Wolf Laurel

Historical Society

Madison and Yancey Counties, North Carolina

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The Wolf Laurel Historical Society was founded in 1994 by residents of the Wolf Laurel Community interested in history as a reading and study area. Members meet once a year to conduct the Society's business and three times a year for public programs featuring the history of the Wolf Laurel Community, the Upper Laurel and Bucktown Communities, Madison and Yancey Counties, the Southern Appalachian mountain region of Tennessee and North Carolina, and other subjects of general interest.

We welcome you to our public events and urge you to join the society as we enjoy together the rich history of our beautiful mountains.

2025 Program Schedule

The Historical Society has announced its programs for the summer of 2025.  June brings a History of Golf at Wolf Laurel.  After our successful History of Skiing program last September, golf gets its due in June.  In July we have a program requested by members every time we have asked for suggestions: a cemetery tour.  We will visit and meet the people who shaped our corner of the world at the Lower English Cemetery off Puncheon Fork Road.  August brings a program marking the 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War.  Our program will focus on Madison County's most significant Civil War event: the Shelton Laurel Massacre.  Information on the schedule for programs is on our Events Calendar on the menu to the left.  All our programs are free to the public.  2025 Memberships are now available and we urge you to join the Society to help support the expenses of our programs and other efforts. See Membership Information on the menu to the left.  And members, save the date for our Annual Meeting and picnic in September. 

If you are new to Wolf Laurel or just need some reading for the long winter nights, the Historical Society offers these histories of our community.

Upper Laurel and Her People by Delia Tipton Brittan The story of the generations who made their home and a community in our mountains.  Told in their own stories. Now in its 3rd printing.

A Treasure in the Appalachian Sky: A History of Wolf Laurel in Madison and Yancey Counties, North Carolina by WLHS members James F. Klumpp & Warren H. Johnson The story of the people and the forces that shaped the beautiful mountain community that graces our North Carolina mountains. Available in paperback or hardcover

See our Publications page for information and ordering.