Leadership Asheville Seniors                         LAS XII                           September 23, 1998
 


 

Last 100 Years in Asheville and

Buncombe County

The Manor Inn
265 Charlotte Street

September 23, 1998

"One has to know what can be answered with wisdon from the past

and be aware of what new learning will be required"-Ronald Heifetz

 

8:30     Coffee and muffins

 

8:45     The History of Asheville and Buncombe County Through Picture and Story
            Mitzi Tessier, author

10:00   Break

10:15   Mystery History
           Guest Panel

11:45   Lunch  

12:45   The Manor Inn:  Elegance, Decline and Renewal
           Harry Weiss, director Perservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County

1:30     Break

1:45     Video: 100 Years of Asheville

2:15     Putting It All Together
           Group Processing

Suggested activities:

Urban Trail
Smith McDowell House, 283 Victoria Road (10-4 T-S, 1-4 Sun) $3.00
YMI Cultural Center, Market & Eagle Streets
Vance Homestead, Reems Creek Road, Weaverville (9-5 M-S, 1-5 Sun) Free
Thomas Wolfe House Memorial, 52 N. Market St. (9-5 M-S, 1-5 Sun)
   (Winter: closed M, 10-4 T-S, 1-4 Sun
Pack Memorial Library, Carolina Collection photographs
Biltmore Village Historic Museum (1-4:30 M-S)
Grove Park Inn (old photographs in Sammons Wing)
Biltmore House and Winery, Fee
Richmond Hill Inn, 87 Richmond Hill Dr.

Special thanks to Marylyn Seyler (LAS VIII), John and Betty McClung, Barbara and Dennis Hodgson (LAS X)

 

Leadership Asheville Seniors XII