March is Women’s History Month, and I would never forgive myself if I didn’t share some of the amazing photos we have in our collection of some of the incredible women who lived their lives, in whole or part, in the Biltmore Village community. Beyond the “Lady on the Hill” there are some fascinating stories
Are any of these people your relatives? Former graduates of Stephens-Lee High School, educational achievements and biographical information. We felt very fortunate to find these photographs, as well as the information regarding when these early graduates of Stephens-Lee completed their studies. The further information about their later educational attainments and what the were doing
Saturday October 27 from 2:00 to 3:00 Eliada Orphanage with Oral Historian Clifford Davids Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level. All events are free and open to the public Refreshments will be served. Clifford Davids has spent almost two decades gathering stories of extraordinary human endurance. Between 1996 and 1998 he traveled regularly from the
Saturday September 15, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:30 An Artist’s Work Gets Digitized With Art Historian and Digital Archivist Erin Dickey & Local Artist Connie Bostic Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, Lower Level All events are free and open to the public. Light appetizers will be served. As a Fellow in the Learning from Artists’
The Southern Appalachian Grassy Balds Amy Duernberger Author and hiker and researcher Wednesday August 29, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:00 Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level All events are free and open to the public. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room With Support from Mountain Express Refreshments will
The Southern Appalachian Grassy Balds Amy Duernberger Author and hiker and researcher Wednesday August 29, 2018 from 6:00 to 7:00 Pack Memorial Library, Lord Auditorium, lower level All events are free and open to the public. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room With Support from Mountain Express Refreshments will
Last week we received this email that Catherine O’Shea wrote to her Westall cousins and copied to the North Carolina Room. “We are indebted to one of our Wiley cousins in Charlotte for noting this great post on Pack’s “HeardTell” blog. https://specialcollections.buncombecounty.org/2015/11/06/camp-dellwood-2/ As you all may recall, almost all the girls in the Westall-Wiley clan