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

The first garden club in the U.S. formed in 1891 in Athens, Georgia after a group of twelve women began sharing plants and cuttings.  As

Women’s Groups Support World War I Efforts As the reality of the United States entering World War I grew the National League of Women’s Services

Women’s clubs of the early 20th century offered women an opportunities for social and civic engagement.  There were a wide array of clubs from purely

Between 1930 and 1970 the population of Brevard more than doubled, from 2339 to 5243.  Residents were spreading out and had more access to transportation. 

Downtown Brevard was a busy place in the 1940s, 50s, and 60s. Throughout the 1940s, 50s, and 60s the local economy was strong and the