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The Silvermont mansion remains as a monument to the early days of Transylvania County’s industrial boom era. Many know about owner Joseph, who is certainly
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The Silvermont mansion remains as a monument to the early days of Transylvania County’s industrial boom era. Many know about owner Joseph, who is certainly

Yearbooks are a compendium of memories from a school year collected into a book with multiple copies to distribute. Their origin can be traced back

Winter weather has many reaching for hats and gloves, which might make one wonder about headwear of past Transylvanians. James Neill’s hattery, said to have

In 2005 Leslie Borhaug, a middle-school teacher at Davidson River School, assigned a class project that ultimately inspired Tom Dierolf, a first-time filmmaker, to create

Edith Culler Osborne McKee was born on March 1, 1909 in Perry, GA to John Jennings Culler and Mary Winifred Covington. She was the middle

Ernest Bernhard Jaffe was integral to the formation of the Middle Fork Corporation and built a number of buildings in the Eastatoe/Middle Fork area in

Community and social gatherings in early Appalachia often involved food, sharing cultural traditions, and strengthening relationships. Understanding, connecting, and passing knowledge all occur through storytelling,

Early Appalachian settlers were isolated from the conveniences of cities and stores, and so many gifts were handmade from local materials. Immigrants brought traditions from

Note: This is part of a series of articles on traditional foodways in southern Appalachia and pairs with a display on the 2nd floor of

Note: This is part of a series of articles on traditional foodways in southern Appalachia and pairs with a display on the 2nd floor of
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