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 an award-winning documentary about the
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 child of her parents between
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 the early 1950s. These included
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, sharing personal experiences, and reliving
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 their homelands. CHILDREN AS MINIATURE
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. When
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
The Local History collection at the Transylvania County Library includes recipes and stories of a well-loved lady of yesteryear who lived in the See-Off Mountain community, Allie B. Harllee. Allie
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
It may be hard to believe, but at one time a small four-acre lake may have once existed at the intersection of Country Club Road and Illahee Road as part
Many industries have brought employment to Transylvania County residents over time. One such industry was the American Thread plant in the Calvert area of Transylvania County near the Rosman Highway.
The Inn at Brevard is hard to miss, with its distinctive white columns and presence on East Main Street. The historic home is known as the William Breese Jr. House,
212 S Gaston St, Brevard, NC 28712
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