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Elsie M. Barnes
Elsie M. Barnes was born on May 26, 1946 in Halifax County near Scotland Neck, NC. She spent her early years working alongside her family in the fi elds of their small farm. She at...view moreElsie M. Barnes was born on May 26, 1946 in Halifax County near Scotland Neck, NC. She spent her early years working alongside her family in the fi elds of their small farm. She attended Elizabeth City State Teachers College from 1964-1966. She left school and relocated to Washington, DC where she worked for AT&T. After a 23 year hiatus, she resumed her college studies at the University of Maryland University College where she earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Management Studies in 1991. Elsie’s love of words started when she was in grade school. She quickly learned that books transported her from her rural, rather limited setting tofaraway, exotic places. She loved to read her geography textbooks and feels that fostered her love of travel. She also read the family’s dictionary and often quizzed her father on word meanings. During the summer months, the author’s mother ran a lending library in their home. She housed books, supplied by the county, for the neighborhood children to read while school was closed for the summer. Elsie voraciously read every book that was housed. In 1998, she retired from AT&T after 32 years of service. In 2010, she moved back to her hometown of Scotland Neck, NC where she is active in the community. She enjoys traveling, tending her vegetable garden, and hunting for treasures in thrift stores and junk shops. She has one daughter, Hope, and one son-in-law, David, who live in Clinton, MD.view less