WNCHA Lectures: The Marion Mill Massacre in Memory
ZoomJoin the Western NC Historical Association Thursday, October 14 at 6PM via Zoom as we kick off a month of programming centered on labor and mill history in WNC. On […]
RAIL Monument Dedication Ceremony
Andrew's Geyser 2111 Mill Creek Rd, Old Fort, NC, United StatesOn Sunday, October 17 at 3:30pm, the Railroad and Incarcerated Laborer Memorial (RAIL) project will unveil a new monument at Andrew's Geyser in Old Fort. This granite marker memorializes the […]
WNCHA Lectures: Beacon Blanket Mill
ZoomThe Western North Carolina Historical Association concludes our month of labor history programming Thursday, October 21 at 6PM. Join us (virtually via Zoom) for a presentation on the history of […]
And the creek don’t rise: a history of floods in WNC
Zoom Webinar 283 Victoria Road, AshevilleJoin the Friends of the East Asheville Library to learn about the history of flooding in Western North Carolina with Anne Chesky Smith, director of the WNC Historical Association. For […]
WNCHA Presents: 1874 Illustrations for “The Land of the Sky”
ZoomA virtual event exploring the illustrations of the famous Land of the Sky novel by Frances Tiernan Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association Thursday, November 4 at 6pm as […]
LitCafé: Dr. Barbara Duncan Presents Living Stories of the Cherokee
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association via Zoom Tuesday, November 9 at 6PM as our LitCafé series continues. Each year, we present the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award recognizing […]
WNCHA Presents: Narrow Gauge Logging Railroads of the Champion Fibre Company
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association on Zoom Tuesday, November 23 at 6PM as we bring you this virtual event featuring guest Gerald (Jerry) Ledford. In 1905, paper manufacturer […]
VIRTUAL: Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Celebration
ZoomThe Western North Carolina Historical Association presents the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Thursday, December 9 from 6:30-8:00PM via Zoom. Originated by the Louis Lipinsky family and now supported by […]
WNCHA History Hour: African American Music Traditions in WNC
ZoomDr. William Turner and Dr. Ted Olson discuss African American musical contributions to WNC in this live Zoom webinar. Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, January 13 […]
WNCHA Presents: Vaccines and Public Health in WNC – Past and Present
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday January 20 from 6:30-8PM as we bring you this special event. This free program airs live via Zoom and will be […]
WNCHA History Hour: The Brevard Rosenwald School
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, February 17 at 6PM via Zoom for another program exploring African American education in WNC. We hope you are able to […]
WNCHA History Hour – The Buncombe County Remembrance Project
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, February 24 from 6:30-8PM for a special Black History Month program. This event airs live via Zoom and will be recorded. […]
WNCHA History Hour – Refugees and Resettlement in WNC
ZoomJoin us Tuesday, March 8 from 6:00pm-7:45pm for this special event focusing on past and present refugee and immigrant resettlement in western North Carolina. This event airs live via Zoom and […]
Cherokee Women in Resistance and Activism: Valleytowns to the Voting Booth
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, March 10 from 6-7PM as we bring you this live Zoom webinar. This event will be recorded. This presentation will focus […]
WNCHA History Hour – West End Women: Liquor, Labor, and Love in New Deal Urban Appalachia
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, March 24 at 6PM. This program airs live via Zoom The area of Asheville known today as the River Arts District […]
Annual Fundraising Dinner at Historic Fernihurst Mansion
Fernihurst Mansion 70 Fernihurst Drive, Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association invites you to an evening of fine dining with proceeds benefiting historic preservation. The Western North Carolina Historical Association invites you to an evening […]
WNCHA History Hour: The Spirits Still Move Them Documentary Screening
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) as we bring you a special documentary screening, Tuesday, April 5 from 6:30-8PM. This event airs live via Zoom. We will have […]
Annual Meeting: Researching the Lives of Asheville’s Enslaved Population
Zoom Webinar 283 Victoria Road, AshevilleLearn about the often overlooked stories of people who were enslaved in Asheville. Join us at our annual meeting for an update on WNCHA’s progress over the last year, election […]
WNCHA History Hour – Historic Politics of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, April 14 at 6PM as we discuss historic and recent politics of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This event airs […]
NC 11: Partisanship, Polarization, and Politics in a Mountain District
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, April 21 at 6PM as continue our April programming theme of historic WNC politics. This event airs live via Zoom and […]
Park Day at the Smith-McDowell House
Smith-McDowell House 283 Victoria Rd., Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) is proud to participate in the American Battlefield Trust’s annual Park Day. On this day, volunteers across the country team up to clean, […]
WNCHA Hidden History Hikes and Tours: Rumbling Bald Hike
Chimney Rock State Park - Rumbling Bald Access 827 Boys Camp Rd, Lake Lure, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday, May 7 at 10AM as we hike below “Rumbling Bald” Mountain in the Hickory Nut Gorge. In February, 1874, the mountains […]
WNCHA History Hour – WWII Axis Detainees in WNC
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, May 12 at 6PM as we discuss the detainment and experience of Axis individuals and families in WNC—specifically at Montreat —in […]
WNCHA History Hour – Missing History: Jewish Life in Western North Carolina
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, May 19, at 6PM. This program airs live via Zoom. Little has been documented about the Jewish history of Western North […]
ReadWNC – Even As We Breathe
ZoomIntroducing our ReadWNC series! Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) for three virtual events. With authors and historians, we will explore the facts behind the fiction in these […]
“Queer Voices of the Past and Present”: Documenting, Remembering, and Celebrating LGBTQ Lives in Western North Carolina
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, June 2 at 6PM as we kick off our month of Pride and LGBTQ+ history programming. This event airs live via […]
WNCHA History Hour – Stories From the LGBTQIA+ Archive of Western NC
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) for this event exploring stories of LGBTQIA+ history and life in and around Asheville. This event airs live via Zoom Thursday, June […]
Juneteenth History Hike
827 Boys Camp Rd 827 Boys Camp Road, Lake Lure, NC, United StatesJoin Chimney Rock State Park and the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) on a hike exploring the lives and stories of those enslaved across WNC – particularly here in […]
Outstanding Achievement Award Ceremony – The RAIL Project
Manheimer Room, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center 300 Campus View Rd, Asheville, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association’s (WNCHA) 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to The Railroad and Incarcerated Laborer (RAIL) Memorial Project for their work telling the story and […]
WNCHA History Hour: The Skyview Golf Association and Tournament
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Tuesday, July 5 at 6pm for a special History Hour event exploring the history of Asheville’s Skyview Golf Association and tournament. This […]
WNCHA History Hour: Musical Instruments in WNC
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, July 7 at 6PM as we kick off our month of music history programming. This event airs live via Zoom and […]
ReadWNC Series – Guests on Earth
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) for the second of three events in our ReadWNC series! With authors and historians, we will explore the facts behind the fiction […]
WNCHA History Hour – “I Found That Song In A Friend:” Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Western North Carolina Song
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, July 28 at 6pm as for this live Zoom webinar exploring the musical legacy of Bascom Lamar Lunsford. This even […]
WNCHA Hidden History Hikes and Tours: Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Tour
Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Long Ridge Rd, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday, August 6 at 11AM. This event is free and open to the public. Influenced by the work of Booker T. Washington, […]
WNCHA History Hour: Asheville’s Black Baseball Teams
Buncombe County Special Collections 67 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) and Buncombe County Special Collections Thursday, August 11 at 6pm for a special History Hour event exploring the history of Negro League […]
WNCHA Hidden History Tour – Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School – 2nd Date
Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Long Ridge Rd, Mars Hill, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday, August 20 at 11AM. This event is free and open to the public. Influenced by the work of Booker T. Washington, […]
WNCHA History Hour – Mountain Thunder: Stock Car Racing in Buncombe County
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, August 25 at 6pm for this Zoom presentation on the history of stock cars and short track racing in Buncombe County, […]
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Newton Academy and South Asheville Cemeteries
Smith-McDowell House 283 Victoria Rd., Asheville, NC, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) invites you to join us for a special four-part Hikes With A Historian series where we explore the stories of several local cemeteries. […]
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Absalom Dillingham Cemetery Walking Tour
Big Ivy Community Center 540 Dillingham Road, Barnardsville, NC, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) invites you to join us for the second event in our special four-part Hikes With A Historian series where we explore the stories […]
WNCHA History Hour: Revisiting The Maya of Morganton
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) for this History Hour presentation Tuesday, September 20 at 6pm via Zoom. This event airs live and will be recorded. In the […]
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Hot Springs Cemeteries Walking Tour
Hot Springs 64 Bridge St, Hot Springs, NC, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) invites you to join us for the third event in our special four-part Hikes With A Historian series where we explore the stories […]
WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Guastavino Estate Ruins and Cemetery Tour
Christmount Conference Center 222 Fern Way, Black Mountain, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Wednesday, September 28 from 11AM – 12:30PM as we conclude our special Hikes With a Historian: Cemeteries tours at the Christmount Christian […]
ReadWNC Series: The Ballad of Frankie Silver
ZoomOur ReadWNC series concludes Tuesday, October 4 with author Sharyn McCrumb discussing the true events behind her novel The Ballad of Frankie Silver. In this series, authors and historians explore […]
WNCHA History Hour: Lost Cove, North Carolina
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday, October 6 at 6pm via Zoom for this program exploring the lost community of Lost Cove in Yancey County. This event […]
WNCHA Hikes With A Historian – Rebels and Loyalists: Mountaineers and the Battle of Kings Mountain
Bradley Nature Preserve Grays Chapel Church Rd, Rutherfordton, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday, October 8 from 10-1PM as we explore the American Revolutionary War in WNC with a guided hike. Many of us are […]
WNCHA History Hour: The Lost North Fork Community
ZoomJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Monday, October 17 at 6pm via Zoom for this program exploring the lost North Fork community in Buncombe County. This event airs […]
WNCHA History Hour — From the Balsams and Beyond: Cherokees in WNC
Zoom Webinar 283 Victoria Road, AshevilleJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Tuesday, November 1 at 6pm via Zoom for this program exploring Cherokee history and celebrating Native American Heritage Month. This event airs […]
WNCHA History Hour – Discovering Carl Sandburg
Manheimer Room, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center 300 Campus View Rd, Asheville, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) Friday, Nov 18 at 5pm for a special History Hour event exploring the life and […]
Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Celebration
Manheimer Room, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center 300 Campus View Rd, Asheville, United StatesThe Western North Carolina Historical Association presents the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Tuesday, December 13 from 5:00-6:30PM. This event will be held live and in person at the Reuter […]
WNCHA Hikes With A Historian – Ellicott’s Rock
Bad Creek Trail, Cashiers, NC 28717 Bull Pen Rd, Cashiers, NC, United StatesJoin the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday, March 18 at 9AM as we hike to Ellicott’s and Governor’s rocks along the Chattooga River. Along the Chattooga River, the […]