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Category: Oral History

Elsie’s Story – Hidden Stories in Oral Histories

Working in local history archives at UNCA Ramsey Library and at Pack Library’s North Carolina Room, I thought often about … More

Appalachia, Arts and Crafts, Beacon, Edsel Martin, Martin, Oral History, Swannanoa, Traditional Crafts, Wade Martin

The only historical image of Shiloh? 52 Weeks, 52 Communities.

When I went searching our database for sources to write this edition of 52 Weeks, 52 Communities I had one … More

African American History, African Americans, Archives, Asheville, Biltmore, Black History, Collections, equity, History Harvest, Shiloh
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Voices from Old Candlertown: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

The voices of our community members are one way we learn about our past. Eleanor Newcomb Rice knew this, and … More

Appalachia, Archives, Candler, Candlertown, Community, Community History, Culture, Eleanor Newcomb Rice, Enka, History, Hominy Valley, Jugtown, Libraries, Manuscript Collection, Mountains, Mt.Pisgah, Oral History, Photography, Rural History, Special Collections, storytelling, Women

Building Biltmore Forest: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

When you think of Biltmore Forest the first thing that comes to mind is probably a sea of early 20th … More

African American History, Asheville, Asheville History, Biltmore, Biltmore Forest, Chauncey Beadle, Community History, Golf, Lanscaping, Samuel Abdul-Allah, storytelling, Working Class History

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