BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Asheville Museum of History - ECPv6.1.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Asheville Museum of History X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://wnchistory.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Asheville Museum of History REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221004T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T070158 CREATED:20220407T191455Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220505T162003Z UID:11086-1664906400-1664910000@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:ReadWNC Series: The Ballad of Frankie Silver DESCRIPTION:Our ReadWNC series concludes Tuesday\, October 4 with author Sharyn McCrumb discussing the true events behind her novel The Ballad of Frankie Silver. In this series\, authors and historians explore the facts behind the fiction in books centered in WNC. We encourage you to read the books in advance and bring your own questions to the discussion. You can find all three books at Malaprop’s Bookstore here in Asheville. This event airs live via Zoom\, and will be recorded for later viewing. \nThe Ballad of Frankie Silver is one of McCrumb’s Ballad novels – “set in the Southern mountains\, weaving together the legends\, natural wonders and contemporary issues of Appalachia. Each story is built around a theme\, intended to express an overall idea” according to the author. This novel\, set in Burke County\, tells the story of the young Frankie Silver\, hanged for a murder she may not have committed in 1833. McCrumb notes that this tale involves mountain justice\, frontier families\, and a contrast between the mountain and lowland South. \n  \nAbout the Presenter: \nSharyn McCrumb is an award-winning Southern writer\, best known for her Appalachian “Ballad” novels\, set in the North Carolina/Tennessee mountains\, including the New York Times Best Sellers She Walks These Hills and The Rosewood Casket\, which deal with the issue of the vanishing wilderness; The Ballad of Frankie Silver and The Ballad of Tom Dooley\, exploring the true stories behind two Appalachian murder ballads; and The Songcatcher\, a genealogy in music\, tracing the author‘s family from 18th century Scotland to the present by following a Scots Ballad through the generations. Ghost Riders\, an account of the Civil War in the mountains of western North Carolina\, won the Wilma Dykeman Award for Literature given by the East Tennessee Historical Society and the national Audie Award for Best Recorded Novel. Her books have been named New York Times and Los Angeles Times Notable Books. \n  \nTickets: $5 WNCHA members/$10 General Admission. We also have two no-cost\, community-funded tickets available as well. \nNote* For those who have previously registered for the entire series\, you will be automatically added to this event.  \n\n\nRegister Here\n  \n\n\nFor questions or more information email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/readwnc-series-the-ballad-of-frankie-silver/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Book Discussion,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-16.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221006T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T070158 CREATED:20220613T190321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T224205Z UID:11737-1665079200-1665082800@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: Lost Cove\, North Carolina DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Thursday\, October 6 at 6pm via Zoom for this program exploring the lost community of Lost Cove in Yancey County. This event airs live and will be recorded. \nLost Cove\, North Carolina was once described as where the “moonshiner frolics unmolested.” The small town in Yancey County existed from 1864-1957\, but today is a ghost town accessible mainly to hikers hoping to catch a glimpse of the desolate settlement. Christy Smith authored the first historically comprehensive book on Lost Cove and paints a portrait of an isolated yet thriving settlement that survived for almost one hundred years. From its founding before the Civil War to the town’s ultimate decline\, Lost Cove’s history is an in-depth account of family life and kinship in isolation. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nChristy Smith grew up in Erwin\, Tennessee\, a small railroad town known as “the valley beautiful.” Her passion for history and writing began in her teens with oral stories from her grandmother and grandfather. She graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2007 with a Masters of Liberal Arts degree in Appalachian Studies. Christy teaches part-time Appalachian Studies courses at King University in Bristol\, Tennessee and she is the Director of Unicoi County Prevention Coalition which focuses on educating the community and youth about substance abuse and misuse. \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n(Image: Lost Cove\, courtesy Christy Smith) \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-lost-cove-north-carolina/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-23.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221017T190000 DTSTAMP:20240329T070158 CREATED:20220801T200802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220802T180808Z UID:12700-1666029600-1666033200@wnchistory.org SUMMARY:WNCHA History Hour: The Lost North Fork Community DESCRIPTION:Join the Western North Carolina Historical Association (WNCHA) Monday\, October 17 at 6pm via Zoom for this program exploring the lost North Fork community in Buncombe County. This event airs live and will be recorded. \nIn its heyday\, North Fork\, located to the northwest of Black Mountain\, had a population larger than the nearby City of Asheville. But as Asheville grew\, forward-thinking officials determined the need for a watershed to serve its residents. They condemned the land in North Fork and residents were forced to leave their homes. Soon after the city built a dam\, the church\, school\, and many former homesites were flooded. \nToday\, Asheville’s Watershed is closed to the public and descendants of the former residents are barred from access. This program focuses on the history of cultural impacts of submerged towns\, using the North Fork community as a case study. \n  \nAbout the Speaker: \nAnne Chesky Smith is the Executive Director of the Western North Carolina Historical Association at the Smith-McDowell House in Asheville. Prior to her tenure at WNCHA\, Chesky Smith spent eight years as Executive Director at the Swannanoa Valley Museum & History Center in Black Mountain. \nDuring her time at SVM\, Chesky Smith arranged and conducted significant research on the submerged North Fork community with stakeholders from the surrounding community. She holds MAs in Appalachian Studies and Cultural Anthropology. \n  \nTickets: $5 for WNCHA members/ $10 for General Admission. We also have no-cost\, community-funded tickets available. We want our events to be accessible to as many people as possible. If you are able please consider making a donation along with your ticket purchase. These donations are placed in our Community Fund\, which allows us to offer tickets at no cost to those who would not be able to attend otherwise. \nViewing: Registrants will receive a Zoom link with which to view the program. It will also be recorded and later available on our website. \n  \n(Images: North Fork Reservoir\, courtesy Anne Chesky Smith) \n  \nFor questions\, email Trevor Freeman at education@wnchistory.org URL:https://wnchistory.org/event/wncha-history-hour-the-lost-north-fork-community/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://wnchistory.org/wp-content/uploads/Cover-28.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR