June Newsletter: An Interview with Roberta Pevear

An Interview with Roberta Pevear

We have so many citizens that we are so proud of! This month, we wanted to share this interview with Roberta Pevear, an Exeter River Landing resident who has recently published Write Quick: War and a Woman's Life in Letters 1835-1867. Roberta has always been interested in genealogy; it was a passion she inherited from her mother, and one that she shared with her husband, Eddie. Growing up, Roberta heard stories of her great grandparents and her relatives. The stories were so vividly told, it was as if she knew them. "I love them," Roberta explains. Together with her mother and husband, Roberta compiled many albums of letters written between relatives, tombstone rubbings, photographs of houses built or lived in by relatives and any other information they could acquire. Finally, Roberta was able to share all this information with the world, and does so in her book. Have you always been interested in your own genealogy? Roberta's advice to amateur historians: "Do it the fun way!" This means, avoic relying too heavily on technology to gain information. Go to relevant places to your heritage, take notes by hand, take photographs, keep maps, etc. Roberta encourages anyone interested to give this work a try. At the close of our conversation, Roberta expressed how interesting our community is: "Everyone in here," she remarked "has a story." Pick up a copy of Roberta's book. You won't be disappointed! Congratulations, Roberta!