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Spring 2016 Meeting, Boone, NC
April 15, 2016
Meetings are for HSNC members and their invited guests only.
Basic Information and Registration Information
The Spring 2016 meeting will be held on April 15 in Boone at Appalachian State University, hosted by Judkin Browning and program committee members Annie Miller, Reginald Hildebrand, and Jaime Martinez.
Register by April 8th by sending a check for $20 payable to HSNC to Michael Hill, Archives and History, 4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4610.
Schedule and Program
2:00 – 3:00 Council Meeting Price Lake Room
3:00 – 3:45 Social Hour Whitewater Room
3:45 -5:15 Afternoon Program Price Lake Room
Presenters:
Karl Campbell, Appalachian State University: “A New Political History for the Old North State” – A reflection/reinterpretation of North Carolina as the “Dixie Dynamo” with an emphasis on Governor Luther H. Hodges- the subject of a future book by Dr. Campbell.
Tim Silver, Appalachian State University: “Yancey County Goes to War: People and Nature on Home Front and Battlefield, 1861-1865” – a challenging new look based on recent research.
Memoirs will be delivered for Burton Beers and Robert Durden, late members of the HSNC.
5:15 – 6:00 Business Meeting Price Lake Room
6:00 – 6:30 Social Hour Whitewater Room
6:30 – 7:15 Dinner Whitewater Room
7:15 – 8:00 Evening Program Whitewater Room
Guest Speaker: Tom Earnhardt, host of UNC-TV’s acclaimed series “Exploring North Carolina.” He will share insights from his widely recognized research on the history of North Carolina’s State Parks which culminated in the production of Saving the Best: North Carolina State Parks at 100, an hour-long documentary in honor of the parks system’s 2016 centennial which aired on January 27th.
Travel, Parking, and Lodging
Boone is a tourist town with numerous chain hotels and motor lodges. Four of the many possibilities are:
1. Comfort Suites of Boone, 1184 SR 105, https://www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/boone/comfort-suites-hotels/nc052?source=gglocaljn
2. Fairfield Inn and Suites, 2060 Blowing Rock Road, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkyfi-fairfield-inn-and-suites-boone/
3. Courtyard Marriott of Boone, 1050 SR 105, http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/hkybn-courtyard-boone/
4. Sleep Inn, 163 Hwy 105 Extension, (828) 262-0020, https://www.choicehotels.com/north-carolina/boone/sleep-inn-hotels/nc514/rates
Free Parking will be available at the ASU Library Parking Deck, between the First Baptist Church (375 West King Street) and the Belk Library, and across the street from the College of Education building.
You need to RSVP Judkin Browning (browningjj@appstate.edu) by Friday, April 8th, if you will be taking advantage of this free parking. A parking services officer will be at the deck to raise the gate to permit entrance. The tab for the parking will graciously be covered by the Appalachian State University History Department. There is 2-hour metered parking on King Street as well.
HSNC members (who are also ASU History Department faculty) will be at the Parking Deck to guide you to the Whitewater Room in the Plemmons Union.
Directions to parking: From King Street (US 421), turn onto College Street (it only goes in one direction off of King Street). The First Baptist Church is at the corner. Go about 100 yards on College Street, and just before you get to the traffic circle, turn right into the Parking Deck entrance. A Parking services officer will be standing there to make sure your name is on the list.
You can also enter the address for the First Baptist Church (375 West King Street) into your GPS and it will take you to the College Street intersection.
Want to car pool? Our current membership list is attached at the end once again in case some of you would like to carpool and thus are in need of a Boon(e) companion or two.
Side trips in Boone and vicinity
During this spring sojourn to Watauga County, members are invited to visit the bazaars of Boone and vicinity.
One of your president’s favorite spots in the area is the historic (1957!) Tweetsie Railroad at Blowing Rock which will have just reopened for another season. Your president assures you that it’s not just for kiddies anymore. Tweetsie information can be found at http://tweetsie.com/plan-your-visit/schedule/.
Other points of interest:
Moses Cone Manor, just off the Blue Ridge Parkway, near Blowing Rock, http://www.blueridgeheritage.com/attractions-destinations/moses-cone-manor#_=_
Foggy Mountain Gem Mine, 4416 NC Hwy 105 South, Boone. https://www.facebook.com/foggymountaingemmine#_=_
Mast General Store (Boone location), 630 West King Street.
Grandfather Mountain, the Ashe County Cheese Factory in nearby West Jefferson, and the Brahm Art & History Museum in Blowing Rock are only a few of the many sights to see. Consider making your participation at the Boone meeting part of a weekend in the “Land of the Sky.”