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1930s Christmas at the Silvermont House Museum

Silvermont Mansion 364 E Main St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

The Transylvania Heritage Museum, Silvermont House Museum, and the Allison-Deaver House are joining forces to remind everyone that the best gifts in life are the simple ones. Visit the Silversteen family home and enjoy the music and decorations of the time. This year, make a memory and gift and experience!

Free
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1850s Christmas at the Allison-Deaver House

Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Rd, Waynesville, North Carolina, United States

The Transylvania Heritage Museum, Silvermont House Museum, and the Allison-Deaver House are joining forces to remind everyone that the best gifts in life are the simple ones. Enjoy the festively decorated house as well as fun activities on the lawn. This year, make a memory and gift and experience!

Free

Guided Walking Tour: Probart Street

Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 W Main St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

Discover the link between some of the founding fathers and the town's growth and economy and learn the history of Brevard's oldest structure, the Red House Inn. Departs from the Transylvania Heritage Museum at 10:30 am.

$5

Appalachian Folk Festival

Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Hwy. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Hwy. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768, United States

Visitors can tour the oldest frame house west of the Blue Ridge Mountains, visit craft booths, see artisans at work, enjoy mountain music, presenters, and children's activities. Musical groups will include the Junior Appalachian Musicians Ravenwood Road, Skyward Blue, Lynn Goldsmith, and the Jeter Mountain Band. There is no charge to attend the event, so […]

Free

Guided Walking Tour: The Town of Rosman

Rosman Town Hall 6 Main Street, Rosman, NC

An established community by the turn of the 19th century, the Town of Rosman has a fascinating history, Come learn about the Queen City of Transylvania. Departs from the Rosman Town Hall at 10:30 am.

Free

Guided Walking Tour: West Main Street

Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 W Main St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

Explore Brevard and learn about the early families and architecture of West Mains from a different perspective while walking behind buildings and through alleyways.

Free

Appalachian Folk Medicine presented by Laura Gardner

Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Hwy. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768 Allison-Deaver House 2753 Asheville Hwy. Pisgah Forest, NC 28768, United States

Join Laura at the Allison Deaver House in Pisgah Forest for a quick primer on Appalachian Folk Medicine and Medicinal Plants

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“Where’d You Come From, Where’d You Go?”

Rogow Community Room, Transylvania County Library 212 S Gaston St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

Johnny Thomas Fowler, mountain-heritage storyteller, award-winning musician, and author is from the foothills of upcountry South Carolina. His work is featured on South Carolina Public TV where he has co-produced a number of documentaries for SC-ETV. He is a member of the SC Institute for Community Scholars. In 2011-12 he served as the project scholar […]

Free

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Women in Appalachia: Spotlight Selena Robinson

Rogow Community Room, Transylvania County Library 212 S Gaston St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

Local historian Yvonne McCall Dickson moderates this living documentary produced and directed by Tammy Hopkins in association with the Cradle of Forestry Interpretive Association in 2000. Each segment spotlights a woman of Appalachia, with background information provided before the showing and a time of discussion following. This program is sponsored by NC Humanities, the state […]

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Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture

Transylvania Heritage Museum 189 W Main St, Brevard, North Carolina, United States

The 2022 Transylvania Heritage Museum exhibit, Mountain Legacies: Exploring Appalachian Culture, shows how early settlers made their way into the Appalachian Mountains and made them their home.  Families with roots in Scotland, Germany and France arrived by way of Virginia or South Carolina with few personal possessions.  Using the skills and traditions passed down from ancestors, […]

Free

 

Check hours of operation before visiting a business. Be prepared with water, food, and first-aid supplies when exploring outdoors.