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And the goats are fine, thanks

Carl Sandburg, who penned “the fog comes in on little cats’ feet,” moved to Connemara in WNC for the sake of the little goats’ feet.

August 11, 2017 North Carolina / Politics / Vigilantes

The Klan comes a calling

Ku Klux Klan pitch letter sent to Edgar M. Lyda, Chairman of the Buncombe County Commissioners and Finance at the time he received it.

That’s the exact caption of this photo, and while the caption dwells in specifics, the photo itself captures a universal moment that most any parent can respond to.

March 9, 2016 Appalachian celebrities / North Carolina

Zelda Fitzgerald dies in hospital blaze

Among the victims of the Highland Hospital fire, identified only by her slipper, was Zelda Fitzgerald, wife of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Fraternal Apron of Leon Whitsell, P.G.M. 1939

February 22, 2016 Appalachian charities / Fraternal organizations

A system of morality veiled in allegory

The Masons were at the center of small town life–being a Mason was the entree to a town’s business and political elite.

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And the goats are fine, thanks

The Klan comes a calling

Gertrude a la September Morn

Zelda Fitzgerald dies in hospital blaze

A system of morality veiled in allegory