Cover or title page of the 1977 Homesteaders See-Off Community Club Scrapbook

Transylvania County Library has shared 70 additional scrapbooks from their extensive collection, adding to the over 100 already on DigitalNC. This latest group includes a number of community clubs and groups:

• See Off Community Clubs and Beautification Contest Entries [1972-1990]
• Quebec Community Club [1977-1989]
• Transylvania County Mathatasian Club Minutes and History back to 1923
• Lake Toxaway Community Club [1962-1982]
• Friends of the Transylvania County Library [2006-2015] (you may also want to view additional Friends scrapbooks from earlier batches)
• Cathey’s Creek Community Development Club [1970-1976]
• Dunns Rock Community [1955-1979]
• Cedar Mountain Community Club [1990] (you may also want to view additional Cedar Mountain scrapbooks from earlier batches)

Like previous batches, these community club scrapbooks share photos and ephemera documenting town events, club members, and club activities. Many of these clubs took part in regional or statewide contests encouraging community “beautification” by landscaping roadsides, installing signs, or improving publicly used buildings or even private homes.

This page from the 1955 Dunns Rock Community Club Scrapbook shows before and after photos of the remodeled Lance home.

Thanks to Transylvania County Library for scanning these at their library and sending the images for addition to DigitalNC. You can view all of the items from Transylvania County Library on their contributor page.