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Faces of Freedom
Above are two black and white photographs of WWII veterans taken by photographer Walter Schuppe the first time he visited the Museum two years ago.Faces of Freedom By Janis Allen Photographer Walter Schuppe and his wife Lori spent April 24 at the Veterans...
Home School Students Tour Museum
"Communication in History" Contest High school students Landon Stepp and Andrew Renegar were excited to find the September 20, 1943 issue of Life Magazine during their April 12 field trip to the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas. These two sophomores are...
Lecture April 21st
On Wednesday, April 21 from 2:00 to 3:00 PM, USAF U-2 Pilot Colonel Richard G. "Duke" Woodhull, Jr. (Ret.) will present the program "What You Ought to Know About the Military." This program and all future museum programs and movies will be held at the Transylvania...
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...
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