Tuesday, June 17, 3
PM -- The History of Golf at Wolf Laurel. at the Dining Room of the Wolf Laurel
Country Club.
Guests: Russ Woodiwiss, Colleen West, and Warren Johnson. Interviewed by Jim Klumpp
The
oldest sporting activity at Wolf Laurel centers on our golf
course. Come hear the experiences of three eras of Wolf Laurel
golf: the public course, the Blue Mountain Country Club, and the Wolf
Laurel Country Club. Jim Klumpp will describe the difficult
building of a beautiful mountain course and we will hear the ups and
downs of playing the course told by golfers from each of these eras.
This program is co-sponsored with the Wolf Laurel Country Club. The program is open to all.
The Wolf Laurel Country Club is at 2697 Wolf Laurel Road, Mars Hill.
Wednesday, July 16, 4
PM -- A Tour of Lower English Cemetery. at the Lower English Cemetery.
Directed by Angela Regtmeier.
For many years, when asked, our members have requested cemetery tours. WLHS member Angela Regtmeier,
whose ancestors rest in the cemetery, has agreed to introduce
us to them and other pioneers of the Puncheon Fork Valley whose final
resting place is the Lower English Cemetery. Come meet those
featured in Delia Tipton Brittain’s Upper Laurel and Her People. Meet those who
shaped our mountains in the days before Wolf Laurel, and many who helped build our community and have served it
so well.
Note the evening time and day variation to accommodate our Upper Laurel neighbors and others who find evening more convenient.
Thursday, August 14, 7 PM -- The Shelton Laurel Massacre: Madison County's Civil War History. at the Ebbs Chapel Performing Arts Center Auditorium.
Guests: Sheila Kay Adams and Dan Slagle. Interviewed by Taylor Barnhill.
2025 marks the 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil
War. The counties of the NC mountains were divided between Union
and Confederate sympathies.
The most notorious event in Madison County during the Civil War was
the Shelton Laurel massacre when thirteen old and young from the
northern (Unionist) section of the county were executed in retaliation
for a “salt raid” on Confederate storehouses in Marshall.
Master storyteller Sheila Kay Adams was born and raised in upper Madison County and collects stories of the region. Dan Slagle
is recognized as a premier local researcher of Madison County’s
documentary history. Taylor Barnhill will lead them in bringing
the tragedy of the massacre to life.
Note the evening time and day variation to accommodate our Upper Laurel neighbors and others who find evening more convenient.
Wednesday, September 3, 4
PM -- Annual Historical Society Picnic and Annual Meeting. Location TBA.
Musical Guest: Sheila Kay Adams.
Join Society members for the annual end of year picnic and business meeting. Sheila Kay Adams will rejoin us to perform as she celebrates mountain music.
In addition to being a master storyteller, Sheila Kay Adams is featured in the March 2025 Rolling Stone magazine for her role keeping Madison County a heart of the mountain balladeer tradition.
BBQ meister Greg Smith will provide his specialty. Bring an accompaniment: salad, appetizer, vegetable, dessert.
We will also conduct the Society’s business of the year including
election of the 2026 Board. Picnic is free to WLHS members.
Non-members will be $25 at the door.
