March 24, 1949 was a special day for the city of Brevard: “Sadie North Day.” The front page of the Transylvania Times was emblazoned with the announcement that a coast-to-coast

The Rowell Bosse North Carolina Room at the Transylvania County Library is celebrating National Family History Month in October by launching the latest local history and genealogy exhibit on the

Located at the base of “The Winds,” or “The Winding Stairs,” a series of switchbacks that wind through the mountains of Henderson, Polk, and Transylvania Counties, the term “Dark Corner”

Those who enjoy history are familiar with the preponderance of people in our region who have ancestry from the Scotch-/Scots- Irish. The Scots-Irish were not all necessarily of Scottish heritage.

After the Colonial era ended in the United States, the Federalist era began with many developments and initiatives for infrastructure. One feature in the southern Appalachian region during this time

By Helaine Kranz Transylvania County has a long history of summer camps. In the mid-1920s there were 14 camps in operation in the county. Transylvania was home to one camp