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    History

    Asheville Archives: Local residents adjust to wartime daylight savings, 1941-45

    Posted on July 24, 2022July 14, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    “Clocks all over Asheville, Western North Carolina, and the state will be turned up an hour at midnight tonight, or tomorrow morning, as this state goes on daylight saving time for the remainder of the summer, as a national defense measure,” The Asheville Citizen reported in its July 27, 1941, edition.

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    Around Town: Buncombe County Special Collection­s blog opens to community posts

    Posted on June 28, 2022June 29, 2022 by Justin McGuire

    The Buncombe County Special Collections blog opens up to community submissions. Plus, local multimedia artist puts on augmented reality show, author chronicles history of the Toe River Valley, and photographers express experiences of queerness through visual autobiographies.

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    Midwives and doulas, past and present, in WNC

    Posted on June 17, 2022June 15, 2022 by Alli Marshall

    On Monday, June 20, historian and educator Kelly Dunbar and doula Cindy McMillan will present African American Women’s Midwifery and Doula Work in Buncombe County: Then and Now.

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    New book explores the legacy of George Masa

    Posted on June 16, 2022June 13, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Brent Martin’s book includes 75 of Masa’s photos alongside essays that contextualize the imagery through a modern-day lens.

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    The 400 Years Project celebrates Indigenous photograph­ers

    Posted on June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The collaborative project archives historical work by Indigenous photographers and helps contemporary Native people committed to the craft.

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    Local historians reflect on the Vance Monument, one year after its removal

    Posted on May 26, 2022May 27, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    While some historians were already telling fuller stories before the monument’s removal, others have been inspired by its absence.

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    Asheville Archives: Hyperbole in defense of Mission Hospital, 1923

    Posted on May 15, 2022May 5, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    In 1923, both the city and county questioned the fairness of certain policies in place at Mission Hospital. The scrutiny provoked the ire of The Asheville Citizen’s editorial section.

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    Indigenous Walls Project brings Cherokee language to public spaces

    Posted on May 5, 2022May 2, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Jared Wheatley’s mural project seeks to stimulate conversations between Native and non-Native people.

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    Asheville Archives: City loses its cool over ice shortage, 1919

    Posted on April 24, 2022April 18, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    For multiple days in August 1919, the city was without ice. During that time, the Asheville Ice Co. implored residents “to watch every possible source of waste and to make every pound of ice go as far as it can for the next two or three weeks.”

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    Asheville Archives: Local officials promote a cleaner city, 1909

    Posted on April 17, 2022April 11, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    In 1909, Asheville launched Clean-up Day, which later evolved into Clean-up Week. Residents and city officials rallied behind it, going as far as to publish a poem about the advantages of the annual happening.

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    Local author’s new book honors Olmsted’s work with national parks

    Posted on April 14, 2022April 11, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Asheville-based author discusses the book he’s been working toward his entire career.

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    Asheville Archives: City seeks smoke inspector to remedy air pollution, 1916-40

    Posted on April 10, 2022April 7, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    In 1916, the city of Asheville hired A.H. Vanderhoof as its first smoke inspector. Though an ordinance was quickly passed to reduce excess smoke, enforcement proved difficult.

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    Friends of the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School complete repairs to historic building

    Posted on April 3, 2022March 31, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Thirteen years after the Mars Hill Anderson Rosenwald School’s fate was in jeopardy, individuals committed to its preservation have completed an extensive round of repairs.

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    Kristy Woodson Harvey’s new novel explores a vanished Biltmore heirloom

    Posted on March 31, 2022April 7, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    The Beaufort-based author conducted in-depth research about the Vanderbilts for her contemporary historical novel.

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    The Waters and Harvey Show celebrates a milestone

    Posted on March 24, 2022March 21, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    “We try to bring a little soul, a little blues and jazz to the conversation,” says Darin Waters, co-host of “The Waters and Harvey Show,” on BPR. “We try to show that the life of a scholar doesn’t have to be, and isn’t, boring.”

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    Asheville historic renovation efforts kick into full gear

    Posted on March 24, 2022March 23, 2022 by Linda Ray

    To bring old buildings up to modern-day standards involves architectural assessments, electrical upgrades, plumbing revamps and structural repairs — challenges that many preservationists are now facing, and seeking to fund, as Asheville’s turn-of-the-century landmarks continue into their second hundred years.

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    Six-lane track unanimousl­y approved for Memorial Stadium

    Posted on March 23, 2022March 24, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    Neighborhood residents had been asking for a new track as part of renovations to Memorial Stadium since 2017, after Asheville voters approved a $74 million bond issue in 2016.

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    Local archivist discovers distant relative’s criminal history in WNC

    Posted on March 22, 2022March 18, 2022 by Alli Marshall

    On Thursday, March 24, 6-7 p.m., Western North Carolina Historical Association will host Katherine Cutshall for a live Zoom talk about her research, West End Women: Liquor, Labor and Love in New Deal Urban Appalachia.

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    WCU professor shares research on Cherokee women activism

    Posted on March 3, 2022February 24, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

    Susan Abram’s live Zoom webinar for the Western North Carolina Historical Association takes place March 10.

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    Asheville Archives: The Negro Welfare Council launches in Asheville, 1933

    Posted on February 27, 2022February 21, 2022 by Thomas Calder

    In the summer of 1933, the Negro Welfare Council was established and quickly made a positive impact in Asheville’s Black neighborhoods.

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    Revisiting Asheville’­s Black baseball history

    Posted on February 25, 2022February 24, 2022 by Justin McGuire

    For a few years in the 1940s, Asheville was home to one of the top Black professional baseball teams in the South. Here’s the story of the Asheville Blues.

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