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 the Transylvania County Library. Early

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 the Transylvania County Library. Early

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 the Transylvania County Library. ANIMALS

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 the Transylvania County Library. Appalachian

Note: This is part of a series of articles on traditional foodways in southern Appalachia, pairing with a display on the 2nd floor of the Transylvania County Library. Woodfire cooking

Note: This is the first in a series of articles on traditional foodways in southern Appalachia and pairs with a display on the 2nd floor of the Transylvania County Library.

Picturing the past: Purd Osborne and his Many Businesses By Laura Sperry Early Brevard’s downtown area was characterized by growth. As the county exited one century and entered another, the

Annie Jean Gash (1879-1970) was a Transylvanian who attended college and returned to Brevard to live out her life. During her enrollment at Columbia University in New York City, she