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Rob Neufeld

Deep Creek battle site update

News: In response to Terrell Garren's application, the state has approved a highway historical marker for the Battle of Deep Creek. Here's…

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Thomas Lanier Clingman--His Life and Times

Thomas Lanier Clingman--Asheville lawyer, Confederate General, U.S. Senator--His Life and Times A prominent gravestone in Riverside Cemete…

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0 Dec 13
Rob Neufeld

Aston Park and the neighborhood it nourished

Aston Park How it nourished a neighborhood around South French Broad Avenue Dee Thompson (now Smith) and Mary Ellen Walker (now Shipman) s…

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0 Nov 15
Rob Neufeld

Application for N.C. Historical Highway Marker--Michaux's 1787 visit, Highlands

Request Form for North Carolina Highway Historical Marker. See full application with photos and citations by clicking attachment below. A.…

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0 Oct 20
Rob Neufeld

Beacon Blanket plant film--a preliminary showing

Swannanoa filmmakers offer peek at Beacon documentary The rise and fall of the Beacon Blanket Mill comes to life through personal stories m…

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1 Aug 20
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Marshall McClung

Local History

I have published a book entitled "Mountain People-Mountain Places". It contains a variety of stories most of which are about Graham County,…

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0 Aug 7
Kevin Morgan Watson

Cover Photo Needed for Lion on the Hearth, by John Ehle

I'm in the process of reissuing John Ehle's 1961 novel Lion on the Hearth. I'd like to find a cover photo or painting of Lexington Avenue i…

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0 Jul 7
Rob Neufeld

James Ray Moody of Jonathan Creek

David Puckett has written a book--Per Usual, James Roy--that recounts the life of James Roy Moody, the Haywood County boy who grew up to be…

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0 Jun 7
Rob Neufeld

Unsolved 1970 Murder of Madison County VISTA Worker is Brought Back to Light

In 1970, Nancy Morgan, a VISTA worker in Madison County, was found raped and murdered and left off the side of a road. Sheriff E.Y. Ponder…

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0 May 27
Rob Neufeld

Visiting Civil War sites in the Asheville area

Inside Guide to Civil War Sites by Rob Neufeld Though few battles took place in the Asheville area, it was of great significance. Many sold…

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0 May 23
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Top cultural phenomena of the decade

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Deep Creek battle site update

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Review-a-Day for Sat, Dec 26: Misfits and Other Heroes

Misfits and Other HeroesMisfits and Other Heroes by Suzanne Burns, a review from Powells.com by Sheila Ashdown.

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Empathy opens authors to animals and ancestors Save a Spaniel: A Tale of Loss and Survival, Featuring a Dog by Cathy Mitchell (trade paperback, Nov, 2009, 265 pages, self-published and available at amazon.com). Revolutions in thinking are gaining p…
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hi marijo! look forward to this event! thank you!!!xoxoxo!
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ally is attending MariJo Moore's event
Literary Reading/Signing at Malaprop's Bookstore
January 8, 2010 from 7pm to 8pm
Reading and signing of new book: The Boy With A Tree Growing From His Ear And Other Stories
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Also, is there a direct website that would allow me to take a closer look at Loving Ruby?
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I was thinking of ordering this book for my 2 1/2 year old nephew in Oregon who LOVES to "read." Would Loving Ruby be too advanced with regards to basic subject comprehension for a boy his age? His parents obviously would read the story but I would…
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Shannon Garrett might attend Spellbound's event
"Loving Ruby" Story Time & Book Signing at Spellbound Children's Bookshop
November 21, 2009 from 2pm to 3pm
Author Lois Chazen and illustrator Sundara Fawn, creators of the new picture book Loving Ruby: A True Story, will be at Spellbound for a special story time, with free activities and book signing to follow. Loving Ruby tells the story of a baby card…
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Hi Rob, thanks for the reply! Hope you have a good holiday. I'll be back in touch after the New Year.
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