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Thursday, December 19, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Photograph Collection

ASHEVILLE’S FIRST CITY SCHOOLS FOR BLACK STUDENTS, Part Four: Builders of Black Schools (Continued)

In our last post in this series on early black public schools, we looked at the lives and careers of Harrison B. Brown and Daniel Cato Suggs, two of the original five teachers who opened Beaumont School on January 9, 1888. This new post profiles two more of these teachers, Edward H. Lipscombe and Mary
African American early educationBeaumont SchoolBlack Education in AshevilleE. A. LlipscombeMary DicksonMary Dickson Harris
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Monday, December 02, 2019 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Education, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Photograph Collection

ASHEVILLE’S FIRST CITY SCHOOLS FOR BLACK STUDENTS, Part Three: Builders of Black Schools

The Creation of a Public School System for the City of Asheville, 1887-1888 Setting Up the System and Hiring the Teachers Asheville Times, July 29, 1887: “Graded School Carried: Asheville Keeps to the Front By a Very Close Squeeze” “We need not multiply words to express pleasure at the result of the election yesterday on
African American HistoryAfrican AmericansAppalachiaAshevilleAsheville City School CommitteeAsheville City Schools for blacksBeaumont SchoolBlack AshevilleBuildersBuncombe County HistoryContractorsCraftsmenD. C. SuggsDaniel Cato SuggsE.H. LipscombeEast EndEducationH. B. Brownisaac DicksonMary DicksonPrimary EducationSecondary EducationSegregated Education in AshevilleSouthside
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Thursday, October 10, 2019 / Published in Exhibits, Friends of the NC Room, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, North Carolina Room Staff

Join the Friends of the NC Room for THREE events in October!

Thursday October 17- Sunday October 20: OUT! A Pop Up Exhibit featuring material from our LGBT+ Archives Thursday, October 24, 6-7 pm: The Ravenscroft Reserve October 30: The Panoramic Photos of Herbert W. Pelton ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thursday October 17- Sunday October 20: OUT! A Pop Up Exhibit featuring material from our LGBT+ Archives OUT! A Pop
ArchivesBanks AveBaseballBuncombe CountyCollierCommunity ArchivesCoxeExhibitsLGBTLibrariesLocal HistoryPanoramaPeltonPeopleRavenscroftUrban Forest
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Saturday, October 05, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Education, Forgotten People, Houses, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Hall’s 7 Acres in Newfound: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Throughout the year as I’ve continued to work on this series and it has gained traction and popularity, hints and suggestions as to what I should write about have come in from various sources. It has been a tremendous undertaking, and sometimes it’s a relief to hear from someone else what you ought to say,
Asheville Fire DepartmentBuncombe CountyCabinsCommunity CentersCommunity ClubsEducationHall's Seven AcresJ.L. HallLane HallLeicesterMuseumNewfoundOutdoor recreationWestern North Carolina
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Saturday, August 31, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

His Name Was Leicester: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Disclaimer: This installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities has no ill intent. Indeed, I mean to shame no one in my assertions, only educate. However, be warned, I may air some grievances. Dear readers, there are a few things that send unpleasant chills down my spine. For my husband, it’s the sound of a fork scraping
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAppalachiaBascom CollegeBuncombe CountyCommunitiesCommunity HistoryDry GoodsEnglandForgotten PeopleImmigrantsLeicesterMerchantsPeopleWalesWest Indies
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Saturday, August 17, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Buildings, Buncombe County History, Local Heroes and Heroines, Photograph Collection, Postcard Collection

A Kenilworth Research Album: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Of all the communities on our list, one of the most photographed besides Downtown Asheville, may be Kenilworth. This Asheville Suburb in the southeast part of the city sprung onto the scene in the late 1910’s and rose in popularity into the 1920’s until the town, once incorporated and independent, was annexed by the city
African American HistoryAfrican AmericansArchivesAshevilleBuncombe Countydatabasehow toKenilworthKenilworth InnphotosPrestoReal EstateResearchusing archives
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Saturday, August 03, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Women

Stumping for Suffrage in Jackson Park (Woolsey): 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

If you live in Asheville, you’ve probably taken a drive through it many times. Say, you’re headed to the Beaver Lake Bird Sanctuary for a Sunday stroll after a brunch downtown. It is a section of Merrimon Avenue that begins descending in elevation starting somewhere about the time you reach Brookstone Church (formerly Merrimon Ave.
19th AmendmentAppalachiaBailey RoadBilly BorneCharles W. WoolseyChase AmblerChatham RoadCity of AshevilleDeaverviewDemocracyElected officeFloride CunninghamHelen Morris LewisJackson ParkJames Mitchell RayKarl Von RuckLillian "Exum" ClementNational Women's PartyNorth AshevilleNorth CarolinaRamothRaven LewisRobert R. ReynoldsSouth CarolinaThomas W. PattonUS House of RepresentativesVotes For WomenW.T. Weaver BoulevardWaterworksWitchwoodWomenWoolseyWoolsey DipWoolsey Town Hall
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Saturday, June 01, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architecture, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Historic Montford, Houses, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History

Cousin Caney the Corrupt Commissioner and the Brand New Emma-Leicester Road: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Emma is a small community in western Buncombe County that sits nestled between Dryman Mountain and the French Broad River. If you wanted to put a pushpin on a map, you’d place it on the crossroads at North Louisiana and Emma Road (SR 1338). Today, the intersection maintains some character of the old and the
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesagricultureAppalachiaArchivesAshevilleBarnardsvilleBingham HeightsBuncombe CountyBuncombe County CommissionCaney BrownCaney Brown FarmCommunity HistoryCousin CaneyDiverse CommunitiesDryman MountainEarly RoadsEmmaEmma RoadFrench Broad RiverGood RoadsGudger HouseHazel MillLatinx CommunityLibrariesLocal HistoryMontford AveNorth LouisianaSmith Mill BridgeSmith Mill CreekT.C. BrownThe Leicester RoadWalker TireWhittemoreWord on the Street
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Books, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Women

The Littlest Library You Ever Saw: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

Did you ever visit the Broad River Community Library? The tiny little library in this rural southeast Buncombe County community first made an appearance thanks to the New Deal-era program called the WPA or Works Progress Administration. The WPA funded all manner of social programs, including arts and literary efforts, like rural libraries. The Broad River
AppalachiaAsheville Normal SchoolAunt Mae GilliamBookmobileBroad RiverBroad River Community LibraryBuncombe CountyGilliamGreat DepressionLibrariesMae GilliamNew DealPublic LibrariesRuralRural CommunitiesRural LibrariesStone Mountain RoadWorks Progress AdministrationWPAWWII
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