Thomas Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site

06/19/2026

On , we commemorate the end of slavery in the United States and honor the generations of African Americans whose experiences, perseverance, and achievements are essential to understanding our nation's history.

Juneteenth is not only a celebration of liberation, but a reminder of the ongoing journey toward justice and equality. In North Carolina, we can use Juneteenth to explore how liberation and emancipation unfolded in our local communities and reflect on the legacies that continue to guide us today.

The NC African American Heritage Commission, our museums, North Carolina Historic Sites, and archives work every day to preserve and share the full story of African American history in North Carolina through research, education, and community engagement.

As we honor this day, we invite all North Carolinians to learn, reflect, and connect with these stories, and to join in celebrating the ongoing pursuit of freedom and community. Check out the NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources for other Juneteenth programming.

06/16/2026

Join us on Saturday, June 27th . . . You know you wanna!

Click here for tickets: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/1918-summer-social

06/15/2026

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06/12/2026

“I was without a home –a vagabond since I was seven—with two roofs and no home. I moved inward on that house of death and tumult from room to little room, as the boarders came with their dollar a day, and their constant rocking on the porch.”
- Thomas Wolfe, May 1927

06/11/2026

JOIN US THIS SATURDAY!

We still have a few tickets left for our last Riverside Cemetery tour of the Spring, this Saturday, June 13th at 10am (rescheduled from May 23rd).

We hope you can make it!

RESCHEDULED - May 23rd postponed to June 13th due to weather. Join us as we explore portions of Riverside Cemetery, piecing together fact and fiction by highlighting many of the folks that inspired various characters in Wolfe’s works, as well as a few other notable Ashevillians. The tour will begi...

06/11/2026

" . . . the prodigal opulence of Springtime, thick with flowers and drenched in a fragrant warmth of green shimmering light . . ."
-Look Homeward, Angel

06/10/2026

📣10th ANNIVERSARY OF "GENIUS!"📣

, June 10, 2016, the film genius premiered. Based on A. Scott Berg's Biography of Editor Maxwell Perkins, Genius largely followed the relationship between Thomas Wolfe (portrayed by Jude Law), and Maxwell Perkins (portrayed by Colin Firth). Ahead of filming, Jude Law visited Asheville and the historic boardinghouse to better inform his interpretation of the Literary Giant.

From Oregon Live, on playing a literary titan opposite Colin Firth:

Q: One of the next times audiences see you will be as novelist Thomas Wolfe in "Genius," a film about famed Random House editor Max Perkins. It's got a great cast— Colin Firth, Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce as F. Scott Fitzgerald — but a first-time director, Michael Grandage. How did he manage to make the material cinematic?

A: Michael's a very gifted gentleman. I've worked with him twice on stage, and he was working with a wonderful script by John Logan. It's a very exciting piece. It's about the dynamics between two great minds wrestling to write a piece of great literature, and the struggle between the Apollonian approach to art and the Dionysian approach to art. And whether one needs the other, or when they meet face-to-face which wins out. It's an analysis through the relationship of these two guys. They were very close friends, and it's about the people involved in writing a piece of literary history.

📸 Thomas Wolfe c. 1935 (left) and Jude Law (right) in 2011. (AP Photos), Jude Law at the Thomas Wolfe Memorial in Asheville, NC

06/09/2026

You are cordially invited to a rip-roaring Summer Social at the Old Kentucky Home!

Step back to 1918 and enjoy a day of music, refreshments, games, and good company. Don your finest glad rags and join us for what promises to be the swellest gathering of the season!

Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/1918-summer-social

06/09/2026

“. . . the conclusion is not sad: this is a hopeful book – the conclusion is that although you can’t go home again, the home of every one of us is in the future: there is no other way.”
- Thomas Wolfe to Edward Aswell, 1938