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From a GSMNP archivist comes a collection of missives from the mountains
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Spring 2024 From a GSMNP ... 1,196-acre lake can be found in the national park’s archives. Editor’s Note: Recently, Great Smoky Mountains ... Smokies , a collection of epistles found in the park’s archives. Chronicling everything from an account of an ornithologist’s ...
A Morganton couple aims to spread monuments to the country’s founding documents far and wide
ISSUE NEW TAX:  September 2015 A Morganton ... far and wide Ahighlight of the National Archives Museum in Washington, D.C., is the massive Rotunda for the Charters of ... Declaration of Independence Home National Archives Museum Western North Carolina asheville ...
How Asheville is becoming world headquarters for climate science and ground zero in the quest to confront climate change
ISSUE NEW TAX:  September/October 2016 How ... or Bend, that information is sourced from Tanner’s archives. He’s also a colleague to around 500 experts including ... underway and the U.S. government sought to move its weather archives to a more under-the-radar and non-flood prone location, Asheville fit ...
One-of-a-kind archives keep the history of mountain arts alive and accessible
ISSUE NEW TAX:  September 2013 One-of-a-kind archives keep the history of mountain arts alive and accessible ...
Asheville Art Museum is building a virtual gallery of Black Mountain College’s extraordinary output
ISSUE NEW TAX:  May 2012 Asheville Art ... to quantify. On the website of the North Carolina State Archives, which hosts a collection of the college’s records, one document ...
One writer helps people preserve their stories for the future
ISSUE NEW TAX:  January 2010 One writer ... subjects and cross-checks their accounts against records and archives to build an historically accurate context for their bios. She creates ...
50 years ago, a grassroots groundswell fought the federal agency’s plan to reshape the French Broad River Basin
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Fall 2021 50 years ago, a ... the fight,” Brittain says—an assertion borne out in the archives, oral histories, fading news clips, and sharp memories that record the ... gave us confidence that we were on the right side of the issue.” Days after the hearing, Governor Scott publicly declared the ...
A local writer serves up Asheville’s culinary history in a special presentation
ISSUE NEW TAX:  November/December 2017 A ... examine the region’s culinary antiquities, gleaned from archives of old pictures and crinkled menus. From lavish, flapper-era banquets ...
As the nation celebrates Frederick Law Olmsted’s 200th birthday, witness the creation—and evolution—of his visionary Biltmore landscapes
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Spring 2022 As the nation ... world-famous domain by mining Olmsted’s voluminous archives—letters, sketches, surveys, maps, design plans of all ...
With enticing images of natural wonders, recreation, and iconic landmarks, Asheville Post Card Company helped launch the region as a tourist destination.
ISSUE NEW TAX:  June 2012 With enticing ... afterlife, turning up in a multitude of books, articles, archives, museums, and online collections. You might discover them in your ...
A Catawba County landmark cranks up for a centennial celebration
ISSUE NEW TAX:  July 2013 A Catawba County ... by (3) COURTESY OF THE CATAWBA COUNTY HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION ARCHIVES; (PRESENT DAY MILL) KEITH HALL</p> FEATURE SUB CATEGORY:  ...
Three new books delve deep into remarkable local lives and institutions
ISSUE NEW TAX:  January 2015 Three new books ... follows soon after the 2012 opening of the Western Regional Archives, a state facility in Asheville that now hosts reams of BMC papers and ...
Author Luke Manget unearths the history of ginseng cultivation in the mountains and beyond
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Spring 2022 Author Luke ... Carolina, to explore the holdings of university and state archives, as well as old country stores and local historical museums. How ...
Tour a few of WNC’s intriguing homes for a greater perspective on our region's early days
ISSUE NEW TAX:  March 2011 Tour a few of ... Mary M. Greenlee Genealogical Research and History Room’s archives are on site and open to the public. www.historiccarsonhouse.com ...
For more than two decades, mill workers across the region played in a league of their own
ISSUE NEW TAX:  October 2009 For more than ... and today the exploits of its teams reside mainly in archives and family attics, as yellowed newsprint and dusty box scores. Yet the ...
Legacy Artist: Michelle Moog-Koussa shares her father’s pioneering explorations in electronic music through education and preservation
ISSUE NEW TAX:  July 2010 Legacy Artist: ... project is a Moogseum in Asheville, which will house Bob’s archives, as well as interactive exhibits and a performance space. But that ...
Grand and posh, the original Battery Park Hotel ushered in Asheville’s tourism boom
ISSUE NEW TAX:  May 2010 Grand and posh, the ... (Coxe/interior) courtesy of special collections/university archives, Ramsey Library, UNC Asheville FEATURE SUB CATEGORY:  ...
A mountain man who led the way to our outdoor life
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Summer 2022 A mountain man ... by Sam Dean; (family portarit) Appalachian Mountain Club Archives; (Roan Highlands) by Dave Allen; (Observation Point) by Nelson MacRae; ... portrait) Chastain Family Collection; (grandfather ladders) Archives of Appalachia, East Tennessee State University, D.R.Beeson Papers; (2) ...
The FBI’s files on Black Mountain College tell a little-known story of art, politics, and surveillance
ISSUE NEW TAX:  November/December 2018 The ... RESOURCES:  Photographs courtesy of State Archives of North Carolina FEATURE TOP CATEGORY:  PEOPLE & ...
Asheville pilot Robert Morgan kept 25 unforgettable dates with the girl of his dreams
ISSUE NEW TAX:  June 2009 Asheville pilot ... RESOURCES:  Photograph (flight) courtesy of National Archives; photographs (Crew) courtesy of U.S. Air Force. FEATURE SUB ...
The wildflowers of Western North Carolina’s mountain streams
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Summer 2022 The wildflowers ... Bill Chiles; courtesy of Great Smoky Mountains National Park Archives FEATURE TOP CATEGORY:  TRAVEL & OUTDOORS ...
The mountains’ mineral history is a gift that keeps on giving
ISSUE NEW TAX:  July/August 2018 The ... (2 black & white) courtesy of the north Carolina state archives; (sepia) courtesy Emerald Village FEATURE TOP CATEGORY:  ...
Standout stories from regional lore that confound and fascinate with each retelling
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Fall 2020 Standout stories ... (Grove Park Inn) North Carolina Collection Photographic Archives, Wilson Library, UNC-Chapel Hill; (Festival) by Jason Sandford; ...
Nineteen influential women who have had a positive impact on Western North Carolina
ISSUE NEW TAX:  Spring 2024 Nineteen ... Park and Carrier Park, along with the Greenway. A medical issue in 2016 led to her retirement, but she kept active until her death in ... RESOURCES:  Photographs courtesy of Dutch National Archives; courtesy of John C. Campbell Folk School; courtesy of Library of ...