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

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

Journey with me, reader, to a distant past – the 1980s. Yes, the age before the internet, and indeed before the widespread use of cell

Transylvania County has a long history of charitable work and community-minded progress. One story of giving and service is that of the Friendship House. In

One would think that a town named after a particular person was because there had to be a special connection. Maybe perhaps he was the

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