The History & Heritage of Mitchell County, NC

Overmountain Men Radio Show/Podcast Now Underway

The Mitchell County Historical Society is pleased to unveil our new salute to the Overmountain Men and their success at the Battle of Kings Mountain. We hav e introduced our new audio program Footsteps for Freedom: The Road To Kings Mountain, plus we have a new resource page for the Overmountain Men and the Battle of Kings Mountain available now on our site. THe latest version of the program is posted mid-morning Monday-Friday. You can also hear the program at 8:15 each morning Monday through Friday on WTOE (1470 AM) and WKYK (940 AM). 

The audio files are posted daily and we will be adding articles and other information to the page on a regular basis. You will find links to online resources to learn more about the Overmountain Men, the region that they travelled through, and facts about the actual battle itself. Plus, we will provide details about local observances being held for the journey this September in our region and at the monument atop Kings Mountain on Monday, October 7th.

We hope you will enjoy the journey these next few weeks as we travel with the Overmountain Men to Kings Mountain!

Lydia Holman Program September 16

Lydia Holman with her horse

The 2019 Mitchell County Historical Society Program Series concludes at the Historic Mitchell County Courthouse in Bakersville on September 16 at 7:00 p.m. as Kathy Huie presents Looking for Lydia: A Search for Lydia Holman in Mitchell County. Huie, a former Associate Dean of the Florida Atlantic University College of Education and a volunteer for the Mitchell County Historical Society, will trace the career and life of Lydia Holman, a pioneering public health nurse who spent hearly 60 years working in Mitchell County. Admission to the program is free and open to the public.

We hope you will join us!

The 2019 Christmas Ornament

The 2019 Mitchell County Historical Society Christmas Ornament honors this historic building, built of cast stone and designed in the Classical Revival style. which is home to the MCHS offices on the first floor. The building was designed by H.L. Lewman and was constructed by the Falls City Construction Company. The Yancey County Courthouse, built in 1905, is almost a clone of the building. It is glass and comes in a box to protect it during shipment and storage.

VISIT THE MCHS ONLINE STORE FOR DETAILS >> 

Newsletter

Want to learn more about what is taking place with the Historical Society? We release a quarterly newsletter with information on programs, events, updates on projects, and much, much more. MCHS members receive the newsletter as part of their membership early each quarter.

Take a look at our 2019 SECOND QUARTER NEWSLETTER (PDF file – opens with the free Adobe Reader software).

Scholarship Recipient Announced

MCHS is pleased to announce that Macie Stafford, a 2019 graduate of MItchell High School, is the third recipient of the Inez McRae Scholarship. You can learn more about Macie and about the scholarship here.

What’s New on the Site

Here are our latest posts about Mitchell County’s history. We welcome suggestions for topics to add. Please use our contact page to submit your ideas to us!

History

Happenings of note

Economics

Making a living in Mitchell County

Upcoming Events

Check out the upcoming events from the Mitchell County Historical Society. Click or tap on a date that is highlighted for information on what’s happening.