When Transylvania County undertook an architectural survey in 1990-1991 it included structures built from 1820-1941.  Only a small number of buildings within the African American communities of the county met

During 2019 a project was undertaken to survey the African American heritage related resources of Brevard and Transylvania County.  Retired Western Kentucky University Folk Studies professor, Dr. Michael Ann Williams

Did you know the first National Christmas tree was a 48-foot balsam fir located on the Ellipse south of the White House in 1923?  A crowd of spectators watched as

Have you finished your holiday shopping?  A look through the December issues of local newspapers through the years offers a nostalgic look at some gifts (and prices) from the past. 

The first Christmas party for “Ecusta Children” was held at the Clemson theatre on December 23, 1943.  To accommodate all of the children there were actually five separate parties.  Plant

The Rosman home of Joseph and Elizabeth Silversteen was a gathering place for the community at Christmas in the early 1900s. In the early 1900s Mr. and Mrs. Silversteen opened

The McGaha Chapel, completed in 1872 and situated on a wooded hillside along the old Johnstone Turnpike, is a reminder of a by-gone time when people walked, rode horseback or

The holiday season is a good time for a nostalgic trip down memory lane. Transylvania County offers a variety of opportunities to enjoy the sights and sounds of the season.

November 11, the date World War I formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, was selected for Armistice Day to honor

Sam Allison, far right, with several employees inside his City Market butcher shop. In the first decade of the 1900s there were several butcher shops or meat markets located in