What’s in your pantry these days? I freely admit to having more canned food in my pantry than ever before. … More
Category: Quirks & Kerfuffles
52 Weeks, 52 Communities: A Journey Through Buncombe County
Buncombe County has historically been one of the largest counties in North Carolina (Currently we rank number 19 of 100 … More
Strange, But True…..
On July 10, 1932 that headline began an article in The Asheville Citizen-Times. What follows is the column in its … More
Asheville’s Vanished Pastimes
Rich Mathews used the photograph below in his presentation on The Early Days of Coxe Avenue back in April. It … More
A “Shadow” Mystery
I bought this silhouette of an unknown gentleman many years ago. It’s pasted onto what is known as a trade … More
HeardTell Blog Countdown to 100,000 Views!
HeardTell, the North Carolina Room blog was born on July 7, 2013 at Pack Memorial Library, Asheville, North Carolina. HeardTell‘s mother … More
A Very Popular 19th Century Post Card Returns Again!
If you are familiar with early postcards of Western North Carolina, you’ve probably seen this image before. But which one … More
THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME
* Some eye-catching advertisements from a stack of old Asheville newspapers I happened across. * * * We’ve always been foodies. … More
“Seaweed Soup on a Mountain Slope”
Long, long ago (in the 1960’s) Western North Carolina was not known for its culinary landscape. The Jarrett House in … More