UPCOMING EVENTS
The following events are open to the public, although membership in the WCHS or special appointment to the Digital Watauga Project Committee is required for voting eligibility on action items at WCHS and Digital Watauga Project Committee meetings.
Trevor McKenzie. Image by Groce.
Wednesday, November 20, 2025, 5:30pm
WCHS Speaker Series: Trevor McKenzie
Join us in person as music historian Trevor McKenzie discusses the musical traditions of Watauga County.
Trevor McKenzie is a musician and historian rooted in traditional music and community histories from along the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina and Virginia. McKenzie is the Director of the Center for Appalachian Studies at Appalachian State University, the Center's core mission is to illuminate and sustain the Appalachian region's rich cultures, histories, communities, and ecology. He has contributed to radio stories and podcasts, including WVPB's Inside Appalachia, BBC4 Front Row, and PRX's Magic in the United States. He is also the author of Otto Wood the Bandit: The Freighthopping Thief, Bootlegger, and Convicted Murderer behind the Appalachian Ballads, published in 2021 by The University of North Carolina Press.
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 9:00am
Digital Watauga Project Committee
HYBRID (WCPL Community Room/Zoom)
The agenda for this meeting will be posted three to four days ahead of time and available on the link below.