Record #:

24456

Author(s):

Heisler, Kevin

Abstract:

North Carolina’s Elderhostel programs are like summer camp for grown-ups, teaching skills such as how to play folk instruments and how to carve duck decoys for hunting. A number of schools participate in the Elderhostel programs, including Appalachian State University, John C. Campbell Folk School, and Mars Hill College.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 58 Issue 12, May 1991, p41-45, il

Subject(s):

Elderly care; Mars Hill College (Mars Hill); Appalachian State University; Folklore and education; Folk arts

Record #:

15473

Author(s):

Hicklin, J. B.

Abstract:

A handsome granite memorial on the campus of Mars Hill College, oldest institution of higher learning west of the Blue Ridge, marks the resting place of Joe, a slave, believed to have been the only human ever taken as payment for a college.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 4 Issue 51, May 1937, p1, 18, f

Subject(s):

Mars Hill College (Mars Hill)

Record #:

11358

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Mars Hill College, which opened in 1856, is one of the state's oldest educational institutions. This article contains information on the history of the school and the challenging new program the school is instituting which is believed to be unique in the nation.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 9, Sept 1974, p31-33, il

Subject(s):

Mars Hill College (Mars Hill)

Record #:

24007

Author(s):

Dobrinska, Jacquelyn

Abstract:

Mars Hill University's Rural Life Museum seeks to tell the stories of past rural life in Madison County by presenting exhibits on spinning thread, weaving, and the ancestors of the area.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 11 Issue 5, May 2014, p110-111, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Museums; Mars Hill College (Mars Hill)