This pamphlet entitled 'Road Laws of Swain County, 1923' (Observer Printing House, Charlotte, N.C.) contains, beginning on page 20, the text of a bill authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly entitled 'H.B. 438. S.B. 447 An Act to Repeal...
This pamphlet entitled 'Road Laws of Swain County, 1923' (Observer Printing House, Charlotte, N.C.) contains, beginning on page 20, the text of a bill authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly entitled 'H.B. 438. S.B. 447 An Act to Repeal...
This pamphlet entitled 'Road Laws of Swain County, 1923' (Observer Printing House, Charlotte, N.C.) contains, beginning on page 20, the text of a bill authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly entitled 'H.B. 438. S.B. 447 An Act to Repeal...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Centers for the performing arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Pottery, American -- North Carolina, Western;...
To open the show, Amy tells her story "O Perfect Love,” with music from Jo Northup and Richard Birt of Asheville, playing the song "O Perfect Love." Doreyl's guest, Eugenia Johnson of Graham County, talks about the programs and events at the...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Swain County;...
In her opening story, Amy describes the tragic day in December of 1883 when many died during the digging of Cowee Tunnel. (Milan Miller’s song "Cowee Tunnel" accompanies her story.) On Creative Corner with Doreyl, guest Sharon Petersen discusses...
Christmas stories; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music --...
Amy opens the show with a Christmas story from long ago, followed by music from her twin granddaughters, Ashleigh and Holly Fortner, who play "We Wish You a Merry Christmas.” Doreyl talks with Victoria A. Casey McDonald of Sylva about her...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County Visual Arts Association (N.C.); Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Macon County...
In "Spirit of Grandpa and Grandma,” Amy shares stories about her grandfather and grandmother, accompanied by "Stand By Me" from Asheville’s Muses. On Creative Corner, Doreyl interviews Carol Payden from the Jackson County Visual Arts...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Pyrography -- North Carolina, Western; Woodwork -- North...
To open the show, Amy shares childhood memories of coaxing doodlebugs out of sand pits in her story "Doodlebug, Doodlebug,” followed by Banjo Mania’s "Duets.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and poet Terry Michelsen discuss her new book, Soaring...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dogwood Crafters Cooperative (Dillsboro, N.C.); Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs --...
In her opening story, Amy talks about drinking “Cool, Clear Water” in her youth from her grandparent’s and her own family’s springs. (Gary Clawson’s “Cool, Clear Water” closes the segment.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is...
Authors, American -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County;Gristmills -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Water mills -- North Carolina -- Swain County
Amy opens the show with an original poem about the changing seasons. On Creative Corner, Doreyl welcomes back singer Betty Collins Brown of Tuckasegee to discuss her music and her new book. Amy talks with Noel Blakely of the Old Mill 1886 which is...
This 'Map Showing the Distribution of Talc Deposits in Portions of Swain and Cherokee Counties' was published in Joseph Hyde Pratt's 'Talc and Pyrophyllite Deposits in North Carolina.' Concerning the talc deposits, Pratt noted that: 'As is shown...
Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Alarka School (Swain County, N.C.)
This photograph shows the new school building in Alarka, North Carolina, a community in Swain County, N.C. The decision to build a new school in Alarka provided the opportunity to consolidate smaller schools into the new structure through the use...
Environmental health -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Cancer -- Alternative treatment; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County;
Jane Spottedbird from Bryson City talks with Doreyl about curing herself of cancer. In part one of her interview, Amy’s guest, Victoria A. Casey McDonald of Sylva, shares her memories of growing up in Jackson County. The Rye Holler Boys end the...
Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Swain County;Water -- Religious aspects ; Guadalupe, Our Lady of ; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Musicians --...
Alarka’s Julia Thompson and her band, Smoky Mountain Melodies, open the show with "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown.” Doreyl interviews Glynis Heenan from Cashiers about miracle waters. Amy talks with Janet and John Chinners of Dillsboro...
Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Planting (Plant culture) -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Food -- Preservation -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Teachers -- North...
The Butterpats introduce our show with "For the Beauty of the Earth." Doreyl interviews Peggy Dawson of Tuckasegee about summertime gardening and food preservation. Then Amy talks with Bill Crawford of Franklin about how his parents met in...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Violin makers -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Flood dams and reservoirs -- North...
Amy shares a story about how the Ammons siblings stuck together as children, accompanied by the song “Side by Side” from Mitch Miller. Doreyl interviews Kate Rickenbacker, a violin maker and musician from Black Mountain who demonstrates her...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Basic training (Military education); Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Naturalists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Mountain life -- North...
Amy shares memories of her training in the Air Force. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Luzell Wiggins Bennett, an artist from Qualla, about her paintings and childhood inspiration. Amy interviews Jeff Gottlieb, a naturalist and primitive...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
In her opening story, "Traveling On," Amy ruminates on graduation and her decision to join the U.S. Air Force, accompanied by the Cockman Family’s song "Traveling On.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and Sylva crafter Dora Reynolds discuss her...
