“One of the most popular bands in the sixties in Asheville was Bee Bumble and the Stingers. They were a garage band that the whole neighborhood in Lakeview Park near Robinhood, used to hear practice in their garage. A lot of Asheville’s finest were raised in North Asheville.” [From an oral interview with Nancy Alenier
Yes, you read that right. In the 1970s and 1980s North Asheville was the place to go for live music and dancing! The North Asheville History Project is underway. Fifteen North Asheville residents have now been interviewed and Scan Day at North Branch, Saturday April 8 was a great success. Our documentation and knowledge of North
Please Join Us For Our Next Local History Program Title: “‘Mountain Scenery’–Discovering WNC from the 1850s, Asheville, Ancestors, and Immortality” Speaker: Elizabeth “Liz” Colton Date: Wednesday, April 26th Time: ***Evening Program 6:00-7:30 PM Henry Elliott Colton (1836-1892), was a naturalist, geologist and author. He was born in Fayetteville, NC and published his first, and most famous book
Just last week the North Carolina Room got a phone call. “Is it true that Asheville’s famous World War II fighter pilot, Robert Morgan, really flew the Memphis Belle between the Asheville City Hall and the Buncombe County Courthouse?” They were working on an aviation display in Greensboro and wanted to include the story. They found it mentioned in
The North Asheville History Project (NAHP) The NAHP is being conducted by the North Carolina Room, Pack Memorial Library through the North Asheville Library branch. 1030 Merrimon Avenue, Asheville, NC 28804 TEL: 828-250-4752 The purpose of this project is to preserve the unique characteristics of living in North Asheville. This is a pilot program which
Greetings From Asheville: Postcards in the North Carolina Collection. Speaker: Terry Taylor Date: Wednesday, March 29th 2017 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 Q: Who has over 3,654 individual postcards and 300 souvenir post card folders in their ever-growing collection? A: The North Carolina Collection at Pack Library , of course! In addition the collection has 11 large postcard
Gaylord Oscar (G.O.) Shepherd Sr. settled in Asheville in 1919. At age 24, his arrival was well timed as the city began a decade of rapid growth, ripe for the energies of a young man with ambition. Through hard work he became, according to the Asheville Citizen, “one of the leading advertising agents in the state.” Yet advertising was
It is common for local historians to say of the Asheville, Loan, Construction & Improvement Company, that the “enterprise languished until it was taken over by George Willis Pack.” (Quote from Asheville’s Historic Montford District, edited by Michael T. Southern, 1985.) What the Asheville, Loan, Construction & Improvement Company did do needs to be on record. After the company
In Celebration of Black History Month Check our “Programs” page for more information on these additional events sponsored by the Friends of the North Carolina Room, scheduled for Lord Auditorium at Pack Memorial Library: February 22 12n-1p Roy Harris and Sheneika Smith — Poetry Reading, Storytelling and Singing Roy Harris is President of the Asheville