October 20 Program – Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II The Brevard College History Program and the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas are pleased to host Brevard College alumna Toni McCourt Kiser for a discussion of her book, Loyal Forces: The American Animals of World War II on October 20 at […]
Viewing History “Through Their Eyes” By Michel Robertson The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas is proud to announce an exciting addition to their galleries: “Through Their Eyes: The History of America at War from 1917 through the Global War on Terror.” Beginning on November 1, 2022, each museum gallery will offer a six-minute movie […]
They Fought for Our Freedom The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas invites you to join us at Transylvania County Library’s Rogow Room on December 2 at 2:00 P.M. for a free encore showing of “Through Their Eyes.” A series of six brief films tells the stories of America’s conflicts since WWI through the eyes […]
Come learn to make a Forever wreath. This balsam wreath will be adorned as you wish for Christmas and then over time it will darken to be a beautiful Forever Decorator wreath. It will stay pliable and will not shed as a regular Christmas greenery wreath. This wreath is 24" wide, the perfect size for […]
Come learn to make a Forever wreath. This balsam wreath will be adorned as you wish for Christmas and then over time it will darken to be a beautiful Forever Decorator wreath. It will stay pliable and will not shed as a regular Christmas greenery wreath. This wreath is 24" wide, the perfect size for […]
Steven Zaley to Speak on his Father’s 82nd Airborne WWII Experiences By Mike Bazinet Steven R. Zaley, author of They Are Only Gone If They Are Forgotten: A Story about One of the Original Companies of the 82nd Airborne Division, 505th Combat Team, Third Battalion, Headquarters Company, will speak on Saturday, March 18 at 2:30 […]
On Wednesday, March 1 at 11:00 AM, the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas will proudly re-open its doors with a warm welcome for everyone. Founder/Curator Emmett Casciato often says, “A visiting veteran will see one of our artifacts and begin telling a story. The veteran’s adult children will say ‘He’s never told that story […]
Three N.C. D-Day Veterans Return to Normandy After 75 Years By Mike Bazinet for the TTimes Mark Hager, a US Army veteran, historian, teacher, and award-winning filmmaker, will present the documentary The Last Gathering: 75th Anniversary of D-Day on April 17 at 7 p.m. at the Co-Ed Theater, 79 West Main St. Brevard. Following the […]
By Mike Bazinet Marjorie K. Eastman, author of The Frontline Generation: How We Served Post 9/11, will speak on April 29 at the Transylvania County Library, 212 South Gaston St., Brevard, presented by the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. Eastman’s talk is scheduled for 2 p.m. in the library’s Rogow Room, is free to […]
Join us at the Floyd Country Store on Saturday, April 29, 2023 at 3:00 pm for a presentation on Virginia’s Lost Appalachian Trail with Mills Kelly. Admission is free. Mills Kelly is a professor of history at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, where he is also the Director of the award-winning Roy Rosenzweig Center […]
On Monday, May 15, retired CIA Senior Intelligence Officer David Tyson will share his experiences leading the CIA response to the 9/11 attacks. He will speak at 7:00 PM in the Rogow Room at Transylvania County Library at 212 South Gaston Street in Brevard, NC. Admission is free, presented by the Veterans History Museum of […]
Meet artists and see work in progress in a studio setting on Main Street. New artists each week through Labor Day! Free admission. Historic Edgewood Cottage, 10am-5pm daily.
Showcase of traditional crafts and music, plus the unloading of the old-fashioned wood-fired kiln! Have your pick of limited wood-fired pieces at 10am. Free admission. Traditions Pottery Studio, 10am-4pm.
Artists are invited to paint in and around the beautiful village of Blowing Rock, and show work in the Wet Paint Sale and Exhibit. Presented by Blowing Rock Art & History Museum.
