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October 2021
Appalachian Experience: Appalachian Music in Diaspora (online)
For much of the last century, Appalachians have left the region in search of opportunity, leaving behind people and places that have great personal and cultural significance. Sociologists, historians, and…
Find out more »Swannanoa Valley Rim Hike #10: Top of Brushy/High Top of Bee Tree
In the 1800s and early 1900s the top of Brushy was an important meeting spot for hunters. It divides the large drainages of Bee Tree Creek (Right Fork), Laurel Branch,…
Find out more »Swannanoa Valley Rim Hike #10: Top of Brushy/High Top of Bee Tree
In the 1800s and early 1900s the top of Brushy was an important meeting spot for hunters. It divides the large drainages of Bee Tree Creek (Right Fork), Laurel Branch,…
Find out more »SVM Book Club: Even as We Breathe by Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle
From the publisher: "Nineteen-year-old Cowney Sequoyah yearns to escape his hometown of Cherokee, North Carolina, in the heart of the Smoky Mountains. When a summer job at Asheville's luxurious Grove…
Find out more »WNC History Café: The Lives of the Enslaved at the Vance Birthplace Historic Site (online)
Tucked into the Reems Creek Valley, the Vance Birthplace State Historic Site interprets life on an early 1800s mountain plantation. Utilizing seven historic structures and an extensive artifact collection, interpreters…
Find out more »Historic North Fork Valley Tour of the Asheville Watershed – West
Join us on this exclusive historic driving tour of the west side of the Burnett Reservoir to explore part of the once thriving North Fork Valley community. The caravan will…
Find out more »November 2021
Seven Sisters Peaks Hike
The Seven Sisters peaks are a familiar sight from Lake Tomahawk. While the Seven Sisters span an expanse of only 3.5 miles, hiking up to and across the range is a strenuous,…
Find out more »Appalachian Experience: The Scots-Irish in Appalachia (online)
While many in our region claim Scots-Irish heritage and generally acknowledge the role the Scots Irish played in the settlement and cultural development of the Southern Appalachian region, this presentation…
Find out more »Swannanoa Valley Rim Hike #11: Garden of Eden
Join the museum for the final hike of the Swannanoa Rim Hike Series to “Garden of Eden.” This rocky mountaintop is located one mile northwest of Lake Eden on the…
Find out more »Swannanoa Valley Rim Hike #11: Garden of Eden
Join the museum for the final hike of the Swannanoa Rim Hike Series to “Garden of Eden.” This rocky mountaintop is located one mile northwest of Lake Eden on the…
Find out more »Save the Date: Hike Finisher Celebration
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Find out more »Walk Through History: Piney Grove and Patton Cemeteries
Take a guided tour of two cemeteries associated with what is believed to be the earliest Protestant church founded west of the Continental Divide. The history of the Patton and…
Find out more »December 2021
Historic Swannanoa Creek Hike
The museum will host a difficult/strenuous winter hike down this historic path, which was used by wagons and stagecoaches bringing travelers up the mountain before the railroad was built. Though passenger train service ceased in the…
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