Hogback is one of eight townships in Transylvania County.  It covers approximately 60 square miles in the southwestern potion of the county.  The area is

Memorial Day, also known as Decoration Day, is a day to remember those who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces.  The tradition of

Homer Newton Batson (left) was a dispatch rider with the Army’s Motor Mobile Infantry.  Batson was born in Transylvania County but moved to California with

Over the past few weeks Picturing the Past has featured some of the older homes in Brevard.  Information and photographs on these and other older

The Morrow House reflects Louise Morrow’s appreciation for the simplicity of the northern England cottage. The final group of homes from the Historic House Ramble

This week Picturing the Past is featuring two craftsman style pebbledash homes that will be part of the upcoming Historic House Ramble.  Pebbledash is a

Picturing the Past is featuring some of Brevard’s historic homes over the next several weeks starting with those that will be part of the upcoming

Picturing the Past will feature some of Brevard’s historic homes over the next several weeks.  The houses in these articles will all be part of

In the first half of the 20th century the percentage of women in the U.S. workforce and the types of jobs available to them varied

Home Demonstration clubs in North Carolina have their roots in efforts to develop clubs for farm children.  In the early 1900s home demonstration agents were