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Confronting the Legacy of N.W. Woodfin: 52 Weeks, 52 Communities

The Woodfin community, like many other Buncombe County communities is named for a man who enslaved human beings. If you’ve … More

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67 Haywood Street
Asheville, NC 28801

828.250.4740 packnc@buncombecounty.org

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Did you know that during the month of April @ancestry is offering their AncestryLibrary service for FREE!?! While libraries across the country are closed, Ancestry is offering free at-home access to all library card holders to their collection of 20 billion genealogy records and over 100 million family trees. Take advantage of this great opportunity to start researching your family history from home. This offer is good throughout the month of April. To access Ancestry, use the link below to log in with your library card. Don’t have a library card? Email library@buncombecounty.org and we can sign you up. (copy and paste) LINK: https://login.proxy008.nclive.org/login?url=https%3A%2F%2Fancestrylibrary.proquest.com

#OTD in 1925, founder of #Asheville's Bon Marche department store, Solomon Lipinsky, was interred with full masonic honors at @riverside_cemetery_nc. 📸: The Bon Marche store front ca. 1898 on S. Main St. (now Biltmore Ave.) In the early 1920s, the store moved into it's famous Haywood St. location, now home to @isasbistro and the @haywoodparkhotel. N970-S. Keep an eye on our feed for #AVLHistory to keep your brain sharp while #socialdistancing. #localhistory #AVL #828isgreat #localhistory #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram @pack.memorial.library @buncombecounty

#OTD in 1855, a 25 year old lawyer and future #NC Governor, Zebulon Vance, was elected a town commissioner in @cityofasheville. He served for one year before being elected to the NC House in 1856. 📸: Portrait of Zebulon B. Vance by Watson's Photographic Fine Art Gallery in Raleigh, NC ca. 1862. C736-4. Cropped for Instagram. Keep an eye on our feed for more #Asheville #history to keep your brain sharp while #socialdistancing. #AVL #avlhistory #localhistory #NCpol #NCGA #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram @pack.memorial.library @buncombecounty @vancebirthplace

#OTD in 1898 the Hans Rees Tannery opened on Depot Street in what is now the #riverartsdistrict in West Asheville. The tannery operated until the 1950s and was one of the larger industrial operations in what was then, Asheville's industrial center. The North Carolina Room was luky enough to receive the gift of a huge Hans Rees Tannery collection. Look forward to seeing it up on our database sometime in the fall. 📸: View of the Hans Rees tannery and the Riverside Industrial District looking SW across the French Broad River. Photo by George Masa ca. 1928. F374-N. Find more photos like this by visiting our database, and keep an eye on our feed; we'll be posting #AVL and Buncombe County #History regularly to keep your brain happy during #socialdistancing. #avlhistory #laborhistory #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #riverartsdistrictasheville #asheville #828isgreat

We are always curious about our patron's research and reading! We've all had a lot of time to catch up on our reading lists while we practice #socialdistancing. What great books about #NorthCarolina or by North Carolina authors have you been reading? What works are next on your list? If you're looking for some thought provoking reading about #Asheville and Buncombe County, check out our blog, HeardTell. Link in the description. 📸: Andrea Cole at her desk with a new shipment of books at her desk at Pack Memorial Library ca. 1964. A883-8. #AVL #AVLhistory #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #AMReading #wishlist @pack.memorial.library

#OTD in 1994, #AfricanAmerican educators Lacy and Harriet Haith recorded an #oralhistory for Special Collections at @ramseylibrary. Visit UNC Asheville Special Collections online (http://toto.lib.unca.edu/) to view an abstract. You can also read up on the Haiths and other Stephens-Lee faculty on our blog, HeardTell. Link in our description. 📸: (L to R) Lacy Haith, a student, and Market St. Branch Librarian Irene O. Hendrick at a program at the Market St. Branch Library, located in the YMI Building. Find more photos like this by visiting our database, and keep an eye on our feed; we'll be posting #AVL and Buncombe County #History regularly to keep your brain happy during #socialdistancing. #avlhistory #librariesofinstagram #archivesofinstagram #828isgreat #libraries #onthisday #avl

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