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Alexia Jones Helsley
Alexia Jones Helsley is an archivist and historian with deep roots in western North Carolina. Her parents live in Hendersonville, and her father, Dr. George A. Jones, is a native o...view moreAlexia Jones Helsley is an archivist and historian with deep roots in western North Carolina. Her parents live in Hendersonville, and her father, Dr. George A. Jones, is a native of Saluda, North Carolina. She is a founding member and program vice-president of the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society and has published widely on the history of North and South Carolina. Her North Carolina titles include A Guide to Historic Henderson County, North Carolina and the Henderson County (N.C.) Revolutionary Pensioners of 1840, 1997 recipient of the Willie Parker Peace Prize (North Carolina Society of Historians). Other relevant research interests include the Battle of Kings Mountain, Mountain Page Baptist Church, Carolina migration trails and the Pace family of western North Carolina. Her Pace ancestors moved from Virginia into eastern North Carolina and eventually settled near Saluda. Helsley, an instructor in history for the University of South Carolina, Aiken, currently serves as president of the Pace Society of America. In addition, she is a member of the Old Exchange Commission, and in 2006, the South Carolina State Historic Records Advisory Board presented her with the Governor's Archives Award.view less
Books by Alexia Jones Helsley
Wicked Edisto: The Dark Side of Eden Wicked Beaufort Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsColumbia, South Carolina: A History Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hidden History of Greenville County Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA History of North Carolina Wine: From Scuppernong to Syrah Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWicked Columbia: Vice and Villainy in the Capital Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLost Aiken County Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings