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Category: Quirks & Kerfuffles

Canned Victuals

What’s in your pantry these days? I freely admit to having more canned food in my pantry than ever before. … More

agriculture, Appalachia, canned foods, Farmer's Federation, farms, Food, food packing, Hickory Nut Gap Farm, Mountain Grown, nostalgia, tomatoes

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

Buncombe County, Communities

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

Grove Arcade rooftop cabin, Lake Lure Cabin

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

Asheville Tom Thumb Golf Course, Miniature Golf

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

Asheville, Asheville History, John Wesley Nichols, Silhouette Trade Cards, Silhouettes

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

Asheville History, Asheville History Blogs, Buncombe County, HeardTell

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

Asheville, Asheville History, Terry Taylor

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

Asheville, Asheville History, Buncombe County

“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

Asheville Food Scene, Geisha Gardens, Hal Jenkins, Maggie Valley

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