Mission Statement
The museum's mission is preserving, interpreting, and sharing the history of the Farmville region to foster better understanding and appreciation of the people that built and contributed to Pitt County’s rural heritage.
A Brief History
Built circa 1850, the museum is a Greek revival farmhouse situated on Main Street in Downtown Farmville, N.C. The house was built by James W. May, who initially began development of the town of Farmville. Ms. Tabitha DeVisconti bequeathed her 19th century home, with its contents, to the Town of Farmville in 1983. The town opened the facility in 1991 as The May Museum & Park.
I was born in Nebraska into a US Marine Corps family. I lived in Swansboro, NC where I graduated high school in 1974. I won an Art Scholarship and attended ECU School of Art. I also developed a love of NC history under the tutelage of noted historian Tucker Reed Littleton, of Swansboro, NC. Working as an artist and local historian, I had a local history column in the Greenville times for 32 years and published the award-winning Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly beginning in 1994. I also have had numerous books published on State and local history and have garnered awards for my genealogy work. After working in the NC Collection at Joyner Library ECU for 2 ½ years I was hired as part-time Director of the May Museum in 2022.
The Friends of The May Museum, Inc. is a non-profit 50l(c)(3) organization. It is a core group of contributors and volunteers who work alongside The May Museum and Park Advisory Board. The members aid in the promotion of the museum, serve as volunteers at scheduled events, and assist with fundraising in order
to meet the needs of acquisitions for the collection or for enhancement of the building and grounds.
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