The Hugh Rogers Chapter of the DAR is based at Lake Junaluska in Haywood County, North Carolina. Members meet the third Saturday of each month, September through May. The Chapter engages in local community services in addition to state and national activities to meet the National Society’s goals of education,
Who are the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)? According to the DAR website (www.dar.org), the organization was founded in 1890 with the mission of “promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism”. The nonprofit volunteer-based women’s service organization consists of over 185,000 members in 3,000 chapters across the world. Any woman
For years, searching the millions of records available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library required a trip outside Haywood County to Arden or Cherokee. LDS is now digitizing millions of records, many of them available on your computer or through the Family History Centers. Now, the local LDS
A project of the Pigeon Center Multicultural Development Center, Lift Every Voice! African American History in Haywood County – Volume 1, is part of an effort to collect the history of the black community in this county. Along with personal reminiscences of how things were “back then” – childhood friendships,
The Town of Waynesville Historic Preservation Commission is presenting a series of talks focused on local history. The meeting location is at the Town Hall board room, 9 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC. Upcoming 2018 talks include: April 5, Thursday, – History of the Sloan, Springfield and Love Families by
