THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION PRESENTS:

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WNCHA News is now available on-line. Whether you read it on-screen or print it out, it's packed with news and information you won't find elsewhere!


Current Issue

 

* Find out about our exclusive Grove Park Inn event, with tours by Bruce Johnson and talks on Arts & Crafts topics.

* Learn more about the Garretts, a quirky family that owned the Smith-McDowell House.

* Get a closer look at some of the unique quilts currently on exhibit.

* Discover new programs, including a talk on UNCA's Special Collections and a Halloween-time cemetery tour.

 

All this and more awaits you in this PDF: September/October 2010

 

Archive

 

2010

May/June 2010 Exhibit: Antique Quilts & Coverlets - Former House Interpreter Bill Adam - Local Masonic lodges - Upcoming programs - Asheville Antiques Fair.
 

May/June 2010 New Executive Director Rich Loveland - Southern Buncombe Turnpike Tour - For Rent, Part II - Chautauqua 2010 - New wayfinding signs to the museum - WNCHA Award presentation.
 

March/April 2010 Arts & Crafts Dress exhibit - Fernihurst fundraiser dinnner - For Rent, Part I, on renters of the Smith-McDowell House - Spring/Summer exhibit plans - 1839 sampler on exhibit.
 

January/February 2010 Plans for the new year - Profile: former Smith-McDowell House owner Charles Van Bergen - WNCHA's money-saving moves - Henderson County Heritage Museum wins award - On exhibit: an 1850s work dress.  

2009

November/December 2009 Christmas decorating and parties - New board members - Wolfe Award winner Bruce Johnson - Classical-style chairs at the museum - On exhibit: a mid-19th-century silver service.

 

September/October 2009 New permanent exhibit at the museum focuses on local history - Smith-McDowell House's connections to Smith's Bridge and West Asheville Bridge - Living History Day - On exhibit: the Battery Park pier table.

 

July/August 2009 Victorian Dress Myths Debunked - The museum's fine Classical furniture - Asheville Antiques Fair - On exhibit: Ottis Green's tickertape machine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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