Richness and Diversity of 
Buncombe County

2nd Floor Training Room, BB&T Building, One West Pack Square

September 20, 2000

"One has to know what can be answered with wisdom from the past
and be aware of what new learning will be required"-Ronald Heifetz

8:30      Coffee and muffins

8:45      Welcome from BB&T
             Fred Groce and Lynn Brannon, Western Region Administration

9:00     The History of Asheville and Buncombe County Through Picture and Story
             Mitzi Tessier, author and community historian

10:15   Break

10:30      Richness and Diversity in Asheville: Geological History
             J. William Miller, associate professor, Environmental Studies Program, UNC-Asheville

11:15     Richness and Diversity in Asheville: Political History
              Lou Bissette, attorney and former mayor

12:00     Lunch

12:45     Walk to several stations on Urban Trail
  Grace Pless, Urban Trail Commission

 1:45      Richness and Diversity in Asheville: Literary History and Thomas Wolf
              Mary O’Day, Thomas Wolfe expert and College for Seniors teacher

2:15       Richness and Diversity in Asheville: Coming to the Mountains
              Deborah Miles, executive director, Center for Diversity Education

 2:45      Putting It All Together
             Group Processing

Suggested activities

• Urban Trail Walk into History, October 15

• Smith McDowell House, 283 Victoria Road (10-4 T-S, 1-4 Sun) $3.00

• 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)

• Building Bridges Program, 253-0749 (New Mount Olive Baptist Church)

• Pack Memorial Library, Carolina Collection photographs

• Biltmore Village Historic Museum (1-4:30 M-S)

• Grove Park Inn (old photographs in Sammons Wing)

• Richmond Hill Inn, 87 Richmond Hill Dr.

• YMI Cultural Center, 39 S. Market St.