CALENDAR OF EVENTS
 

CIVIL WAR LECTURE SERIES 2013
"COMMUNITY UNDER STRESS:  THE CIVIL WAR IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
"William Holland Thomas's Inner Civil War"
2:00 pm
Simpson Lecture Hall, AB Tech Campus

This lecture will be presented by Dr. Gordon McKinney, former Director of the Appalachian Center at Berea College and author of the book Zeb Vance:  North Carolina's Civil War Governor and Gilded Age Policital Leader."  The 2:00 lecture will be held in the Simpson Lecture in the Simpson Administration Building on the AB Tech campus.  Members of the Western North Carolina Historical Association and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute may attend the lecture for free.  A contribution of $5.00 per person for non-members is suggested and would be much appreciated.  Reservations are not required but may be made by calling 828-253-9231 or by emailing your reservation to smh@wnchistory.org.
 

The Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA)  will lead a discovery tour to the Town of Marshall on the French Broad River.  We will explore the history, architecture and revitalization of a unique Madison County river town.  Marshall is named after Chief Supreme Court Justice John Marshall.

The tour will include talking with leading citizens and visiting Richard Sharp Smith architectural landmarks including the Madison County Courthouse, the former Marshall High School on Blannerhasset Island, now Marshall High Art Studios, and the Marshall House Bed and Breakfast on the hill above the river. The tour will walk along Marshall’s Main Street. It will visit and view the old Madison County Jail, historic churches, the river stone architecture area, 19th and early 20th century commercial buildings, the Madison County Arts Center and the Colonel Lawrence Allen House that played a part in the Shelton Laurel Massacre during the Civil War. Stops will be made at exciting new shops along the street.  Lunch is included at Marshall’s ZUMA Coffee Shop.  There will be an overview of town history.

The tour will depart the Smith-McDowell House at 283 Victoria Road in Asheville at 8:00 am and return by approximately 5:00 pm to Asheville. We will be traveling to and from Marshall by small bus. Additional information will be provided during the bus trip along the river. Gordon McKinney, an Appalachian historian familiar to many Reuter Center Creative Retirement participants, and Dan Slagle, an accomplished Madison County historian familiar with Marshall and its environs, will lead the discussion.

Spaces on the tour are limited so make your reservations today. Tickets for the entire day, including lunch, refreshments and transportation, are $50 per person for WNCHA and OLLI members and $$65.00 for non-members. For more information and to reserve a place on the trip, please call 828-253-9231 or email smh@wnchistory.org.  All reservations will be confirmed by telephone or email.

CIVIL WAR LECTURE SERIES 2013
"COMMUNITY UNDER STRESS:  THE CIVIL WAR IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA

"The Aftermath of the Civil War in Western North Carolina"
Saturday, June 15, 2013 2:00 pm
Reuter Center on the UNCA Campus
 

This final lecture in the 2013 Civil War Lecture Series will be presented by Dr. Gordon McKinney and Dr. John Inscoe from the University of Georgia.  Members of the Western North Carolina Historical Association and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute may attend the lecture free of charge.  A contribution of $5.00 per person for non-members is suggested and would be much appreciated.  Reservations are not required but may be made by calling 828-253-9231 or by emailing your reservation to smh@wnchistory.org.