All Souls Church, pictured in this postcard cancelled in 1909, became a prominent landmark in Biltmore. In this close-up view, the street sign in front of the church, to the left of center, reads 'Angle Street.'
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931; Mountains -- North Carolina
A handwritten caption on the back of the photograph reads: " Mountains in winter, from top of ridge alongside my cabin. All uninhabited." The caption in the Album is slightly different, and reads: ""The Mountains in Winter (from ridge above my...
Teague Pottery was a local pottery run by a family without professional training. They sold "all types" of pottery at area roadside stands and markets. The final statement on the questionnaire reads "Poor pottery but they can sell all they make. ...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
Bedspreads were divided into quilts, coverlets, and counterpanes. This counterpane is all cotton and seem to be all white. Frances Goodrich collected samples of regional hand weaving. This one done by an unknown weaver has a label sewn on it...
Bedspreads were divided into quilts, coverlets, and counterpanes. This counterpane is all cotton and seem to be all white. Frances Goodrich collected samples of regional hand weaving. This one done by an unknown weaver has a label sewn on it...
This photograph, taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933, depicts several students baking in the Keith House kitchen at the John C. Campbell Folk School. The Keith House was the first building constructed by the school and served as the center for all...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts craft items for sale in a Cherokee craft shop on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Native-made articles on display in...
This undated color drawing was reproduced as a postcard. It depicts a Cherokee craftswoman making a basket at a site on the Qualla Boundary, the area of land owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee. The card reads, "Basket Weaving. One of the Arts...
This undated informational insert was included with a collection of 20 postcards in a package sold together called, "The Land of the Cherokees." This flyer highlights three figures in Cherokee history: Junaluska, Sequoyah, and Tsali and advertises...
This photograph depicts a bedspread believed to have been sold through Allanstand Cottage Industries during the 1910s. The pattern appears to be executed with needlework knots, although it may have been tufted. The maker of this bedspread is...
Hiking -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Log cabins -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Buildings -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); LeConte, Mount (Tenn.); Camp sites, facilities,...
Mt. LeConte Lodge was established in 1925 at the top of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park behind Clingman’s Dome and Mount Guyot. Originally the lodge was only a tent, then a single log cabin....
Camp sites, facilities, etc. -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.); LeConte, Mount (Tenn.); Buildings -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Hiking -- Great Smoky Mountains (N.C. and Tenn.);
Mt. LeConte Lodge was established in 1925 at the top of Mount LeConte, the third highest peak in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park behind Clingman’s Dome and Mount Guyot. Originally the lodge was only a tent, then a single log cabin....
Poets, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Heart -- Diseases -- Prevention; Musicians -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
In celebration of "Heart Month,” we feature stories from and for the heart! Doreyl’s guest, poet Thomas Rain Crowe from Tuckasegee, shares poetry from the heart. Amy interviews our own Neal Hearn of Franklin, who talks about caring for the...
Aprons -- United States -- Collectors and collecting; Aprons -- United States -- History; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Environmentalism -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Today’s show is all about aprons. Amy talks a little about the old-time value of aprons; Doreyl interviews Dot Conner from Sylva about the history of aprons and her personal apron collection. Later, Amy speaks with Maurice Moody, new mayor of...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gallery One (Sylva, N.C.); Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and...
For Amy, this planting season brings memories of her father, and she shares her story "Two Seeds at a Time, a Foot Apart. The song "For the Beauty of the Earth" from the Butterpats of Sherrills Ford follows her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mining camps -- West Virginia; West Virginia -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; African...
To open the show, Amy shares memories of her mother, Cannie Owen Ammons, in her story "Cannie From Wolf Mountain,” accompanied by "O Perfect Love" from Jo Northup and Richard Birt of Asheville. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Bryan...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Artists -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Mountain life -- North Carolina --...
Come with Amy, and share memories of the Golden Farm in Tuckasegee with “The Chicken-Killing Rock.” (Asheville’s The Muses close the segment with “Down to the River to Pray”.) Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Dominick DePalo, a...
Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gospel singers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gospel musicians -- North Carolina, Western; Quilting -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Museum of the Cherokee Indian; Mountaintop removal...
Amy’s story, “Underneath Horseshoe Rock” begins the show and talks about Horseshoe Rock, which is located on Wolf Mountain and also discusses living on Wolf Mountain as a young girl. The story is followed by “In the Stable” by the Cockman...
American poetry -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Folk music -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Motion pictures --...
The show begins with Amy reading an original poem called “It’s Christmas.” The reading is accompanied by Ron Smith’s rendition of “O Christmas Tree.” Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is Lisa Bradley Potts of Barker’s Creek, who is...
