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Registration open for local history course

By Bill Moss, Published: January 6, 2016

Persons interested in the history and heritage of Henderson County are encouraged to register online now for the fall semester courses that begin Tuesday, Jan. 12, through the Continuing Education Department at Blue Ridge Community College. The classes are open to the public.
Classes are held on Tuesdays. There is a day class and a night class that cover the same material. The day class is 1 to 2:30 p.m. and the night class is 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Henderson County History and Heritage I, covering prehistory to 1860, is taught the first half of the semester from Jan. 12 to March 1. Topics include geography and natural resources, Cherokee and Catawba history and culture, Revolutionary War and treaties with the Cherokee, early settlers and backgrounds, Appalachian culture, political and economic history, agriculture, transportation, religious history, education, early communities, black history, and noteworthy families and people in the early history of the county. Registration is $60.
Henderson County History and Heritage II, covering 1860 to the early 20th century, takes place the second half of the semester, from March 15 to May 10. Topics include the Civil War, Reconstruction, black history, Appalachian culture and stereotypes, political and economic history, industry, agriculture, transportation, religious history, education, tourism, 19th and 20th century communities, and World War I. Registration is $60.
The instructor is Jennie Jones Giles.
To register online, visit http://www.blueridge.edu/ceregister. Persons may also register from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Fridays beginning Jan. 4 at the Continuing Education Building, Room 123 or call 694-1735.