When I went searching our database for sources to write this edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities I had one … More
Category: New Donations
Welkom Bij Het Dorp Enka! 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
In the late 1920’s a group of Asheville investors, boosters, and executives (including Fred Seely, son in law of the … More
Remembering the Kenhurst Lodge on Elk Mountain Scenic Highway
Remembering the Kenhurst lodge North Carolina Room Friend Cliff Lively is the current resident of the stately home on Elk … More
Event: A Local Artist’s Lifetime of Work Gets Digitized By an Digital Historian
Saturday September 15, 2018 from 2:00 to 3:30 An Artist’s Work Gets Digitized With Art Historian and Digital Archivist Erin … More
Incredible New Collections for the North Carolina Room
We’ve been so busy processing special collections, we haven’t been very good at letting you know what is new in … More
Our Neighbors to the East (North, South & West)
The North Carolina Collection at Pack isn’t solely focused on Asheville and Buncombe County. The collection offers a wealth of … More
June 1908
Here are two commonly found early postcard views of Ivy Gap from Craggy. Both versions of the postcards were published … More
G. O. Shepherd Sr., Mover and Shaker
Gaylord Oscar (G.O.) Shepherd Sr. settled in Asheville in 1919. At age 24, his arrival was well timed as the city began a … More
A Whole Lot of History in This Photograph
I was looking through a stack of photographs in the collection we received from the Patton/Parker family after the death of Mary Parker. … More