BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Asheville Museum of History - ECPv6.1.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wnchistory.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Asheville Museum of History REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000 DTSTAMP:20240503T005958 CREATED:20220407T191455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T162003Z UID:11086-1664906400-1664910000@wnchistory.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T190000 DTSTAMP:20240503T005958 CREATED:20220613T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T224205Z UID:11737-1665079200-1665082800@wnchistory.org 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 ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230422T113000 DTSTAMP:20240503T005959 CREATED:20230321T190934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230403T155429Z UID:13263-1682157600-1682163000@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:History Hour: An (Incomplete) Environmental History of WNC DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association on Earth Day\, Saturday\, April 22 at 10am for our first in-person event of the year! We invite you to join us in person at the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UNCA. This hybrid event also airs via Zoom if you cannot attend. It will be recorded and available for later viewing. \nWestern North Carolina has a human history dating at least 10\,000 years\, and every generation has interacted with or shaped the mountainous landscape in some way. Many of the interactions have been harmonious\, while at other times\, humans have altered or damaged the land. As a result\, several individuals and organizations have also fervently worked to conserve or protect the resources and revered places in this area we call home. It is impossible to discuss all of these trends and events in one program\, but we are proud to present an (incomplete) environmental history of WNC with a great lineup of knowledgeable experts and stewards. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA/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: In-Person attendees will receive a confirmation email and all attendees will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. The recording will be available on our website. \n\n\n  \n\n Register\n \n \n \n\n\nJohn Ross  is the author of more than a dozen books focusing on environmental history\, including Through The Mountains: The French Broad River and Time. \n\nRoss’ presentation will discuss the French Broad region and some of its specific environmental challenges and successes.\n\nDonald Edward Davis\, PhD.\, is an independent scholar and environmental historian. He has authored or edited seven books\, including The American Chestnut: An Environmental History and Where There Are Mountains: An Environmental History of the Southern Appalachians. \n\nDavis’ presentation is entitled Mountains of Resilience: Revisioning Environmental History in the Southern Appalachians.\n\nDanny Bernstein is a hike leader for the Carolina Mountain Club\, Friends of the Smokies\, and the Asheville Camino group. She’s written several outdoor books including DuPont Forest: A History. \n\nBernstein will present the history of the Carolina Mountain Club.\n\n\n  \n\n(Images clockwise from left: Freshwater mussels\, courtesy Donald Davis; George Masa (second from left) possibly with members of the Carolina Mountain Club\, courtesy Buncombe County Special Collections\, Pack Memorial Library; A 1911 postcard showing Champion Fibre in Canton\, courtesy Buncombe County Special Collections; Sunrise over World’s Edge\, a property conserved by the former Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy\, WNCHA photo) \n  \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/history-hour-an-incomplete-environmental-history-of-wnc/ LOCATION:Manheimer Room\, UNC-Asheville Reuter Center\, 300 Campus View Rd\, Asheville\, 28804\, United States CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-Vertical.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Western%20North%20Carolina%20Historical%20Association%20%28WNCHA%29":MAILTO:smh@wnchistory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230509T190000 DTSTAMP:20240503T005959 CREATED:20230321T193017Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T193017Z UID:13273-1683655200-1683658800@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Appalachia on the Table DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association Tuesday\, May 9 at 6pm via Zoom for the first program in our foodways month. This event airs live and will be recorded. \nIn this talk Erica Abrams Locklear will discuss her new book\, Appalachia on the Table: Representing Mountain Food and People\, published this April by University of Georgia Press. At its core\, the project asks: How do long-held preconceptions about Appalachian foodways color our perception of the region and its people? Foods that were once considered “coarse” are now trendy\, while a fairly rigid idea of what “counts” as mountain food remains stagnant. \n  \nAbrams Locklear will discuss how socially agreed upon understandings of food can and do define its consumers in the national imagination. Her book analyzes travel writing and fiction from the turn of the twentieth century\, tactics Progressive Era reformers used when describing mountain fare\, fictional critiques of government programs meant to educate farmers\, literary depictions of the culinary shame that can accompany mountain eating habits\, and the ways in which authors celebrate mountain fare. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nErica Abrams Locklear is a professor of English and the Thomas Howerton Distinguished Professor of Humanities at the University of North Carolina Asheville. She is the author of Negotiating a Perilous Empowerment: Appalachian Women’s Literacies and is a seventh-generation Western North Carolinian. \n  \nTickets: $5 for 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. \n*Registrants will receive a discount code with which to pre-order this book* \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\n Register\n \n \n \n\n(Images: Appalachia on the Table\, cover\, courtesy Erica Abrams Locklear and University of Georgia Press) \n  \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org \n  URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-appalachia-on-the-table/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-Vertical-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Western%20North%20Carolina%20Historical%20Association%20%28WNCHA%29":MAILTO:smh@wnchistory.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230523T190000 DTSTAMP:20240503T005959 CREATED:20230321T195754Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T195754Z UID:13275-1684864800-1684868400@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: The Farmer's Federation DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association Tuesday\, May 23 at 6pm via Zoom for the second program in our foodways month. This event airs live and will be recorded. \nJames G.K McClure Jr.\,\, an Illinois-born Presbyterian minister and experienced livestock handler\, visited Asheville on his 1916 honeymoon and quickly decided to purchase and operate Sherill’s Inn and the surrounding farm in Fairview. McClure drew heavily on the social gospel movement advocating for the poor and disadvantaged\, as well as the previous attempts at farmer cooperation when he founded the Fairview Farmer’s Federation in 1920. \nMcClure preached cooperation and improvement to local farmers. He attributed the poor state of WNC agriculture to inferior seed and livestock breeds\, erosion\, lack of fertilization\, and lack of cooperation in marketing. The Federation encouraged farmers to standardize their breeds and seeds\, producing “Federation potatoes” and the more-profitable Duroc-Jersey hogs. The Federation\, with the investments of Cornelia Vanderbilt and E.W. Grove\, was able to pay consistent dividends to stockholders while boosting the livelihoods of local farmers. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nJohn Ager is a former state legislator and also land manager of the Hickory Nut Gap Farm. He and his wife live in Fairview and manage the functioning Sherill’s Inn as a wedding venue. Their family has lived and operated farms in the area for five generations. John is also a co-founder of the Fairview Library and Drover’s Road Scenic Byway and the author of We Plow Gods Fields\, a biography of James G. K. McClure and the History of the Farmers Federation. \nTickets: $5 for 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. \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  \n\n Register\n \n \n \n\n(Image: Federation warehouse in Fairview from John Ager\, We Plow God’s Fields: The Life of James G.K. McClure\, 1991) \n  \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-the-farmers-federation/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-Vertical-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Western%20North%20Carolina%20Historical%20Association%20%28WNCHA%29":MAILTO:smh@wnchistory.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR