The pattern name of this blue and white fragment is known as Lover’s Knot. The source of the name Lover’s Knot is unknown. Originally part of a full-size bedcover, this coverlet fragment was made between 1840 and 1890 by Pheniah Rogers Brown...
A photograph of "Mrs. Alma Brown and Homer," of the Dicks Creek community in Jackson County, North Carolina. This photograph is on Album page 3 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." The oblong hole in the cabin wall to the left of Mrs. Brown's head...
This letter was written by woodcarver Hope Caler Brown to Murrial Martin, known as Murray Martin, who was the carving instructor of the John C. Campbell Folk School from 1935 to 1973. Martin also managed the school's woodcarving cooperative which...
This family of pigs was made by Louis Brown probably in the late 1920s or early 1930s. Brown was part of the family who ran Brown Pottery in Arden, North Carolina. As a child, Brown made pig families from scrap clay at the pottery. When Mrs....
This carved figure of a walking boy is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown. It is made from fir, a wood rarely used by carvers who produced work for the John C. Campbell Folk School. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C....
Carved from basswood by Hope Caler Brown, this large Christmas angel holds a trumpet. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s and sold their work through the Folk School's...
This hissing goose (back left ) and large bird (front right) were carved out of buckeye by Glenn Brown and Hope Caler Brown, respectively. The large bird is marked "pattern," indicating an original prototype. Glen Brown was known for his carvings...
This carved cat and kitten is a unique piece carved by Hope Caler Brown, the exact date of the piece is unknown. Hope Brown and her husband Glenn carved with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin in the 1940s. In 1942 Hope Brown...
A photograph of ''Mrs. Alma Brown and Homer,'' of the Dicks Creek community in Jackson County, North Carolina. This photograph is on Album page 3 with the heading ''Tuckaseegee River.'' The oblong hole in the cabin wall to the left of Mrs. Brown's...
"Dave Brown's House." This photograph is on Album page 3 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." The people photographed with the house include Alma Brown and Homer who are also in the photograph on the lower right of this page. Also pictured is the...
"George Davis and Homer Brown." This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading "Tuckaseegee River." The oblong hole in the cabin wall to right of Mr. Davis' head can be seen in the picture in "Our Southern Highlanders" (1922 revised ed., p....
Brown Pottery was a family business "until taken over by commercial firm 3 or 4 years ago" (Valor Ware). D.P. Brown's son, Louis, was the fifth generation to work in clay. "Louis, the son, modeled little clay pigs, and Ruth, the daughter, made a...
This large guinea hen was carved in basswood by Glenn Brown. Brown was known for his carvings of geese, guinea fowl, and other birds. He began carving in 1939 with John C. Campbell Folk School instructor Murrial Martin and sold his work through...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Family reunions;
Amy introduces "Smoky Mountain Memories" by Betty Brown of Tuckasegee; Doreyl interviews Brown and young Wyatt Messer who discuss and perform Brown’s latest song, "River Tuckasegee." Amy’s guest is Jim Ammons from Dacula, Georgia, who shares...
Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cornhusk craft -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Mountain Farm Museum (Great Smoky Mountains National Park (N.C. and...
Amy introduces the show, and Doreyl interviews the Spirit-Filled Trio from Tuckasegee: Alana Powell Fisher, Nola Powell Brown, and Betty Collins Brown. During the interview, the trio sings “You are My Hiding Place” a cappella. Amy’s guest,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cooking -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Morgan, Robert, 1918-; Cherokee Indians -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
In her opening story, "Camping under the Stars," Amy recalls childhood memories of camping out and sharing youthful dreams around the campfire with her siblings. (“A Rose in a Fire” by Bill Mize and Martha Jacobs accompanies her story.) On...
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...
Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Businesswomen -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Frontier and pioneer life; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Indians of North America...
Amy describes the upcoming Catch the Spirit of Appalachia Writer’s Celebration to be held at the Jarrett House in Dillsboro on November 9th. The event highlights regional writers. “Oh Perfect Love” by Jo Northup and Richard Birt plays in the...
Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Black, Marianna Fischer, 1874-1960; Public libraries -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Librarians -- North Carolina -- Swain County
Doreyl talks with Betty Collins Brown from Tuckasegee about her family of 11 siblings and their music; Brown sings "Home Again.” Then Amy interviews librarian Jeff Delfield about the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City and its founder. Brown...
George Davis and Homer Brown. This photograph is on Album page 5 with the heading ''Tuckaseegee River.'' The oblong hole in the cabin wall to right of Mr. Davis' head can be seen in the picture in ''Our Southern Highlanders'' (1922 revised ed., p....
