The Woodfin community, like many other Buncombe County communities is named for a man who enslaved human beings. If you’ve … More
Tag: Civil War
Event: CIVIL WAR STORIES BETWEEN HAYWOOD COUNTY SOLDIER JAMES M. HENDERSON AND HIS WIFE MARIA HENDERSON
A DRAMATIC READING James M. Henderson, Company F, 25 N.C. Regiment wrote to his wife Maria Henderson and little son, … More
Setting the Record Straight in Ramoth: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
Unlike most of the communities we’ve covered in this series, the community of Ramoth is in reality, no longer. Once … More
On a Staircase in Reems Creek: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
If you grew up in Buncombe County any time after 1960, chances are you took a trip either with your … More
“We found all in Fellowship” at Flat Creek: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities
One of the resources hiding away in the North Carolina Room reference stacks are various church histories and minutes. Most … More
Update on Arden: Some Notes on Enslaved Labor in Buncombe County
We’re posting an addendum to our Instagram post on Arden thanks to the really insightful question posed by local writer … More
The Friends of the North Carolina Room Social at the Rankin House Inn
A Social for the Friends of the North Carolina Room was held Wednesday, June 24th, 2015 at the Rankin House … More
Civil War Letters from the Rankin-Bearden Collection
“My Dear Father, Richmond is sad to day,” begins the letter that Major David Rankin wrote to his father, William … More
Col. Bishop Ozone Scrubbs and The Rankin-Bearden Collection
One of the most fulfilling kickbacks of being an archivist, for me, is knowing that there is something new to be uncovered … More
