Resources
Books:
John Preston Arthur. A History of Watauga County, North Carolina: With Sketches of Prominent Families. Richmond, Va.:Everett Waddey Co., 1915.
Genealogical and historical information about Watauga County's significant families is contained in this text. The Councill family is discussed in this text. The Councills were major land and slave owners in Boone, NC. Much of the current Junaluska community lives on land once owned by the Councills.
How Firm A Foundation (Appalachian State Special Collections, BX 8116.3.A37.M55, 1997).
A book detailing the founding of Boone, NC's Mennonite Brethren Church. The text includes descriptions of founders and important events.
Katherine Siemens Richert. Go Tell It on the Mountain: The Story of the North Carolina-Tennessee Mennonite Mission. Fresno, California: Jet Print, 1984.
This book discusses the history of the Mennonite movement in Western North Carolina, which is significant to the founding of the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church--a pilar in the Junaluska community.
Betty Jamerson Reed. School Segregation in Western North Carolina: A History, 1860s-1970s. Jefferson, North Carolina: Macfarland & Company, 2011.
A short survey of the Western North Carolina's segregated black schools from the Reconstruction period through integration. One portion of the book specifically focuses on the Watauga Consolidated School of Boone, NC.
Articles:
Guinca, Mary. “Reclaiming a community treasure: Appalachian research, community support culminate in marker at African-American cemetery.” Appalachian Today. Oct. 4, 2017. https://today.appstate.edu/2017/10/04/community-treasure
“Junaluska Jubilee: Photos from the Celebration of Boone's Historic Black Neighborhood.” High Country Press, July 20, 2015. https://www.hcpress.com/front-page/junaluska-jubilee-2015-photos-from-saturdays-annual-celebration-of-boones-historic-black-neighborhood.html.
Keefe, Susan E., and Jodie D. Manross. 1999. “Race, Religion, and Community: The Demolition of a Black Church”. Appalachian Journal 26 (3). Appalachian Journal & Appalachian State University: 252–63. http://www.jstor.org/stable/40933981.
This article discusses the demolition of Boone Chapel, the oldest church in the Junaluska community at the time of its destruction in the 1990s. The church offered Methodist services and its history was intimately tied with racism and segregation in Western North Carolina.
Wood, Jesse. “Junaluska Heritage Association Requests Signage Fencing of Black Section of Cemetery Off Howard Street.” High Country Press. June 19, 2014. https://www.hcpress.com/news/junaluska-heritage-association-presses-for-signage-fencing-of-black-portion-of-cemetery-off-of-howard-street.html
Appalachian State Special Collections:
"Reverend Ronda Horton Interview, 1973", Miscellaneous Oral History Transcripts, W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, USA.
The contents of this oral history interview predominantly provided the information found in the 1840s to 1930s history section of this website. The interview details a significant portion of Rev. Ronda Horton's life.
Watauga Public Library:
"Junaluska/Black Community" Folder at the Watauga County Library, Boone, NC
Information about the JHA and articles about the Junaluska community can be found, here.
Digital Watauga Junaluska Heritage Collection
A large number of photos going back around 100 years can be found in this online collection.
Online Resources:
“Invisible Appalachia: Junaluska”
This article discusses the invisibility of the Junaluska community and provides information about the neighborhood's history.
http://www.historypin.org/en/person/53518
Find significant Junaluska neighborhood locations on a map.
"We Got It Right by Chris Eidse"
This account is found on the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church's website and discusses the unique mixture of culture and faith witnessed through Boone's Mennonite services. The article also discusses the complex history of the church.
“Junaluska: WNC’s Oldest Black Community?”
A Watauga Democrat article explaining how a recent historic preservation project led by Appalachian State students unearthed evidence that Junaluska could be Western North Carolina's oldest black community.
“Junaluska Project Unearth’s Boone’s Black History”
This article discusses the goals of the Junaluska History Project, a precursor group to the Junaluska Heritage Association.
“Pictures from Watauga’s Past Have Found a Virtual Home”
This article discusses the Digital Watauga project, as linked in the Watauga Public Library resources section above.
A Watauga Democrat article with numerous photographs of the 2015 Jubilee Celebration.
“First Annual Junaluska Jubilee Celebrate the Heritage of Boone’s Black Community on Saturday”
An article written about the first annual Junaluska Jubilee. The event was held in 2012.
"Introducing the Junaluska Jubilee"
An article advertising the first annual Jubilee celebration alongside information about the founding of the JHA.
Jubilee honoring Rev. Rond Horton
This article describes the significance of Rev. Ronda Horton to the Junaluska community. Rev. Horton was the first leader to be honored at an annual jubilee celebration.
Jubilee honoring Rev. Rockford Hatton
A Watauga Democrat article discussing the honoring of Rev. Hatton in the second annual jubilee celebration.
The above link directs you to a list of Junaluska men who have served in the military between WWI and today.