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Tuesday, April 09, 2019 / Published in 52 Weeks 52 Communities, Buncombe County History, Local History, Manuscript Collection, Oral History, Photograph Collection, Women

Voices from Old Candlertown: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

The voices of our community members are one way we learn about our past. Eleanor Newcomb Rice knew this, and made it her work to collect the voices of “Old Candlertown” for many years. Rice was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1924, but when she was young, her parents moved her and her three older
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Friday, August 15, 2014 / Published in Local History, Manuscript Collection, New Donations

BERNARD ELIAS

A couple of weeks ago we were fortunate to receive a donation of Bernard Elias material. Bernard was a photographer, filmmaker, world traveler, avid hiker, and a fierce advocate for nature conservation in the Southern Appalachian Mountains.  Bernard was born in 1918 and grew up in Biltmore Forest. His family home provided a great vantage point for him
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