Woodwork -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Barrels -- United States
This photograph depicts a handmade piggin, which is a small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a handle and is often used as a dipper. Notes on the back of the photograph read "Aunt Judy's Milk Piggin - This was given me by Aunt Judy &...
In this 1926 photograph, Aunt Myra Anderson and Arminda Curtis are spinning yarn to weave in front of the fireplace of a traditional Appalachian log cabin. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community...
This photograph by Vivienne Roberts shows Ella May Sequoyah, wife of Amoneeta Sequoyah with her son, Amoneeta, Jr. and her daughter, Rachel Lydia Sequoyah. The rivercane purse basket on Mrs. Sequoyah's arm, also called a "shopper," is typical of...
This impressed pottery vessel was made by Nettie Harris Owl (c. 1872-1923), a Catawba woman who moved to Cherokee in the 1880s to be with her aunt Susannah Harris Owl. In 1889, Nettie Harris married Lloyd Owl. Along with her Aunt Susannah, Nettie...
Nettie Harris Owl (c. 1872-1923) was a Catawba woman who moved to Cherokee in the 1880s to be with her aunt Susannah Harris Owl. In 1889, Nettie Harris married Lloyd Owl. Along with her Aunt Susannah, Nettie Owl made pottery while living on the...
Community life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Public libraries -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Older people -- Services for -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Community centers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North...
Today’s show features information about the progress of Jackson County services. Doreyl interviews Mary Otto Selzer about the new Jackson County Public Library, and Amy speaks with Helen Ammons Bryson about the new Jackson County Senior Center....
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Rugs, Braided -- North Carolina -- Graham County; Young volunteers in social service -- North Carolina --...
To open the show, Amy recalls memories of walking up the mountain with her grandpa, followed by Mountain Faith’s song "Grandpa.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva-based artist Jane McClure, discuss her paintings and her work organizing local...
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 -- Haywood County; Centers for the performing arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Henderson County; ...
In her story "Feed Sack Dresses and Singer Sewing Machines," Amy remembers her mother and her many sewing creations. (“Ookpik Waltz” from the McDowell family of Canton accompanies her story.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Eugenia...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;
On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Eric Hendrix of Sylva (his family is originally from Waynesville), who plays the guitar and sings one of his original songs. Amy interviews her aunt, Rena Coggins Ammons of Tuckasegee, who tells of her wedding...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Christmas stories; Historic buildings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mural painting and decoration -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African...
Amy’s story, “In a Pocket of Time,” begins the show; she tells of the way Christmas was when she was a child living on Cullowhee Mountain. The story is followed by “Christmas Time at Home” by the Cockman Family. On Creative Corner,...
Fishing -- North Carolina, Western; 4-H clubs -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Contests -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Folk music -- North Carolina, Western; Folk festivals -- North Carolina, Western; Farm life -- North Carolina --...
Amy begins the show with her story “Overalls and Rainbow Trout,” which is about her father and Aunt Lillie fishing for rainbow trout in the Tuckasegee River. The story is followed by “Old Gravel Road” by the Rye Holler Boys. On Creative...
Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cockman Family (Musical Group);Chair caning -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Storytelling -- North Carolina --...
The show begins with a tribute to Aunt Corie. Part two of Doreyl’s interview with John and Jane Cockman in the Creative Corner segment. Amy talks with her brother David Franklin Ammons, who describes how he became a chair caner by watching...
This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1941. Course offerings included weaving, pottery, jewelry making, shoe making, basketry, chair caning,...
This illustrated catalog describes the classes offered at Penland School of Handicrafts, now Penland School of Crafts, during the summer of 1942. Course offerings included weaving, tapestry, metal craft, jewelry making, woodwork, pottery, shoe...
This photograph shows Laura Green Cantrell (left) and Arminda Anderson Curtis (right) on the porch working a hand cotton jenny. The photograph was taken by Doris Ulmann when she came to Brasstown, N.C. in the summer of 1933. Laura Green Cantrell...
This photograph of Arminda Anderson Curtis depicts her standing in front of a spinning wheel in front of an outdoor fireplace. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community of Green Cove, N.C. The...
This unsigned photograph of "Aunt" Molly Laney carding wool was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Laney is using cards to pull the wool fiber into line before it is spun. Laney family members were early students at the John C. Campbell Folk...
This photograph of Arminda Anderson Curtis depicts her standing in front of a spinning wheel in front of an outdoor fireplace. Curtis, also know as "Aunt Mindy," was the wife of Amos Curtis. She lived in the community of Green Cove, N.C. The...
This photograph of "Aunt" Molly Laney of the Brasstown community was taken by Doris Ulmann in 1933 or 1934. Laney family members were early students at the John C. Campbell Folk School and gave gifts of plants, flowers and trees to help start the...
