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Who were the real Sin Eaters? Megan Campisi on the truth behind her novel and this rare post-mortem ritual

The long-forgotten custom of sin eating was the inspiration for Megan Campisi’s debut novel The Sin Eater, but what was a sin eater? Here, Megan tells us more.

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Henderson County News: LOCAL BRIEFS: Winston the Farm Dog, Pardee team member, Local History Fair

Henderson County (Apr 28, 2023) -

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Flat Rock News: BRCC to host Local History Fair on May 3 - Hendersonville Lightning

Flat Rock (Apr 21, 2023) - Western North Carolina history will be the focus of the first annual Local History Fair hosted Tuesday, May 3, by Blue Ridge Community College.

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French Broad River Series starts March 2, kicks off countdown to Riverfest

The French Broad River Series kicks off March 2 and starts the countdown to Riverfest

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Learn about the French Broad's early settlers and hike where they lived
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A new lecture/field trip/service day series sponsored by the Transylvania County Extension Service and Conserving Carolina begins this week as part of ongoing events leading up to June’s Riverfest in

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George Masa book wins Thomas Wolfe award

Brent Martin has been named the winner of the 2022 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award for his book “George Masa’s Wild Vision: A Japanese Immigrant...

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Henderson County News: Alexia Jones Helsley is guest speaker at Saluda Train Tales

Henderson County (Aug 15, 2022) - SALUDA — Alexia Jones Helsley, historian, archivist and author, will be guest speaker at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, at Train Tales presented by the Saluda Historic Depot and Museum at the depot.

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Axis detainees were held in Montreat during World War II

Ron Vinson, director of the Presbyterian Heritage Center, spoke about Axis detainees in Montreat during World War II in a virtual lecture May 12.

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Western NC History: Rumbling Bald Mountain was rumbling in 1874

In a state of religious fervor, many locals supposedly panicked, thinking the world was ending or a volcano was set to erupt.

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WNC History: A trek of self-liberation from Asheville to Tennessee

It is a common misconception that slavery did not exist in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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