"This undated photograph is of a standing bear carved by Amanda Crowe. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, Amanda Crowe (1928-2004) is known for figurative wood sculptures; she was particularly known for her expressive bears. Her animal...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The brick high school building had been completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s. ...
Almond (N.C.); Schools -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Almond High School (Almond, N.C.)
A handwritten caption at the bottom of this photograph identifies it as the 'Almond High'� school building in Swain County, North Carolina. The building was completed in the Almond, N.C., community in the mid-1920s and, with the improvement of...
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...
A photograph of ''The Mail Rider,'' who probably served the Medlin community in Swain County, North Carolina. In ''Our Southern Highlanders'' (p. 30), Kephart notes that, ''A mountain settlement consists or all who get their mail at the same...
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...
A photograph of "The Mail Rider," who probably served the Medlin community in Swain County, North Carolina. In "Our Southern Highlanders" (p. 30), Kephart notes that, "A mountain settlement consists or all who get their mail at the same place. ...
A picture of ''Walter Calhoun,'' who was also featured in the Album on page 21 (upper right) with the caption ''A caller at my door (Xmas, 1904).'' These pictures would have been taken after Kephart moved to the Medlin community in Swain County,...
A picture of "Walter Calhoun," who was also featured in the Album on page 21 (upper right) with the caption "A caller at my door (Xmas, 1904)." These pictures would have been taken after Kephart moved to the Medlin community in Swain County, North...
Agnes Lossie Welch (1925-1997) was known for making white oak baskets. Unlike most Cherokee basket weavers, she did not learn this craft through her family. Instead, Welch learned to make baskets in school, from Lottie Queen Stamper (1907-1987)....
Amanda Elaine Smoker (1916-2010) was a basket weaver of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. She lived all of her life in Snowbird, a Cherokee community located 50 miles west of the Qualla Boundary, in Graham County, NC. Learning to make baskets...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Choral conductors -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Festivals -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon County; Farm life...
Amy begins the show with her story “Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries,” which is about the home her family lived in during the 1950s, in Cullowhee and how the song the story is named after helped her with difficulties in her life. The story is...
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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Autism spectrum disorders -- Treatment; Agriculture -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Full Spectrum Farms; Dwellings -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Historic buildings -- North Carolina --...
Amy begins the show with her story "Born with a Veil." Then, part two of Doreyl’s interview with Margaret Oren and Jane Coburn from Full Spectrum Farms in the Wayehutta community. Amy’s guest is Julie Hooper Spiro, director of the Jackson...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;Fund raising -- North Carolina --...
Amy begins with the story “Linda and the Chickens.” Doreyl interviews Keith Shuler of Sylva, who sings “Buck-Dancing/Flat-Footin’ Dominecker Hen” from his new album, Smoky Mountain Days. Amy’s guest is Zara Ashe from Tuckasegee, a young...
Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Fund raising -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Macon...
Amy introduces Asheville’s Yodeling Ramblers who sing "Cowboy’s Sweetheart." Doreyl’s guests, Al Hooper and Elizabeth Luker Franks, share memories of an old-fashioned cakewalk in Tuckasegee. Then Amy talks with Eric Haggart from Franklin, who...
Contests -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Cat adoption -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Musicians -- North Carolina -- Catawba County; Music -- North Carolina -- Catawba County;
Amy introduces CSA’s third Heritage Alive! Mountain Youth Talent Contest for the year, scheduled for the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad’s RailFest on September 18th. Doreyl visits with the Catman (Dr. Harold Sims), at the cat sanctuary in...
