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This registration card was issued to those who were born between July 1 and December 31, 1924, delivered to those who served in World War II. It is unknown of why Mintoria Lavrie would be the person he chose as someone who would always know his…

A newspaper article

This letter from Lin Forney, director of the Pigeon Community Multicultural Development Center to the Director of Haywood County details the progress of repair work at the Pigeon Center in July, 21, 2015. Forney requests grant money from Haywood…

Al Forney (on Left) being interviewed.

It is a black and white photo of four gentlemen singing around a microphone. They are all wearing suits and ties with white handkerchiefs in their left breast pockets.

Ella Mae Bridges Rogers used her love for the Lord to impact her community. She was an usher and a major organizer for getting her church, Mount Zion AME Zion Church in Cullowhee, North Carolina, involved in Mountain Heritage Day at Western Carolina…

J.W. Hood (James Walker)-(1831-1918) Educator, Bishop, and author of Sketch of the Early History of the African American Episcopal Zion Church (1914). Hood resided in North Carolina from 1863 until his death in 1918, and was a prominent figure in…