The first Christmas card was created by Sir Henry Cole in England in 1843.  Cole was looking for an efficient way to respond to hundreds

Checking the tree crop on a Balsam Grove farm in 1961. The modern Christmas tree, which found its way to the United States with German

Santa arrives downtown at 6:30 pm on Friday, December 1, 1950 on a Brevard fire truck. Community-wide holiday festivities have long been an important part

This Brevard Institute receipt shows a breakdown of possible expenses. This week Picturing the Past continues to feature items from a collection of County Commissioners

The Local History Room at the Transylvania County Library has a rather random collection of County Commissioner documents from 1899-1940 that include a variety of

This photograph was likely taken in the mid-1890s. Alexander England (right) died on March 6, 1896. The early photograph of Main Street in Brevard looking

During the first two decades of the 20th century the community of Rosman experienced rapid development with the extension of the railroad from Brevard and

For nearly 50 years Pisgah Fish Camp has served residents and visitors alike.  In 1968 Dan Hawkins opened the Brevard Fish Camp in the former

The Franklin Hotel, built by J. Frances Hays around 1900 on East Main St., was surrounded by an expansive lawn, acres of trees, and a

This early photograph of the Clayton Hotel was use for the “Yesterday’s Places Today” photography contest. Over the course of the next five weeks Picturing