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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
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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
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