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Wednesday, March 06, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Crafts, Local Heroes and Heroines, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Uncategorized, Women

“You Have to Start a Thing” a Quick Introduction to Some Self-Starting Ladies of Biltmore Village: 52 Weeks 52 Communities

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
1920'sBiltmoreBiltmore IndustriesBiltmore VillageBlack MountainBuncombe County Adult EducationCornelia VanderbiltCornelia Vanderbilt CecilEdith VanderbiltExum ClementGenderKenilworthLillian "Exum" ClementLillian Exum Clement StaffordNancy Rebecca ClementNCGANorth Carolina General AssemblyOteen HospitalPoliticsSuffrageSuffragettesWomenWomen's HistoryWomen's History Month
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Tuesday, February 05, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architectural Drawing Collection, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

52 Weeks, 52 Communities: Barnardsville,What’s in the North Carolina Collection?

Fetching its name from Hezekiah Barnard, who owned stock stand and inn near the Forks of Ivy in the 19th century, Barnardsville is one of Buncombe County’s most rural communities. Things get a little fuzzy on where exactly Barnardsville ends and Democrat and Dillingham begin, but we’ll get into that when we look at those
BarnardsvilleBig IvyBuncombe CountyCCCCivilian Conservation CorpsCommunitiesDemocratDillinghamFamiliesRural HistorySchools
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Friday, December 28, 2018 / Published in African Americans, Asheville History, Buncombe County History, Forgotten People, Local History, Manuscript Collection

Asheville Black Family History and Stephens-Lee High School Graduates

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
African American EducationAfrican American HistoryLila Bennett BrogdonMary Russell HallMiss Leona C. McCoolMountain Street SchoolStephens-Lee Alumni AssociationStephens-Lee Archive RoomStephens-Lee CenterStephens-Lee High School
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Friday, October 19, 2018 / Published in Events, Forgotten People, Local History, Manuscript Collection

Eliada Orphanage with Oral Historian Clifford Davids Saturday October 27, 2018

  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
Cliff DavidsEliada OrphanageFurman "Curly" Williams Jr.Lucius B. Compton
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Friday, October 12, 2018 / Published in Asheville History, Events, Friends of the NC Room, Houses, Manuscript Collection

What’s the Coolest Organization to Belong to in Asheville?

  Answer: The Friends of the North Carolina Room! We are a fun and varied group of Asheville residents who love local Asheville history. We love to get together and . . . yes . . . talk about local history. We love to socialize, i.e., eat, drink and talk together.   This years Friends
95 Charlotte StreetCora HackerJim SiemonsMary ParkerPatton-Parker homeThomas Walton Patton
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Monday, September 10, 2018 / Published in Events, Manuscript Collection, New Donations, Photograph Collection

Event: A Local Artist’s Lifetime of Work Gets Digitized By an Digital Historian

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’
Connie BosticDigitization of Art WorkErin DickeyLocal Artists
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018 / Published in Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

Grassy Balds of the Southern Highlands: Program

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
Asheville Service IndustryJeniffer MeskJonathon Flaum
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Wednesday, August 22, 2018 / Published in Local History, Manuscript Collection, Photograph Collection

Grassy Balds of the Southern Highlands: Program

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
Asheville Service IndustryJeniffer MeskJonathon Flaum
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Monday, August 13, 2018 / Published in Asheville History, Local History, Manuscript Collection

 Why I give items to Pack Library’s NC Room

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
Annie WestallAsheville Library Board of TrusteesCamp DellwoodCatherine O'SheaFriends of the LibraryWestall Family History
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