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...
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...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Gatlinburg, Tennessee on March 27, 1931. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 5, 1935. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member list, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 23, 1934. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new member lists, announcements of regional events,...
The Southern Mountain Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting at Berea College in Berea, Ky., on October 4, 1930. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statement, new members list, announcements of regional...
This goose, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
This swan, carved in holly wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
This cardinal, carved in apple wood, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first...
This goose was made of holly wood by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years, attending the first winter...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 10, 1939. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
This lidded basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Carol Welch.
Lidded baskets such as these were used to store foodstuffs and household goods. The double weave makes for a tight basket; some double weave baskets are even waterproof. The...
This goose, carved in burley maple, exact date unknown, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years,...
This donkey, carved in apple wood, exact date unknown, was made by Hayden Hensley (1911-2001). A native of Cherokee County, Hensley's name was sometimes spelled Haden. He was a student at the John C. Campbell Folk School in its earliest years,...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of Cherokee potters John Henry and Louise Bigmeat Maney. Louise Bigmeat (1932-2001) was born a member of the Paint Clan, raised on Wrights Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, and was taught how...
This photograph depicts the Edward F. Worst Craft House on the campus of the Penland School of Handicrafts (now Penland School of Crafts). The building was named after the school's first weaving instructor, Edward F. Worst. The structure was...
This photograph was made on June 7, 1977 on the occasion of the ground breaking of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway near Asheville, North Carolina. Attending the event was Joan Mondale, wife of Vice President Mondale. A delegation of...
Mary Shell (b. 1913), a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, was born and raised on the Qualla Boundary in North Carolina. A renowned sash weaver, Shell looked for a craft that she enjoyed doing. In 1956 she got a job at the Oconaluftee Indian...
An outdoor display of crafts was installed for the Folk Art Center ground breaking ceremony. Prominent among the crafts are an array of Cherokee baskets. The photograph was made on June 7, 1977 at the Folk Art Center site on the Blue Ridge...
Nancy Conseen (1929-1997) was born in Cherokee, North Carolina on the eve of the Great Depression. When she was just six years old, she learned to weave white oak and honeysuckle baskets from her mother, Caroline Conseen. In school she learned to...
