In the preface of his book, “Shadows of the Past: Return to Reba”, Ed Comer wrote, “Long before the Connestee Falls community existed, its land

Transylvania Memories, published in 2011, captured the stories of some of Transylvania County’s older residents through oral interviews. Peggy Hansen recorded their memories of growing

Vera’s father was the caretaker at the Cedar Mountain Hotel not far from Caesar’s Head for the first thirteen years of her life. Vera Jones

Dr. Cannon often used short wave radio to communicate in the remote areas of the county, 1961. Mountain Doctor by LeGette Blythe is the biography

Over the next several weeks Picturing the Past will be featuring books about the people and places that make up Transylvania County’s history. Voices of

Following the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001 the 2nd grade teachers at Brevard Elementary choose to undertake a social studies

Behind the scenes at The Transylvania Times, 1967 One of the most common requests in the Local History Room at the Transylvania County Library is

Making moonshine was common practice and a part of mountain culture during the 1800s. Nearly every home kept some form of spirits—whiskey, wine, ale or

During the last two week Picturing the Past has looked back at some feature stories in the Centennial Issue published by the Transylvania Times.   This

When the Transylvania Times published a special Centennial Issue in celebration of Brevard’s 100th anniversary the local economy was tied to industry and construction. During