What We Do:

“The purposes of the PCHA are to promote, advance, encourage and cultivate public and private interest in the history, archives and memoirs of Polk County North Carolina and to provide a location for the collection and preservation of Polk County artifacts.”

 

Who We Are:

Directors:

Robin Weizrbecki

John Vining 

Vickie Nelon 

Ann Carswell

Linda Covil

Joyce Goree

Jewell Huntsinger

Ernie Kan 

Board:

Pat McCool,  President

Becky Hudson, Vice President

Judy Arledge, Vice President

Francis Parker, Secretary

Penny Padgett, Treasurer

Miscellaneous:

Larry Wright, Museum Curator

Gene Wilson, Assistant Museum Curator

James Metcalf, Chief Docent/Merchandise

Michael McCue, Art Advisor

What We've Achieved/Projects:

 

  • We have collected thousands of historical pictures, artifacts, and articles for historical preservation and education, housed in our museum.

  • We are constantly working with government offices, businesses, civic groups, churches, and individuals, answering many questions for historical research as well as presenting educational programs to promote our local history.

  • We have, and are continuously adding to, a genealogy library with family histories and research reference books.

  • We, as an association, funded and organized the move and preservation of the historic Battle of Round Mountain monument from its desolate mountain location to downtown Columbus to be enjoyed by the public.

  • Through our oral history project, we have preserved the life stories of some of the oldest residents, many of whom have since been deceased.