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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hidden History Hikes and Tours: Rumbling Bald Hike
DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday\, May 7 at 10AM as we hike below “Rumbling Bald” Mountain in the Hickory Nut Gorge. \nIn February\, 1874\, the mountains at the eastern edge of the Hickory Nut Gorge began to tremble\, shake\, and emit plumes of dust\, the day after a local preacher delivered a fire and brimstone sermon. Many local residents feared a volcano was set to erupt and a geologist was called in to investigate as tremors continued into May. His investigation and newspaper coverage of the events reveal surprising insights into the environmental and cultural history of the area. Join us as we loop along the southern side of “Rumbling Bald” Mountain and sort fact from fiction while enjoying the natural environment along the way. \n*During the hike\, participants also have the option of exploring a fissure cave with the guidance of a Chimney Rock State Park ranger. The trail is a moderate 0.5-mile hike will lead visitors to the base of Rumbling Bald Mountain.  From there visitors will have a strenuous scramble approximately 200 yards up and across a boulder field consisting of various sizes boulders.  Then visitors will squeeze through a 2-foot opening and into a large room. Once in the room a ranger will be available to talk about the ecology/geology of the cave.  All participants must follow white nose bat syndrome protocol which call for decontamination once exiting the cave.* \n  \nDetails: \nMeet:  10am at Chimney Rock State Park – Rumbling Bald Access (827 Boys Camp Rd\, Lake Lure\, NC 28746) by the restrooms. Please arrive prior to the starting time. \nDepart: 12:30PM \nHike Length: 1.6-mile loop. See map: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/north-carolina/rumbling-bald-loop-trail?ref=result-card \nElevation Gain: 341 feet \nHike Difficulty: Easiest (using National Park Service metric) \nWhat to Bring: \n\nBackpack\nWater (1 liter)\nBagged lunch or snacks (restaurants in nearby Chimney Rock will be open as well)\nHiking boots or comfortable trail shoes\nWeather-appropriate clothing\nSunscreen\nHiking poles (optional)\nAny needed medications.\n\n  \nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be the following Friday\, May 13. \n  \nTickets: $10 for WNCHA members/$20 non-members. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegistrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance: https://forms.gle/VUbqBJAfgvZqjDmJ9 \nRegister Here\n  \nHike Leader: \nThis hike is led by Trevor Freeman\, WNCHA public programs director. He has an MA in American history and is interested in both Appalachian and environmental history. He has previously served as an AmeriCorps trail coordinator in the Hickory Nut Gorge and has hiked the trail we will utilize numerous times. He is also wilderness first aid/CPR certified. \n  \nCovid Precautions: \n\nPlease do not attend if you feel unwell or have been exposed to someone with Covid\nSocial distancing is recommended when hiking and when the group is stopped\n\n  \nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n  \n(Image: Harper’s Weekly\, April 11\, 1874)
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hidden-history-hikes-and-tours-rumbling-bald-hike/
LOCATION:Chimney Rock State Park – Rumbling Bald Access\, 827 Boys Camp Rd\, Lake Lure\, 28746\, United States
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - WWII Axis Detainees in WNC
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 WWII. This event airs live via Zoom and will be recorded. \nBeginning in early 1942\, Axis diplomats\, consular staff\, and families (particularly Japanese and Germans living in Hawaii and Latin America) were detained in several inns or resorts in southern Appalachia and WNC. Among these facilities\, many were transported to the Grove Park Inn and the Assembly Inn at Montreat. This program specifically focuses on the predominantly Japanese-American individuals detained and housed at Montreat 1942-1943 as they awaited exchange.  \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nRonald Vinson has served as Executive Director of the Presbyterian Heritage Center in Montreat since 2007. The Presbyterian Heritage Center at Montreat is a 501(c)(3) non-profit educational organization to educate (onsite and online) people about the Presbyterian and Reformed heritage\, the church’s tradition of worldwide mission and the history of Montreat. \nRon has served as consultant to many museums and clients on historical projects\, including: \n\nThe Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution\nThe National Center for the Study of History\nDiscovery Place\nThe Schiele Museum of Natural History\nGaston County Museum of Art & History\nNorth Carolina Business Hall of Fame\nCentennial of Golf (Golf Magazine\, PGA et al)\nInsurance Information Institute (Bicentennial of Insurance) Columbia Theological Seminary\nNorth Carolina Business Hall of Fame\n\n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n Register Here   \n\n(Image: Several Japanese women and girls at Montreat\, courtesy Presbyterian Heritage Center) \n  \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-wwii-axis-detainees-in-wnc/
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - Missing History: Jewish Life in Western North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday\, May 19\, at 6PM. This program airs live via Zoom. \nLittle has been documented about the Jewish history of Western North Carolina\, yet clues are all around us. Jews could be found in many towns including Brevard\, Hendersonville\, Statesville\, Asheville\, Rosman\, Boone\, Blowing Rock\, Franklin\, Sylva\, Little Switzerland\, Valle Crucis\, Marion\, Canton. Bryson City\, Robbinsville\, and Waynesville. Why did they come? What did they do? What is their lasting legacy? Join us for some answers. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Jewish Heritage North Carolina\, the only statewide independent organization dedicated to collect\, preserve and present the history of the Jewish people of our State. “To serve our mission we honor our history\, celebrate our culture\, and connect our communities.” \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nSharon Fahrer is a recovered New Yorker with a background in geography and urban planning. She and her husband were drawn to Asheville by its wonderful historic neighborhoods. For 25 years they lived in an 1896 house they restored in Montford. In 2003 she co-founded History@Hand with Jan Schochet to reveal the history of  Asheville’s Jewish businesses creating a book and an exhibit titled The Family Store a History of Jewish Businesses in Downtown Asheville from 1880-1990. Since then she has continued to research and produce history panels which are installed: along the French Broad River about Wilma Dykeman (not currently on display)\, downtown Asheville\, bus shelters along Montford Avenue\,  on the campus of UNC Asheville\, in the Osher Life Long Learning Institute\, the ASheVille museum (no longer open)\, Asheville Museum of Science\, Asheville Community Theater (ACT)\, Stephens-Lee Recreation Center\, the Dry Ridge Museum in Weaverville\, and the Sprinza Weizenblatt Gallery on the campus of Mars Hill University. \nShe has also written two other books The Man Who Lived on Main Street about Sol Shulman of Sylva (coauthored with Jan Schochet) and A Home in Shalomville. the History of Asheville’s Jewish Community. The latter book received the 2016 Bob Terrill book award from the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society. Sharon created the Jewish Museum without Walls highlighting locations which are part of Asheville’s Jewish history. In 2003 she started the Montford Music and Arts Festival. Currently she leads walking tours in downtown on architecture and history and also the Family Store\, Montford\, Riverside Cemetery and Biltmore Village in Asheville. Currently she is serving on the Buncombe County Remembrance Project research committee\, the boards of Jewish Heritage North Carolina\, Friends of Buncombe County Special Collections\, and the Wilma Dykeman Legacy. Her work can be seen on her website: www.history-at-hand.com \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n  \n(Images: Ada and Lou Pollock Collection\, D.H. Ramsey Library Special Collections\, University of North Carolina Asheville 28804) \n\n\n  \nFor questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \n\n\nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-missing-history-jewish-life-in-western-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:ReadWNC - Even As We Breathe
DESCRIPTION:Introducing 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 books centered in WNC. We encourage you to read the books in advance and bring your own questions to the discussion. You can find all three books at Malaprop’s Bookstore here in Asheville.\nWe will kick off its 2022 ReadWNC literary series with Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle’s book\, Even As We Breathe\, which received the association’s prestigious Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award in 2021.  Saunooke Clapsaddle and historian Dr. Barbara Duncan will discuss the fact behind the fictional depiction of mid-20th century Cherokee life and culture\, the real-life detention of Axis diplomats and their families at Asheville’s Grove Park Inn during World War II\, and other local historical tidbits that appear in the novel\, including a visit from Charles “Ches” McCartney\, also known as “The Goat Man” and memories of drinking Cheerwine soda. \n\nEach event airs live via Zoom\, Tuesday\, May 24 from 6-7PM and will be recorded for later viewing. Register for individual events or for all three here at a discounted rate! \nThe series dates are:\nTuesday\, May 24 from 6:00-7pm – Even as We Breathe\nTuesday\, July 19 from 6:00-7pm – Guests on Earth\nTuesday\, October 4 from 6:00-7pm – The Ballad of Frankie Silver \nDr. Catherine Frank\, Chair of the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award selection committee\, says\, “Even As We Breathe immerses us in a specific place and time\, Asheville’s Grove Park Inn when it was being used to house Axis diplomats and their families in 1942\, and in the Qualla Boundary where Cherokee traditions are deeply embedded but in conflict with an ever encroaching outside world. But the story of Cowney Sequoyah and Essie Stamper is also timeless and universal\, exploring what it means to lose innocence and to find ‘who we are supposed to be.’ Most importantly\, the book is beautifully written\, with convincing\, well-drawn characters and compelling imagery that tie the various stories together. This first novel by an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians exemplifies the quality of the most compelling regional writing.” \nAbout the Presenters:\nAnnette Saunooke Clapsaddle\, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and resides in Qualla\, NC with her husband\, Evan and sons Ross and Charlie. She holds degrees from Yale University and the College of William and Mary. Her debut novel\, Even As We Breathe\, was released by the University Press of Kentucky in 2020\, a finalist for the Weatherford Award and named one of NPR’s Best Books of 2020. In 2021\, it received the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. Her first novel manuscript\, Going to Water is winner of the Morning Star Award for Creative Writing from the Native American Literature Symposium (2012) and a finalist for the PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction (2014). Clapsaddle’s work has appeared in Yes! Magazine\, Lit Hub\, Smoky Mountain Living Magazine\, South Writ Large and The Atlantic. After serving as executive director of the Cherokee Preservation Foundation\, Annette returned to teaching at Swain County High School. She is the former co-editor of the Journal of Cherokee Studies and serves on the board of trustees for the North Carolina Writers Network. \nDr. Barbara R. Duncan received her Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania.  She coordinated “Folk Arts in the Schools” in Macon County for several years\, worked for The Foxfire Fund\, and went on to spend twenty-three years at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian\, where she wrote grants\, researched\, wrote books\, and coordinated festivals and community-based programs to revitalize Cherokee traditions.  Now retired from the Museum\, Duncan teaches Cherokee language as Assistant Adjunct Professor at University of North Carolina Asheville.  With a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians\, she has created a new method for learning Cherokee language and authored a series of textbooks and a website at www.yourgrandmotherscherokee.com. Duncan has written award-winning books about Cherokee history and culture\, including Living Stories of the Cherokee\, which received the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award and the World Storytelling Award; and The Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook (co-authored with Brett H. Riggs) which received the Presidential Preserve Freedom Award and the Willie Parker Peace Prize. Her most recent book is Cherokee Clothing in the 1700s\, published by the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. \nTickets: We hope you will register for the entire series\, but individual event tickets are available as well. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available per individual event.\n—For this event only – $5 for WNCHA members/$10 for general admission\n—For the entire series – $10 for WNCHA members/$20 for general admission \nNote* For those registering for the entire series\, you need only to register here once. You will be manually added to the upcoming events. \n\n\nRegister Here\nFor questions or more information email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/readwnc-even-as-we-breathe/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar
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SUMMARY:“Queer Voices of the Past and Present”: Documenting\, Remembering\, and Celebrating LGBTQ Lives in Western North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 Zoom. \nWest of Asheville there has been little research on LGBTQ history or activism. Just last year\, Dr. Travis Rountree and colleagues from Western Carolina received an internal grant to expand drag performer oral narratives to include other LGBTQ+ voices from Jackson County\, NC. Our speakers will talk about how collecting these voices helped to recognize LGBTQ groups established from the 1960s to current\, newly formed\, local LGBTQ organizations. They will also touch upon how these narratives helped to spark the first ever Sylva Pride (the first Pride to occur west of Asheville) in addition to a local community production inspired by some of these voices. These collections and events are critical in recognizing the past and present LGBTQ voices of Western NC. \nAbout the Presenters: \nDr. Travis A. Rountree is an assistant professor in the English Department at Western Carolina University. He earned his PhD from the University of Louisville\, his MA in English from Appalachian State University with a certificate in Appalachian Studies\, and his BA in English from James Madison University with a minor in American Studies. He is from Richmond\, Virginia\, but lived in Boone\, NC for 9 years. \nDr. Rountree’s research interests include queer archival research and pedagogy\, Appalachian rhetorics\, place-based pedagogy\, and public memory studies. He has been published in The North Carolina Folklore Journal\, Journal of Southern History\, and Appalachian Journal. He continues to work on his manuscript under contract with University Press of Kentucky titled Hard to See Through the Smoke: Rhetorical Remembering of the 1912 Hillsville\, Virginia Courthouse Shootout. \nHe enjoys running\, weight lifting\, and gardening. He is an avid fan of old time\, bluegrass\, and country music and lives in Sylva\, NC with his two cats. \nSarah Steiner is the gender and sexuality studies specialist at Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library. She also coordinates the Jackson County LGBTQ+ archive at WCU. \n\n\n\n\n\nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: “Lavender Bridges First Year Anniversary” courtesy Western Carolina University\, Hunter Library Digital Collections) \n  \nFor questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/queer-voices-of-the-past-and-present-documenting-remembering-and-celebrating-lgbtq-lives-in-western-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - Stories From the LGBTQIA+ Archive of Western NC
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 16 from 6-7PM and will be recorded. \nThe rich and ongoing history of LGBTQIA+ lives and communities in WNC has been scarcely documented until fairly recently. In 2019\, Dr. Amanda Wray and several UNCA student interns\, working in conjunction with Blue Ridge Pride\, began recording and archiving oral history interviews and cataloging newspapers\, scrapbooks\, and other materials that document former and current lives here in the Asheville area. Join us as Dr. Wray shares and contextualizes stories from this collaborative archive. \nAbout the Presenter: \nAmanda Wray learned oral history techniques on the front porch of her grandparents’ Sears and Roebuck house in Cumberland County\, KY. Currently\, Wray leads the LGBTQIA+ Archive of Western NC and teaches writing and gender studies at UNC Asheville. \n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Images: WNC LGBTQIA+ Archives logo and Oral History group featuring Michelle Padrón (they/them)\, Moraes Eduardo Barbosa  (he/they)\, London Newton (they/she)\, Queue\, (They/Them/Theirs). Photo by Camille Nevarez-Hernandez\, courtesy Dr. Amanda Wray) \n  \nFor questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-stories-from-the-lgbtqia-archive-of-western-nc/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Juneteenth History Hike
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 and around the Hickory Nut Gorge. This event is free and open to the public. \n\n\nSouthern Appalachia is often thought of as a place where little slavery existed prior to the American Civil War. Yet for those individuals held against their will in various places across the mountains\, their experiences were just as real as their desire for freedom. In honor of Juneteenth\, celebrating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans at the end of the Civil War\, join us on this short hike exploring the lives and stories of those enslaved across WNC – particularly here in and around the Hickory Nut Gorge – as they sought and found freedom before\, during\, and after the war. \n  \nHike Leader: \nTrevor Freeman is a western North Carolina native and alumnus of Appalachian State University and East Carolina University\, where he holds an MA in American History. He has worked or interned in several parks and battlefield sites including Chimney Rock State Park and Cowpens National Battlefield He is now the public programs director for the Western North Carolina Historical Association based in Asheville. His research interests include the American Revolution as well as Appalachian and environmental history. His 2020 MA thesis focuses on the service and lives of North Carolina’s 460+ identified African American or Black soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. An avid hiker\, paddler\, and fly fisher\, you will often find him exploring or leading outings in the places he writes about. www.wnchistory.org \n  \nAbout the Hike: \n“The Rumbling Bald Trail is a loop trail that meanders through a beautiful hardwood forest along the south face of Rumbling Bald Mountain\, revealing huge boulder fields and the base of the cliff areas.” \nWhen: Sunday June 19th 3-6pm \nWhere: Rumbling Bald Climbing Access loop trail\, 827 Boys Camp Rd\, Lake Lure\, NC 28746 \nDifficulty: 1.5 mile moderate hike \nWhat to Bring: Water (1+ liter)\, snacks\, sturdy shoes\, sunscreen\, any needed medications. \n  \nRegistration required through Eventbrite link \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/juneteenth-history-hike/
LOCATION:827 Boys Camp Rd\, 827 Boys Camp Road\, Lake Lure\, NC\, 28746\, United States
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SUMMARY:Outstanding Achievement Award Ceremony - The RAIL Project
DESCRIPTION:The 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 memorializing the work and sacrifice of the thousands of incarcerated laborers who were forced to build the railroad through our region under brutal conditions. \nThe ceremony will be held on Sunday\, June 26 at 3:00pm in the Manheimer Room at UNC-Asheville’s Reuter Center. The event will also be live-streamed. \nWNCHA is committed to understanding the history of the western region of NC in a more complete way and to calling attention to stories that have not always been heard\, told and shared; many different groups in our region are working to the same goal. Members of WNCHA’s Outstanding Achievement Award Committee – James Bradley\, Jim Buchanan\, Geoff Cantrell\, and Catherine Frank – were elated that they had a hard job choosing which groups\, projects\, and individuals to honor with this year’s award. \n“We are excited by the many worthy projects and committed individuals who are working together to help us recognize and bring to light the ‘whole truth’ about the history of our region. We have chosen The RAIL Project for the 2021 Outstanding Achievement Award because we particularly value the coalition of historians\, researchers\, community leaders\, and musicians who collaborated to tell the story and memorialize the work and sacrifice of the 3\,000 incarcerated laborers who built the railroad from Old Fort to Swannanoa\,” said Catherine Frank\, Chair of the Awards Committee. “The Memorial\, located at Andrews Geyser\, is one part of an ongoing effort to understand\, uncover and share the complete story of the creation of the railroad that transformed our region at the cost of great human sacrifice.” \nAccording to The RAIL Project website\, “The construction of the Mountain Division of the Western North Carolina Railroad is widely considered one of the greatest human accomplishments in regards to both engineering and construction ever undertaken. Many people are aware that the railroad provided the first dependable access to and from much of Western North Carolina for the rest of the state as well as much of the nation. However\, most people are unaware that at least 95% of the labor which built the railroad across the Blue Ridge Escarpment was completed by inmates from the North Carolina State Penitentiary and approximately 98% of those inmates were African-American men\, the majority of whom were unjustly imprisoned. The RAIL Project was created to share the true story behind this human endeavor.” \nIn 2021\, thanks to the generosity of donors from across the state\, the group erected a memorial to honor the memory of those who labored and died on the mountain. In 2022\, the group is working to identify potential grave sites on the mountain and erect informational panels about the people who constructed the railroad. To learn more or donate to the project\, visit therailproject.org. \nThe in-person ceremony and live-streamed webinar are free to attend and will include brief remarks from the Awards Committee Chair\, Catherine Frank\, WNCHA’s Executive Director\, Anne Chesky Smith\, and WNCHA’s President\, Ralph Simpson. The ceremony will also include a program highlighting the stories of the incarcerated laborers who worked and died to build the railroad into Western North Carolina alongside the achievements of The RAIL Project and the group’s plans for the future. The program will conclude with the presentation of the Outstanding Achievement Award trophy and a $1\,000 monetary award to further the mission of The RAIL Project. \nThe Western North Carolina Historical Association is located in Asheville’s Smith-McDowell House. Though the house is currently closed to the public for renovations\, when the association reopens in late 2022\, their renovated gallery rooms will feature a new exhibit on the lives of the people who built the railroad up the steep grade from Old Fort into Asheville. The exhibit will be curated by historians\, academics\, and community members dedicated to helping the public understand the influence of the construction of the railroad in the 19th century on 21st century life. \n“Although we choose only one award winner\, we wanted to highlight several groups working to the goal of a more complete understanding of our past and present\,” said Frank\, including: \n\nBuncombe County Remembrance Project\, and Dr. Joseph Fox\, who have joined the national work of the Equal Justice Initiative’s National Memorial for Peace and Justice to ‘acknowledge and remember individuals lynched in Buncombe County’ as a way to reflect the history of racial and economic injustice and inequity that continues to have an impact on our community.\nBuncombe County Special Collections and collection manager Katherine Calhoun Cutshall and her colleagues\, to remove barriers and to encourage all library patrons to discover and contribute to our understanding of our shared past.\nBuncombe County Register of Deeds Drew Reisinger\, in conjunction with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian\, for the website ‘As Long as the Grass Shall Grow\,’ the first step in creating an understanding of how land was taken from the Cherokee people to create Buncombe County.\nNikwasi Initiative in present-day Franklin\, NC\, for efforts to ‘preserve\, protect\, and promote culture and heritage in the original homelands of the Cherokee people’ as part of a vision to ‘make intercultural understanding universal.’”\n\nSince 1954\, the Western North Carolina Historical Association has presented its annual Outstanding Achievement Award to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the preservation and promotion of our regional history. Recipients have included Sadie Smathers Patton\, Bascom Lamar Lunsford\, Ora Blackmun\, Johnnie Baxter\, The Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County\, the South Asheville Cemetery Association\, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian\, and Ann Miller Woodford. \nThe Western North Carolina Historical Association is a nonprofit organization with a mission of preserving and promoting the history and legacy of Western North Carolina through interpretation\, education\, collection\, and collaboration. For more information about WNCHA\, call 828 253–9231 or visit www.wnchistory.org.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/outstanding-achievement-award-ceremony-the-rail-project/
LOCATION:Manheimer Room\, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, 28804\, United States
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: The Skyview Golf Association and Tournament
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 program airs live via Zoom and will be recorded as well. \nThe Skyview Golf Association was founded in 1959 as a non-profit promoting golf competition among African Americans in the Asheville area. The following year\, they held their first annual Black golfing tournament. The association and tournament were transformative\, providing a steppingstone for several Black caddies—who were formerly only allowed to play Asheville’s municipal course on Mondays—to compete and hone their skills against many Black golfers who turned pro. The tournament increasingly drew Black golfers from across the U.S. and also proved to be an immensely popular social event for many Asheville residents. It was the subject of Asheville filmmaker Paul Bonesteel’s 2020 documentary The Muni\, of which we will view clips during this program. Join us to learn more about the association and the figures who have kept it going over the years. \n  \nAbout the Speaker:  \nMatthew Bacoate Jr. has a lengthy list of leadership and service to Asheville\, and was the founder\, manager\, and owner of AFRAM\, the largest African American-owned business in Asheville history. He is a Korean War veteran\, community activist\, and a builder of economic development projects and interracial relationships in Asheville and North Carolina. He has previously served on the boards of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce\, YMI Cultural Center\, Asheville Chapter of the American Red Cross\, and the Black Business and Professional League among others. He is also frequently noted as a walking textbook of Asheville history. Once one of the young men who broke the barriers to integrate Asheville’s municipal golf course\, today Matthew runs the Skyview Golf Tournament. \n  \nTickets: Free/by donation. Please consider donating $5/WNCHA members or $10 for general admission. Proceeds will be donated to the Skyview Golf Association. \nRegister\nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link to view the program live. Recordings will also be sent to registrants the following day\, and available on our website wnchistory.org \n  \nFor questions\, please email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \n(Images: Golfers and spectators in a previous Skyview tournament\, courtesy Matthew Bacoate Jr.) \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-the-skyview-golf-association-and-tournament/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Musical Instruments in WNC
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 will be recorded. \nFrom early Native Americans to buskers on modern street corners\, music and musical instruments have always been part of the cultural landscape of WNC. In previous events\, we have learned about many of the region’s musicians\, but this time\, the instruments themselves will shine. This program will explore the arrival\, creation\, and development of instruments and playing styles in the mountains and their cultural origins and influences. We will also hear/see a few demonstrations of this musical progression. Join us to learn more about: \n\n– Pre-Columbian Instruments\n– Akonting\n– Banjo\n– Fiddles\n– Mandolins\n– Guitars\n– Slide Guitar/Lapsteel\n– How Three Finger and Flatpicking developed here\n– Recent Innovations\n\nAbout the Presenter: \nJohn Martin is a 10th generation Western North Carolina musician who wrote his Master’s Thesis on the development of flatpicking and crosspicking guitar styles at Appalachian State University. He currently lives in Asheville and teaches History at AB Tech Community College. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister\nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: Pisgah banjo\, courtesy Melissa Arnold Photography) \n\n  \n\nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \nThe Western North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-musical-instruments-in-wnc/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:ReadWNC Series - Guests on Earth
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 in these books centered in WNC. We encourage you to read the books in advance and bring your own questions to the discussion. You can find all three books at Malaprop’s Bookstore here in Asheville. This event airs live via Zoom\, Tuesday\, July 26 from 6:00-7pm. \nOur series continues with Lee Smith’s novel Guests on Earth\, set at Asheville’s Highland Hospital during the period when Zelda Fitzgerald resided there\, before she and eight other women perished in a terrible fire in 1948. Smith says: “In this novel I offer a solution for the unsolved mystery of that fire\, along with a group of characters both imagined and real\, and a series of events leading up to the tragedy. My narrator is a younger patient named Evalina Toussaint\, daughter of a New Orleans exotic dancer. Evalina is a talented pianist who connects to Zelda on many levels as she plays accompaniment for the many concerts\, theatricals\, and dances constantly being held at Highland Hospital.” \nAbout the Presenters: \nDr. Alaina Doten is the executive director of the Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald Museum in Montgomery\, Alabama. She has a PhD in history and art history from the University of Melbourne. \nMáire Martello is the author of Stepping Out With Scott and Zelda: Touring the Fitzgerald’s Montgomery. \n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/$10 for general admission. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. \nNote* If you have already registered for the entire series\, you do not need need to register for this individual event. You will automatically be added as an attendee. \nRegister Here \nFor questions or more information email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/readwnc-series-guests-on-earth/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - "I Found That Song In A Friend:" Bascom Lamar Lunsford and Western North Carolina Song
DESCRIPTION: \n\n\nJoin 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 will also be recorded. \nLunsford was born in 1882 in Madison County\, North Carolina\, home to Cecil Sharp’s “nest of singing birds.” He was both a traditional musician and a collector of “folk” music. He established the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival in Asheville in 1928; was recorded performing hundreds of tunes\, songs\, and dance calls; and collected thousands of song transcriptions – many of which are now housed in the Southern Appalachian Archives at Mars Hill University (also home to the annual Lunsford Festival). Lunsford’s work helped shape the public’s perception of Appalachian regional identity – in all of its nuance and complexity. \n  \nAbout the Presenter:  \nLeila Weinstein is the program coordinator of the Appalachian Studies Program and the Ramsey Center for Appalachian Studies at Mars Hill University\, where she also directs the Lunsford Festival. She holds a master’s degree in Appalachian Studies with a concentration in culture and music. \n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n  \n(Image: Lunsford poster courtesy Bascom Lamar Lunsford Collection\, Southern Appalachian Archives\, Mars Hill University) \n  \nFor questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n  \n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-bascom-lamar-lunsford-and-western-north-carolina-song/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hidden History Hikes and Tours: Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday\, August 6 at 11AM. This event is free and open to the public. \nInfluenced by the work of Booker T. Washington\, in the 1900s\, the Julius Rosenwald Fund helped create schools across the American South for African American students. Between 1929-1930\, this funding helped construct one such school in Mars Hill\, in Madison County\, where dozens of Black students attended classes in a two-room building until integration in 1964. In 2009\, a group of community and alumni members came together in hopes of restoring this historic schoolhouse\, and have worked tirelessly to open it to the public once again. Today\, it is the only Rosenwald school building still standing in WNC. Join us as we tour the school and learn more about those who attended and saved this building. Our hosts will include the chair of the planning committee\, as well as various school alumni. We will also visit the nearby marker for Joseph Anderson\, an enslaved man (and namesake of the Rosenwald school) who was used by a trustee of Mars Hill College as collateral on a loan for the college in 1859. Learn more here. \nMeet: 11AM @ Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School\, Long Ridge Rd\, Mars Hill\, NC 28754. \nSecond Stop: 12:30PM @ Mars Hill University (Joseph Anderson grave) – 3 miles away \nNote: Afterwards\, guests may wish to eat lunch in Mars Hill. There are several restaurants near the university\, but guests are encouraged to check their hours/status in advance. \n  \nTickets: This is a free event\, though donations are accepted. Donations are shared with the Anderson Rosenwald School. Registration is required. \n\n\n    \n    Rain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, we will reschedule to Saturday\, August 13. Participants will be notified no later than 8PM the evening before the event. \n  \n Covid Safety: While inside the school building\, and when congregating outside\, we will require masks to be worn. We ask that anyone experiencing symptoms refrain from attending. \n  \n\n\n(Image: Mars Hill School\, c1928\, courtesy State Archives of North Carolina) \n  \n\n\n   For questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \n\n\nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-experiences-anderson-rosenwald-school-tour/
LOCATION:Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School\, Long Ridge Rd\, Mars Hill\, NC\, 28754\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Asheville’s Black Baseball Teams
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 baseball teams in Asheville\, and the larger influences of these leagues on the Civil Rights movement. This event will be held in person at Buncombe County Special Collections at Pack Memorial Library in Asheville. It will also be livestreamed and recorded for those who cannot attend in person. \nAsheville has a long history with baseball. Three regional or national Negro League teams—The Royal Giants\, Black Tourists\, and Blues—played within the city between 1916-1955 before and during the integration of the major leagues. These teams were often overshadowed in the public eye by Asheville’s white teams\, but still drew throngs of spectators to watch the talented players (and some famous opponents) play at Oates Park\, Pearson Park\, and McCormick Field. This program will examine the pioneering figures such as E.W. Pearson and Clarence Moore who established and even managed the Royal Giants and Blues\, and also look at the wider effects of Negro League Baseball on the struggle for civil rights. \n  \nAbout the Speakers:  \nClifford W. Cotton II was born and raised in Asheville\, NC\, graduated from Stephens-Lee High class of 1960\, attended N.C.C.U.in Durham\, studied business and music becoming a professional musician\, all the while reflecting back on my Grandfather E.W Pearson and the contributions he made to the City of Asheville and Western Carolina (Army veteran 1893 9th Calvary  Buffalo Soldier ) \nIn 1913 he owned and founded The Buncombe County & District Agricultural Fair which continued for over thirty years. Being a great Baseball fan but unable to attend pro games at the city Park. He started his own semiprofessional Baseball team. The Royal Giants. In March 1921 E.W. Pearson  became president of the Blue Ridge Colored Baseball League comprising teams from Charlotte\, Asheville\, Spartanburg\, Rock Hill Gastonia\, Concord\, Winston-Salem and Anderson Royal Giants opening game in Asheville April 15 with the Anderson Sluggers. There were many games to follow and always a major attraction at the Agricultural Fair. \nFor more information contact Pack Memorial Library\, North Carolina Room or give me a call 678-488-2701 \nDerrick Jones and his wife\, Denise have been married for thirty-four years. Derrick is from Wilmington\, N.C. and is a “79” graduate from Appalachian State University. He completed graduate school  in “85” from The College of William & Mary in Williamsburg\, Virginia. He met his wife\, Denise when he was in graduate school. As an active retired educator/ administrator\, he spends his time researching\, learning\, sharing information and making presentations about “The History of Negro Leagues Baseball” and “The Life and Legacy of Jackie R. Robinson.” Derrick has presented at both his alma maters and throughout the states of North Carolina and Virginia.  His desire to dig into the weeds to learn new information about these topics affords him\, practice of intellectual solidarity for the goodwill of others. Derrick welcomes  all viewers and fans of baseball as we dig into the weeds to learn and paint a picture about Black Baseball in Asheville and Negro Leagues Baseball. \n  \nLocation: 6-7:30 PM at Buncombe County Special Collections at Pack Memorial Library\, 67 Haywood St\, Asheville\, NC 28801 \n  \nTickets: Free – donations accepted. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets to several events at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister Here \n  \nViewing: Please register for either in-person or virtual attendance. If you register to attend in person and are unable\, you will still receive a link to attend virtually via Zoom.. Recordings will also be sent to registrants the following day\, and available on our website wnchistory.org \n  \nThis event is brought to you in part by Buncombe County Special Collections. For questions\, please email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  \n(Images: 1918 Royal Giants at Oates Park\, courtesy Buncombe County Special Collections) \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-ashevilles-black-baseball-teams/
LOCATION:Buncombe County Special Collections\, 67 Haywood Street\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibit,Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hidden History  Tour - Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School - 2nd Date
DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Saturday\, August 20 at 11AM. This event is free and open to the public. \nInfluenced by the work of Booker T. Washington\, in the 1900s\, the Julius Rosenwald Fund helped create schools across the American South for African American students. Between 1929-1930\, this funding helped construct one such school in Mars Hill\, in Madison County\, where dozens of Black students attended classes in a two-room building until integration in 1964. In 2009\, a group of community and alumni members came together in hopes of restoring this historic schoolhouse\, and have worked tirelessly to open it to the public once again. Today\, it is the only Rosenwald school building still standing in WNC. Join us as we tour the school and learn more about those who attended and saved this building. Our hosts will include the chair of the planning committee\, as well as various school alumni. We will also visit the nearby marker for Joseph Anderson\, an enslaved man (and namesake of the Rosenwald school) who was used by a trustee of Mars Hill College as collateral on a loan for the college in 1859. Learn more here. \nMeet: 11AM @ Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School\, Long Ridge Rd\, Mars Hill\, NC 28754. \nSecond Stop: 12:30PM @ Mars Hill University (Joseph Anderson grave) – 3 miles away \nNote: Afterwards\, guests may wish to eat lunch in Mars Hill. There are several restaurants near the university\, but guests are encouraged to check their hours/status in advance. \nTickets: This is a free event\, though donations are accepted. Donations are shared with the Anderson Rosenwald School. Registration is required. \n Covid Safety: While inside the school building\, and when congregating outside\, we will require masks to be worn. We ask that anyone experiencing symptoms refrain from attending. \n(Image: Mars Hill School\, c1928\, courtesy State Archives of North Carolina) \n  For questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hidden-history-hikes-and-tours-mars-hill-anderson-rosenwald-school-second-tour/
LOCATION:Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School\, Long Ridge Rd\, Mars Hill\, NC\, 28754\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - Mountain Thunder: Stock Car Racing in Buncombe County
DESCRIPTION:Join 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\, NC. This program airs live and will be recorded. \nThis talk will explore the captivating history of the four racetracks (Hollywood in Fairview\, Asheville-Weaverville\, McCormick Field\, and the New Asheville Speedway–“The River”) that hosted stock car racing in Buncombe County for over 50 years from the late 1940s to the late 1990s. During this period Buncombe County hosted races in NASCAR’s top division as well as weekly races from spring to fall. The racing was intense\, unique\, developed many outstanding drivers\, and produced some of the most fascinating\, humorous\, and compelling stories in the history of auto racing. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nDaniel S. Pierce is the author of seven books\, including Tarheel Lightnin’: How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World (UNC Press\, 2019) and\, most recently\, Illustrated Guide to the Grand Circle\, Utah & Arizona (Anderson Design Group\, 2021). He serves as Interdisciplinary Distinguished Professor of the Mountain South and resident professional hillbilly at the University of North Carolina Asheville where he teaches courses on the South\, Appalachia\, North Carolina\, and the National Parks. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister Here \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: Racing at Asheville Speedway\, courtesy Buncombe County Special Collections\, Pack Memorial Library\, Asheville\, NC) \nFor questions or more information\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \nWestern North Carolina Historical Association received an American Rescue Plan Humanities Grant from North Carolina Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Funding for this grant was provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act economic stabilization plan. Any views\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-mountain-thunder-stock-car-racing-in-buncombe-county/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Newton Academy and South Asheville Cemeteries
DESCRIPTION:The 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. Register for individual events\, or for all four at a discount. The first tour\, Wednesday\, September 7 from 10:30AM – 12:30PM takes place in Asheville’s Newton Academy and South Asheville cemeteries. \nIn the early-to-mid 1800s\, people enslaved by the Smith and McDowell families began burying their loved ones in what today is known as the South Asheville Cemetery. There were over 2\,000 individuals laid to rest in this cemetery\, which closed to burials in 1943\, though only about 100 graves are marked. Join WNCHA Executive Director Anne Chesky Smith on a tour that begins at the Smith-McDowell House\, WNCHA’s facility\, to learn about the lives of the people who were forced to work for the family. The tour will then proceed to Fernihurst Mansion to see the original burial site of the Smith matriarch and patriarch before viewing their present-day graves in the nearby Newton Academy Cemetery. The tour will end at South Asheville Cemetery. Chesky Smith will share stories of the emancipated Avery and Bailey families alongside the Smith and McDowell families who enslaved them and speak to how the lives of these families were intertwined long after the end of the Civil War. The tour requires some walking on uneven terrain – less than .5 miles. \nDetails: \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 7 \nTime: 10:30AM – 12:30PM \nMeet: 10:15AM at the Smith-McDowell House Museum\, 283 Victoria Rd\, Asheville\, NC 28801 \n\nWe will carpool from the Smith-McDowell House to Newton Academy Cemetery then to St. John A Baptist Church (20 Dalton St\, Asheville)\n\nHike Length: approximately .5 miles (easy difficulty) \nWhat to Bring: Water\, snacks\, comfortable and sturdy shoes\, weather appropriate clothing\, any needed medications. \nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be rescheduled promptly. \n  \nTickets: \n\nFor single event – $10 for WNCHA members/$20 non-members.\nFor Series: $20 WNCHA members/$35 non-members\n\nWe also have a few no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nNote: Those registering for the series need only to register once. You will be manually added to the other events.  \nRegister Here \n  \nEmergency Contact Form: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance. Those registering for the series only need to sign once. https://forms.gle/qHftZJdcMrC38JvM6 \nHike Leader: Anne Chesky Smith holds MA degrees in Appalachian studies and cultural anthropology. She serves as the executive director of the Western North Carolina Historical Association and lives in Asheville\, North Carolina\, with her family. \nCovid Precautions: \n\nPlease do not attend if you feel unwell or have been exposed to someone with Covid\nSocial distancing is recommended when hiking and when the group is stopped\n\nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: South Asheville and Newton Academy cemeteries)
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hikes-with-a-historian-newton-academy-and-south-asheville-cemeteries/
LOCATION:Smith-McDowell House\, 283 Victoria Rd.\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Absalom Dillingham Cemetery Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:The 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 of several local cemeteries. Register for individual events\, or all four at a discount. The first tour\, Wednesday\, September 14 from 11AM – 12:30PM takes place in the Absalom Dillingham Cemetery. \nDetails: \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 14 \nTime: 11AM – 12:30PM \nMeet: 10:45AM at the Big Ivy Community Center (540 Dillingham Rd\, Barnardsville\, NC 28709 \n\nWe will carpool from the community center to the nearby Absalom Dillingham Cemetery (.75 miles away)\n\nHike Length: approximately .25 miles (easy difficulty) \nWhat to Bring: Water\, snacks\, comfortable and sturdy shoes\, weather appropriate clothing\, any needed medications. \nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be rescheduled promptly. \nTickets: \n\nFor single event – $10 for WNCHA members/$20 non-members.\nFor Series: $20 WNCHA members/$35 non-members\n\nWe also have a few no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nNote: Those registering for the series need only register once. You will be manually registered for the remaining events.  \nRegister Here \n  \nEmergency Contact Form: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance. Those registering for the series only need to sign the form once.  https://forms.gle/qHftZJdcMrC38JvM6 \nHike Leader: \nThis outing is led by Trevor Freeman\, WNCHA public programs director. He has an MA in American history and is interested in both Appalachian and environmental history. He is also wilderness first aid/CPR certified. \nCovid Precautions: \n\nPlease do not attend if you feel unwell or have been exposed to someone with Covid\nSocial distancing is recommended when hiking and when the group is stopped\n\nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: Absalom Dillingham Cemetery\, courtesy Kelly Hatfield)
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hikes-with-a-historian-absalom-dillingham-cemetery-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Big Ivy Community Center\, 540 Dillingham Road\, Barnardsville\, NC\, 28709\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220920T190000
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Revisiting The Maya of Morganton
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nIn the 1990s\, Morganton\, North Carolina became the new home of several hundred Guatemalan and Mexican-born workers\, and the site of their struggle for labor rights and unionization in a poultry processing plant. Their oral histories formed the basis for Dr. Leon Fink’s 2003 book – the winner of WNCHA’s Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award. \nOur presenter says: “Like all migrant groups before them\, the Guatemalan Maya on whose experiences I concentrated in my 2003 book\, The Maya of Morganton\, present a complicated mosaic of stories and experiences\, and it is a history\, still young\, which remains very much in its early chapters.  I want to take this opportunity to review the major findings of my study and then to offer a few comments in light of subsequent impressions and events.  In this talk I will look back on the struggles of the community—including a dramatic period of labor strife as well as uncertainty of legal standing—and their attempts\, partially realized to overcome significant obstacles.” \nAbout the Presenter: Leon Fink is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Senior Research Associate at Georgetown University’s Kalmanovitz Initiative for Labor and the Working Poor.  Author of more than a dozen books\, his most recent is Undoing the Liberal World Order: Progressive Ideals and Political Realities Since World War II (Columbia University Press\, 2022). \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: Cover of The Maya of Morganton: Work and Community in the Nuevo New South) \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-revisiting-the-maya-of-morganton/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220921T123000
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Hot Springs Cemeteries Walking Tour
DESCRIPTION:The 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 of several local cemeteries. This tour\, Wednesday\, September 21 from 10AM – 12:30PM takes place in various cemeteries in Hot Springs\, North Carolina. \nHot Springs (formerly Warm Springs)\, North Carolina lies along the route of the former Buncombe Turnpike and later became a popular tourist resort as well. Its cemeteries contain travelers\, early settlers from the 1800s\, enslaved and free African Americans\, and German POWs who were later reinterred. These stories and more intertwine in the cemeteries we will tour on this outing exploring local history in a mountain town. \nDetails:\nWhen: Wednesday\, September 21\nTime: 10AM – 12:30PM\nMeet: 9:45AM at the Dorland Presbyterian Church (64 Bridge St\, Hot Springs\, NC 28743)\nPark in the shared parking lot behind the church. We will carpool to various cemeteries within a two mile radius.\nHike Length: approximately .75 miles (easy to moderate difficulty BUT this includes overgrown and steep hillsides)\nWhat to Bring: Water\, snacks\, comfortable and sturdy shoes\, weather appropriate clothing\, any needed medications\, bug spray.\nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be rescheduled promptly. \nTickets: $10 WNCHA members/$20 general admission. We also have a few no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister Here \nEmergency Contact Form: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance. Those registering for the series only need to sign the form once.  https://forms.gle/qHftZJdcMrC38JvM6 \nHike Leader: This outing is led by Taylor Barnhill. Taylor is a researcher at the Appalachian Barn Alliance based in Hot Springs\, NC. After completing an architectural degree and graduate studies in regional planning in 1974\, his work brought him to Madison County as a consulting architect for the Hot Springs Health Program. Like so many people who visit Madison County\, he fell in love with the mountains and the people\, bought a farm\, and set about absorbing all aspects of Appalachian history\, culture\, and natural history. \nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: Burials of African American residents of Hot Springs in the Oddfellows Cemetery\, courtesy Paul Moon/The News-Record & Sentinel) \nThis project was supported by ArtsAVL\, Buncombe County Government\, and the North Carolina Arts Council\, a division of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. \n   \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hikes-with-a-historian-hot-springs-cemeteries-walking-tour/
LOCATION:Hot Springs\, 64 Bridge St\, Hot Springs\, NC\, 28743\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220928T123000
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With a Historian: Guastavino Estate Ruins and Cemetery Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 Assembly in Black Mountain. \nRenowned architect and builder\, Rafael Guastavino and his wife\, Francesca\, retired to Black Mountain after he completed working on the Biltmore House in Asheville at the end of the 19th century. The couple built their own rambling estate on the grounds of what is now Christmount Christian Assembly. On this tour\, WNCHA Executive Director Anne Chesky Smith will guide participants on an approximately 1.5 mile walk through ruins of the Guastavinos’ estate\, including the foundations of the house\, wine cellar\, brick kiln\, and small graveyard. The first mile of the walk is on relatively open\, even ground; the last half mile is an optional moderate hike on a trail through woods to a small graveyard. Chesky Smith will share stories of the Guastavinos’ life in Black Mountain; of Rafael Guastavino’s career – including his work on Asheville’s St. Lawrence Basilica\, Boston’s Public Library\, and the numerous other locations across the nation and the world where his tile vaulting work can be found; and of the people laid to rest on the Guastavino property. \nDetails: \nWhen: Wednesday\, September 28 \nTime: 11AM – 12:30PM \nMeet: 10:45AM at Christmount – 222 Fern Way\, Black Mountain – park at first building on the left \nHike Length: approximately 1.5 miles (easy to moderate difficulty) \nWhat to Bring: Water (1+ liter)\, snacks\, comfortable and sturdy shoes\, weather appropriate clothing\, any needed medications. \nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be rescheduled promptly. \n  \nTickets: $10 for WNCHA members/$20 non-members. We also have a few no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \n\n\nRegister Here \n  \n\n\nEmergency Contact Form: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance: https://forms.gle/qHftZJdcMrC38JvM6 \nHike Leader: Anne Chesky Smith holds MA degrees in Appalachian studies and cultural anthropology. She serves as the executive director of the Western North Carolina Historical Association and lives in Asheville\, North Carolina\, with her family. \nCovid Precautions: \n\nPlease do not attend if you feel unwell or have been exposed to someone with Covid\nSocial distancing is recommended when hiking and when the group is stopped\n\nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: Burial marker at Christmount)
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hikes-with-a-historian-guastavino-estate-ruins-and-cemetery-tour/
LOCATION:Christmount Conference Center\, 222 Fern Way\, Black Mountain\, NC\, 28711\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000
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SUMMARY:ReadWNC Series: The Ballad of Frankie Silver
DESCRIPTION:Our 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 the facts behind the fiction in books centered in WNC. We encourage you to read the books in advance and bring your own questions to the discussion. You can find all three books at Malaprop’s Bookstore here in Asheville. This event airs live via Zoom\, and will be recorded for later viewing. \nThe Ballad of Frankie Silver is one of McCrumb’s Ballad novels – “set in the Southern mountains\, weaving together the legends\, natural wonders and contemporary issues of Appalachia. Each story is built around a theme\, intended to express an overall idea” according to the author. This novel\, set in Burke County\, tells the story of the young Frankie Silver\, hanged for a murder she may not have committed in 1833. McCrumb notes that this tale involves mountain justice\, frontier families\, and a contrast between the mountain and lowland South. \n  \nAbout the Presenter: \nSharyn McCrumb is an award-winning Southern writer\, best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels\, set in the North Carolina/Tennessee mountains\, including the New York Times Best Sellers She Walks These Hills and The Rosewood Casket\, which deal with the issue of the vanishing wilderness; The Ballad of Frankie Silver and The Ballad of Tom Dooley\, exploring the true stories behind two Appalachian murder ballads; and The Songcatcher\, a genealogy in music\, tracing the author‘s family from 18th century Scotland to the present by following a Scots Ballad through the generations. Ghost Riders\, an account of the Civil War in the mountains of western North Carolina\, won the Wilma Dykeman Award for Literature given by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the national Audie Award for Best Recorded Novel. Her books have been named New York Times and Los Angeles Times Notable Books. \n  \nTickets: $5 WNCHA members/$10 General Admission. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available as well. \nNote* For those who have previously registered for the entire series\, you will be automatically added to this event.  \n\n\nRegister Here \n  \n\n\nFor questions or more information email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/readwnc-series-the-ballad-of-frankie-silver/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Lost Cove\, North Carolina
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 airs live and will be recorded. \nLost Cove\, North Carolina was once described as where the “moonshiner frolics unmolested.” The small town in Yancey County existed from 1864-1957\, but today is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. Christy Smith authored the first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove and paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town’s ultimate decline\, Lost Cove’s history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. \n  \nAbout the Speaker:  \nChristy Smith grew up in Erwin\, Tennessee\, a small railroad town known as “the valley beautiful.” Her passion for history and writing began in her teens with oral stories from her grandmother and grandfather. She graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2007 with a Masters of Liberal Arts degree in Appalachian Studies. Christy teaches part-time Appalachian Studies courses at King University in Bristol\, Tennessee and she is the Director of Unicoi County Prevention Coalition which focuses on educating the community and youth about substance abuse and misuse. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: Lost Cove\, courtesy Christy Smith) \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-lost-cove-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221008T130000
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CREATED:20220609T180042Z
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With A Historian – Rebels and Loyalists: Mountaineers and the Battle of Kings Mountain
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nMany of us are probably at least somewhat familiar with the 1780 battle at Kings Mountain\, as well as the legendary “Overmountain Men” who marched across WNC in search of the British Major Patrick Ferguson. The early settlers of WNC were not all in support of the American side\, however. Sizeable numbers of Loyalists also inhabited the region and fought at Kings Mountain against their neighbors and many residents were also effectively neutral or pragmatic in their loyalties and actions. This hike will explore the war and the contentious climate in the backcountry and mountains\, tracing part of the route taken by the Overmountain Men as they pursued Ferguson at a critical moment in their quest. \n  \nDetails: \nWhen: Saturday\, October 8 \nTime: 10AM – 1PM \nMeet: 9:45AM at Gray’s Chapel\, Grays Chapel Church Rd\, Rutherfordton\, NC 28139 (adjacent to the trail entrance) \nHike Length: approximately 2.5 miles round trip (easy-moderate difficulty) \nWhat to Bring: Water\, snacks/bagged lunch\, comfortable and sturdy shoes\, weather appropriate clothing\, any needed medications. \nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. The alternate rain date will be rescheduled promptly. \n  \nTickets: $5 WNCHA Members/$10 general admission. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister \n  \nEmergency Contact Form: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance. https://forms.gle/D23ossL1qyqUd2fk7 \n  \nHike Leader: Trevor Freeman is a western North Carolina native and alumnus of Appalachian State University and East Carolina University\, where he holds an MA in American History. He has worked or interned in several parks and battlefield sites including Chimney Rock State Park and Cowpens National Battlefield He is now the public programs director for the Western North Carolina Historical Association based in Asheville. His research interests include the American Revolution as well as Appalachian and environmental history. His 2020 MA thesis focuses on the service and lives of North Carolina’s 460+ identified African American or Black soldiers in the American Revolutionary War. \nCovid Precautions: \n\nPlease do not attend if you feel unwell or have been exposed to someone with Covid\nSocial distancing is recommended when hiking and when the group is stopped\n\n  \nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: The Green River at Alexander’s Ford in the Bradley Nature Preserve)
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hikes-with-a-historian-rebels-and-loyalists-mountaineers-and-the-battle-of-kings-mountain/
LOCATION:Bradley Nature Preserve\, Grays Chapel Church Rd\, Rutherfordton\, NC\, 28139\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T190000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T180808Z
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: The Lost North Fork Community
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 live and will be recorded. \nIn its heyday\, North Fork\, located to the northwest of Black Mountain\, had a population larger than the nearby City of Asheville. But as Asheville grew\, forward-thinking officials determined the need for a watershed to serve its residents. They condemned the land in North Fork and residents were forced to leave their homes. Soon after the city built a dam\, the church\, school\, and many former homesites were flooded. \nToday\, Asheville’s Watershed is closed to the public and descendants of the former residents are barred from access. This program focuses on the history of cultural impacts of submerged towns\, using the North Fork community as a case study. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nAnne Chesky Smith is the Executive Director of the Western North Carolina Historical Association at the Smith-McDowell House in Asheville. Prior to her tenure at WNCHA\, Chesky Smith spent eight years as Executive Director at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center in Black Mountain. \nDuring her time at SVM\, Chesky Smith arranged and conducted significant research on the submerged North Fork community with stakeholders from the surrounding community. She holds MAs in Appalachian Studies and Cultural Anthropology. \n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n  \n(Images: North Fork Reservoir\, courtesy Anne Chesky Smith) \n  \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-the-lost-north-fork-community/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221101T190000
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour — From the Balsams  and Beyond: Cherokees in WNC
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 live and will be recorded. \nFor thousands of years and hundreds of generations\, Cherokee people have lived in the southern Appalachians\, and they are still living here today.  This program looks at Cherokee towns\, trails\, myths and legends in the greater Asheville area\, from 14\,000 years ago to the present. Specific sites can be identified\, using mythology\, archaeology\, and oral history.  Expand your perspective with this in-depth view of the Cherokee homeland. \nAbout the Speaker: \nBarbara R. Duncan has a Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife. She recently retired from the Museum of the Cherokee Indian after twenty-three years as Education Director\, researcher\, and grant writer. Her award-winning books on Cherokee history and culture include Living Stories of the Cherokee\, which received the Thomas Wolfe Literary Award\, and the Cherokee Heritage Trails Guidebook\, which received the Preserve America Presidential Award and Willie Parker Peace Prize.  Duncan has received the Brown Hudson Award for contributions to Folklore from the North Carolina Folklore Society and has authored textbooks of Cherokee language. A grandmother\, published poet\, singer\, songwriter\, and scholar\, Duncan lives in western North Carolina. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister Here \n  \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Images: Map showing Cherokee sites and paths in the Asheville area\, courtesy Barbara Duncan) \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n\n\n  \n  \nThis program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Any view\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-from-the-balsams-to-black-mountain-and-beyond-cherokees-in-western-north-carolina/
LOCATION:Zoom Webinar\, 283 Victoria Road\, Asheville\, 28801
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour - Discovering Carl Sandburg
DESCRIPTION:Join 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 legacy of Carl Sandburg. This event will be held in person at the Reuter Center at UNC Asheville. It will also be livestreamed and recorded for those who cannot attend in person. \nDuring the first half of the twentieth century\, Carl Sandburg seemed to be everywhere and do everything: poet and political activist; investigative reporter\, columnist\, and film critic; lecturer\, folk singer\, and musicologist; Lincoln biographer and historian; children’s author; novelist; and media celebrity.  He was one of the most successful American writers of thnte twentieth century.  But as time went on\, his fame began to fade\, and by the twenty-first century\, the public knew little\, if anything\, about his legacy. \nThis presentation will help participants discover or rediscover this American icon. It is based on Dr. Quinley’s recent publication\, Discovering Carl Sandburg: The Eclectic Life of an American Icon. The talk will employ images\, quotations\, and visual and audio recordings by Sandburg\, and by those that wrote about his life and work or knew him personally. Time for questions and discussion is provided at the conclusion. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: Dr. John Quinley is a retired college administrator and faculty member who teaches American history at A-B Technical Community College in Asheville. He holds an Ed.D. in Higher Education Administration and an M.A. in Humanities. Quinley served as a docent for Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site for several years\, and writes articles and gives presentations about Sandburg. He was raised in Maywood\, Illinois—just a few blocks from where Sandburg lived 30 years earlier. He currently resides with his wife\, Melissa\, in Hendersonville—just a few miles from Sandburg’s historic Flat Rock\, North Carolina home. \nLocation: 5-6pm at the Reuter Center at UNCA\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, NC 28804 \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA or OLLI members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Please register for either in-person or virtual attendance. If you register to attend in person and are unable\, you will still receive a link to attend virtually via Zoom.. Recordings will also be sent to registrants the following day\, and available on our website wnchistory.org \nThis event is brought to you in part by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. For questions\, please email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n(Images: John Quinley’s book\, courtesy of author) \nThis program is supported in part by North Carolina Humanities\, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, www.nchumanities.org. Any view\, findings\, conclusions\, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of North Carolina Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities. \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-discovering-carl-sandburg-the-eclectic-life-of-an-american-icon/
LOCATION:Manheimer Room\, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, 28804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar
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SUMMARY:Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award Celebration
DESCRIPTION:The 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 Center at UNC Asheville. It will also be livestreamed via Zoom and recorded for those who cannot attend in person. \nOriginated by the Louis Lipinsky family\, WNCHA has presented the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award annually for printed works that focus special attention on Western North Carolina since 1955 when Wilma Dykeman was presented the award for The French Broad.  \nThe December 13 ceremony will celebrate the five finalists for the 2022 award with readings and remarks by each author. \nThis year’s finalists were chosen from an original group of nearly 50 nominations. The finalists\, listed below\, encompass a broad range of genres and forms. \nAnne Chesky Smith – Murder at Asheville’s Battery Park Hotel: The Search for Helen Clevenger’s Killer \nLance Greene – Their Determination to Remain: A Cherokee Community’s Resistance to the Trail of Tears \nBrent Martin – George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant Imagines Western North Carolina \nHeather Newton – McMullen Circle \nJohn Ross – Through the Mountains: The French Broad River and Time \n  \nLocation: 5:00 – 6:30pm at the Reuter Center at UNCA\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, NC 28804 \nTickets: This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required and a ticket/Zoom link will be emailed to attendees. If you are able\, please consider making a donation with your registration. Donations are placed into a community fund and help us offer tickets to other events at no-cost for those who would be otherwise unable to attend. \nRegister Here \nViewing: Please register for either in-person or virtual attendance. If you register to attend in person and are unable\, you will still receive a link to attend virtually via Zoom. Recordings will also be sent to registrants the following day\, and available on our website wnchistory.org \nNote: Please check your spam/social folders for the order confirmation and other emails as they are often directed there. \nFind your copy of these books at Asheville’s Malaprop’s or City Lights in Sylva. \n  \nThis event is brought to you in part by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute.  \nFor questions\, please email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/thomas-wolfe-memorial-literary-award-celebration/
LOCATION:Manheimer Room\, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, 28804\, United States
CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Dedication,Webinar
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SUMMARY:WNCHA Hikes With A Historian - Ellicott's Rock
DESCRIPTION:Join 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. \nAlong the Chattooga River\, the states of NC\, SC\, and GA intersect. From conflicts between Cherokees and white settlers\, to the Walton War between Georgia and North Carolina over their boundaries\, this area has seen its share of strife and political challenges. Surveyor Andrew Ellicott initially settled the conflict and placed a marker along the bank of the river in 1811. But eventually his work was challenged by the more precise “Governor’s Rock” a few years afterward. As late as the 1970s though\, NC and GA once again disputed the precise location. Join us as we hike through three states and explore the history of this contested boundary. \n*This is a backcountry hike in a remote area. Though the trail is relatively free of hazards (no stairs\, cliffs\, etc)\, we will be outside of cell range and further from medical care than usual. Please do not attempt if you are unsure of your ability.* \n*With a small trailhead parking area\, we are limited to 5 vehicles. We will need a few volunteers to shuttle others in their vehicles. Please let us know if you are willing to do this when you sign the waiver form* \n *Participants may wish to carpool to the initial meeting location at Ingles in Cashiers\, NC. You will be asked about your preference upon registration\, and those interested will be put in contact with one another* \nDetails: \nMeet:  We will depart at 9AM from the Ingles in Cashiers (US Hwy 64E\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717). We will carpool 10 miles to the trailhead (Bull Pen Rd\, Cashiers\, NC 28717). More information regarding parking and the trailhead will be sent to registrants the day prior to the outing. \nReturn to Ingles: Approximately 3PM \nHike Length: 6.5 miles total\, out and back. \nElevation Gain: 1\,220 Feet \nHike Difficulty: Moderately strenuous (using National Park Service metric) \nWhat to Bring: \n\nBackpack\nPlenty of water (2+ liters)\nBagged lunch and snacks\nHiking boots or comfortable trail shoes\nWeather-appropriate clothing (preferably no cotton)\nSunscreen\nHiking poles (recommended)\nHat (recommended)\nAny needed medications.\n\nRain Date: In the event of inclement weather\, participants will be notified in advance\, no later than 8PM the evening prior if the event is to be rescheduled. \n  \nTickets: $20 for members/$30 non-members. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nRegister Below\n\n        Get Tickets\n        \n        \n        \n\n*Waiver and Emergency Contact: Registrants must fill out the emergency contact form in advance: https://forms.gle/fSR8nhkhWTHXht2t6 \n  \nHike Leader: \nThis hike is led by Trevor Freeman\, WNCHA public programs director. He has an MA in American history and is interested in both Appalachian and environmental history. He is also wilderness first aid/CPR certified. \nFor questions\, please contact Trevor Freeman at eduation@wnchistory.org \n(Image: Boundary marker along the Chattooga River designating North Carolina and Georgia\, WNCHA photo) \n  \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-hidden-history-hikes-ellicotts-rock/
LOCATION:Bad Creek Trail\, Cashiers\, NC 28717\, Bull Pen Rd\, Cashiers\, NC\, 28717\, United States
CATEGORIES:Outdoor Experience
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SUMMARY:Annual Fundraising Dinner at Historic Fernihurst Mansion
DESCRIPTION:The Western North Carolina Historical Association invites you to an evening of fine dining\, Thursday\, March 30 at 5pm\, with proceeds benefiting historic preservation. \nPrepared by the nationally-recognized and award-winning culinary department at A-B Tech\, the all-inclusive\, five-course gourmet dinner has become an Asheville-area tradition. Dinner service will begin promptly at 5:00pm. \nCulinary students will prepare one basic menu\, but with their own choices of sides\, garnishes\, etc. Each table will have their own unique experience. \nA glass of wine is included with dinner. Due to college protocols\, no other alcohol is allowed. Also\, because this is a pre-set menu and is student driven\, we are unfortunately unable to make menu substitutions based on preference or dietary needs. \n  \nTickets: $75 members/$100 nonmembers of WNCHA; Register below with a credit card\, or call us at 828-253-9231 to reserve and pay with cash or check. \n\n        Get Tickets\n        \n        \n        \n\nMembership: Become a member today and save on this and other upcoming WNCHA events! Not sure about your membership status? Send us an email (smh@wnchistory.org) and we’ll check. \nSeating: Each table seats four. To be seated together\, please register your entire party at the same time or email smh@wnchistory with your seating preferences. \nAbout Historic Fernihurst Mansion: Fernihurst Mansion was constructed c1875 for Colonel John Kerr Connally atop Vernon Hill\, the highest point in what was once the little town of Victoria. The giant 25-room Italianate-style home was built from bricks handmade from clay mined on the property. Over the next half century\, the owners nearly doubled the size of the mansion until it became a “50 room monstrosity\,” as one writer remarked.  In 1933\, the monstrosity was acquired by John P. Curran\, who removed 38 rooms and reverted the house back to its original structure. AB-Tech purchased the property in the 1970s and the mansion is now home to AB-Tech’s culinary institute. \n 
URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/annual-fundraising-dinner-at-historic-fernihurst-mansion/
LOCATION:Fernihurst Mansion\, 70 Fernihurst Drive\, Asheville\, NC\, 28801\, United States
CATEGORIES:Fundraiser
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