\n February 2010 Duncan Lamon: An Indispensable Man in Early Nash<\/a><\/p>\n March 2010 Viola Boddie: Educational Reformer<\/a><\/p>\n April 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n Lawrence Chesterfield Bryant: Educator and Nash County Historian<\/a><\/p>\n May 2010 Margaret White Battle: Doctor and Nash County Historian<\/a><\/p>\n June 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n Virginia Caroline Tunstall Clay-Clopton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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