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US Air Force Quilts of Valor
Jim Schenfield, Alex Ritchey and Chuck Gosnell (l-r above) served a combined 60 years in the US Air Force, each retiring as a Master Sergeant. Each was honored with handmade patriotic quilts from the quilters of Blue Ridge Quilts of Valor in Brevard on March 26, 2021....
Toni Casciato Remembered and Honored
Representatives of honoree organizations surround Toni's portrait. From left, Frank Duckworth, American Legion; John Rogers, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Howard Thiele, Transylvania Honor Guard; and Jeff Miller, Blue Ridge Honor Flight May 17, 2020, Toni Lee...
Quilts of Valor Ceremony Sept. 19th
At the Transylvania courthouse gazebo, veterans Charles Burgess, H. Gerald Owen, and James Ross Dodson were honored with Quilts of Valor on September 19. Quilts were presented by Didi Salvatierra, Bonnie Cunningham, and Bonnie Hartel. Charles Burgess (pictured...
New Merchant Marine Exhibit
Merchant Marine Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien Replica Upon entering the museum, a beautiful glass-encased replica of the Merchant Marine Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien draws visitors into the Harold Wellington WWII Merchant Marine Exhibit. Wellington served in...
Quilts of Valor Honors David Morrow and Foster Ray
By Joni Pavlik On August 26, 2020, David Morrow and Foster Ray were recipients of a Quilt of Valor at the Courthouse Gazebo. David Morrow is a US Navy Veteran who served in 1969-70 on a Construction Battalion team of 13 men known as Seabees. They helped rural South...
Quilts of Valor presented to Mayor Jimmy Harris and General Joe Taluto
On August 12, 2020, the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas and the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Quilts of Valor shared the courthouse gazebo to honor two veterans who selflessly served our country. The event was attended by immediate family and museum volunteers....
Korean War Veteran Receives Quilt of Valor on July 27, 2020
Korean War Veteran Charles Holden In Brevard on Monday, July 27, 2020 a-long awaited moment arrived for Transylvania County native and Korean War Veteran Charles Holden arrived. It was also the 67th anniversary of the armistice that ended hostilities in the Korean...
The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas receives $10,000 grant
Striking a pose in front of the museum, Board members Michel Robertson and Ken Corn join nine other directors in their appreciation of the NC Humanities Council’s Humanities Relief Grant.$10,000 Grant The Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas (VHMC) is a small gem...
Korean War Veteran Bill Lack: “It was the world trying to stop Communism.”
Story and photos by WLOS-TV photojournalist Ken Corn 2020 marks the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War. On June 25th, the Korean War Veterans Association held a ceremony at the Korean War memorial monument on the square of the Historical Courthouse...
Women’s Military History Comes Alive by Elizabeth Bailey
Master’s Thesis on Women and Military History As a graduate student at Appalachian State University, I am pursuing a Master of Arts in History with a concentration in Public History. I have focused my graduate studies on American women’s history combined with military...
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