Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Macon County Historical Society (Macon County, N.C.); Special events -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Doreyl talks with Keith Shuler from Sylva, who shares stories and sings his song "Those Mystery Smoky Mountains." Amy hosts Steve Rice, Carolyn Nohria, and Riley Henry of the Macon County Historical Society. Director Rice shares the history of the...
Soldiers -- North Carolina -- Macon County -- Correspondence; Historical reenactments -- North Carolina -- Macon County; North Carolina -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives;
This week features interviews about the upcoming documentary film Civil War Letters of Macon County which was directed, produced, and filmed by Michael M. Rogers. Doreyl talks with Rogers, and Amy interviews David and Debbie Patterson,...
On September 18, 1915, a crowd estimated at 3,000 people arrived in Sylva, N.C., to attend the dedication of the Civil War monument. The monument had been located prominently on the steps leading up from the town's main street to the new Jackson...
In May 1913 the voters in Jackson County, N.C., approved a measure to relocate the county seat from Webster to Sylva. While the town of Webster had been designated as the original county seat in the early 1850s, Sylva had benefited from the...
This picture highlights the Main Street of Sylva, N.C., as seen on September 18, 1915. Taken from the vantage point of the new Jackson County Courthouse, completed in February 1914 and situated on a hillside overlooking the town, the photograph...
This picture of William Holland Thomas (1805 - 1893) is from James Mooney's 'Myths of the Cherokee' (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1902). Thomas was a merchant and politician in western North Carolina as well as the agent, attorney, and...
This essay outlines the state of weaving and dyeing in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in the late 19th century. It covers primarily the use of natural dyes and natural fibers in weaving cloth to be used for clothing and bedding. The...
This photograph of Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) was taken by Doris Ulmann around 1933 or 1934. Hilton pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba...
This painted stoneware figure of Mary with the Christ child was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The...
This pottery figure of an angel is one of a pair and was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery,...
This painted stoneware figure of a young man carrying an armful of wood was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil...
This painted stoneware sugar and creamer set with dogwoods was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) in the early 1940s. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery,...
This painted stoneware case was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) in the early 1940s. The off-white clay has been painted with a house and garden. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting just after the...
This pottery covered dish was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) during the 1930s. The hen is made from red clay, possibly local, which has been painted and coated with a clear glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made...
This painted stoneware figure of a woman was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably between 1925 and 1935. The clay body is painted with a clear over glaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery starting...
This pottery figure of a woman with a hat was made by Clara Maude Cobb Hilton (1885-1969) probably during the 1920s. This early figure is roughly painted with a clear overglaze. Hilton Pottery was a family pottery which made functional pottery...
This photograph, dated 1895, is from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives and shows a group of students upon their arrival at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. Founded as a Freedman's Bureau school...
This 1895 photograph from the Smithsonian's National Anthropological Archives shows a group of students a few months after their arrival at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University) in Hampton, Virginia. Founded as a Freedman's Bureau school...
Hilton pottery was a family operation that made functional pottery starting just after the Civil War. The pottery, originally located in Catawba County, moved to McDowell County in 1934. Questionnaires like this one were the raw data for the...
This finely modeled pottery vessel with a snake motif was made by Susannah Harris Owl (1847–1934). Susannah Harris was born in 1847 on Catawba land along the banks of the Catawba River in what is now York, South Carolina, ten miles south of Rock...
