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Saturday, November 02, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, African Americans, Asheville History, Forgotten People

Setting the Record Straight in Ramoth: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Unlike most of the communities we’ve covered in this series, the community of Ramoth is in reality, no longer. Once a rather large, and even incorporated suburb of Asheville, most folks living in Buncombe County today have probably never heard of this North Asheville community. Indeed, at one time, Ramoth was so large, they intended
40th United States Colored Troops52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesA.M AlexanderAfrican American HistoryAppalachiaCivil WarCol. James T. Weaverenslaved peopleFlat CreekGeorge AveryJackson ParkKirkMontfordNorth AshevilleObituaryRamothReems CreekSlavesSpencer WeaverStonemanStoriesVeteransWeaverWeavervilleWoolsey
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Saturday, September 21, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Architectural Drawing Collection, Architecture, Asheville History, Books, Buncombe County History, Historic Montford, Houses, Manuscript Collection

A Montford Bibliography: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

Montford is one of Buncombe County’s most iconic historic neighborhoods. In this installment of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities, we could take almost any angle on Montford; there is just so much to talk about. So instead of trying to pick just one thesis, I decided that this would be a great opportunity to put together
52 Weeks 52 CommunitiesAppalachiaAshevilleBibliographyBuncombe CountyCollectionsHistoric MontfordMontfordMontford ParkMontford Park PlayersMurder in MontfordPreservation Society of Asheville & Buncombe CountyRichard Sharp SmithSubdivisions
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Friday, July 21, 2017 / Published in Exhibits, Historic Montford, Local History, Photograph Collection

“On the Front Porch” –A New Photograph Exhibit at Pack Memorial Library

“On The Front Porch” A porch is a passage into a home. It’s where we comfortably pause before entering as well as when leaving. Porches link the private interior with the outdoors, the public sidewalk and street. Porches are where we rest, are silent, or talk quietly with family or friends. We sometimes gather on porches
Asheville HistoryBuncombe CountyFront PorchesMontford
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Monday, February 06, 2017 / Published in Historic Montford, Local History, Photograph Collection

Discovering Montford’s Early History Part 4: “A Rustling Company” Develops a Streetcar Suburb

Asheville was the first city in North Carolina to have an electric streetcar system, with the first run on February 1, 1889. Asheville was followed by Winston, Charlotte, Raleigh and then Wilmington (1890-1892). Montford was likely the first electric streetcar suburb in the state. Streetcar suburbs, defined as a planned community built around a street
AshevilleAsheville HistoryAsheville LoanBuncombe CountyConstruction and Improvement CompanyMontfordStreetcar Suburb
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017 / Published in Architecture, Historic Montford, Houses, Local History, Photograph Collection

Discovering Montford’s Early History Part 3: Where the Name Montford Came From

We now know that Richmond Pearson named the new station Montford Park Station. Why the Name Montford? An article in the Daily Citizen of March 31, 1891, titled “Montford Park Station: Asheville’s New Suburb on the French Broad” reveals that “for the privilege of naming the station, Mr. Richmond Pearson, last summer, agreed to erect
AshevilleAsheville HistoryBuncombe CountyMontfordRichmond Pearson
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Tuesday, January 10, 2017 / Published in Historic Montford, Local History, Post Card Collection

Discovering Montford’s Early History, Part 1

A couple of years ago I set out to see if I could find the origins of the name Montford. I pretty much figured I was in for a long haul. Many people have pondered the question: who named it and why was it named Montford? In 1976 when Montford was getting a lot of deserved
AshevilleAsheville HistoryBuncombe CountyMontfordMontford ParkMontford Park StationRichmond Pearson
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Monday, December 14, 2015 / Published in African Americans, Historic Montford, Local History, Manuscript Collection, New Donations

Montford Community Scrapbooks: A Glimpse of a Forgotten Multiracial Neighborhood

The North Carolina Room recently received a new donation of Montford materials, including photographs, newspaper clippings and early newsletters. In the mid 1970’s Montford and Montford Hill residents rallied together to clean up the neighborhood and to work at renovating houses in need of repair. Work was organized through the Montford Community Club and the Montford Hills Community Club.
AshevilleMontfordMontford HillsMultiracial
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Friday, May 02, 2014 / Published in Houses, Local History, Manuscript Collection, New Donations, Uncategorized

Col. Bishop Ozone Scrubbs and The Rankin-Bearden Collection

One of the most fulfilling kickbacks of being an archivist, for me, is knowing that there is something new to be uncovered as I pick up the next piece of paper, or the next photograph. The Rankin-Bearden Collection is no disappointer. When Asheville resident Walter Diehl found himself the last keeper of the family’s records, he donated them to Pack Memorial Library’s
AshevilleBearden FamilyCivil WarMontfordRankin Family
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Saturday, February 01, 2014 / Published in Architecture, Friends of the NC Room, Houses, Local History, Volunteers

REMEMBERING SARAH UPCHURCH

I joined the staff at Pack Memorial Library in 1990 when I took the position of Special Collections Librarian.  Lewis Buck was my closest associate in the North Carolina section.  As I studied to get up to speed on Asheville history, he steered me toward the brief histories of Asheville and Buncombe County in Cabins
60 Baird StreetAshevilleEdith HolmesLewis BuckMontfordN.C.Sarah Upchurch
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