Cherokee Language Program Instructor Tom Belt transcribed this passage. "This is a small pipe made of clay, almost pottery. Pipes of this sort are not used anymore and are not made anymore. But we have heard stories from our elders, our parents...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Legends -- North Carolina, Western; Music -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Dogwood Crafters Cooperative (Dillsboro, N.C.); Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Special events -- North...
Amy opens the show with the legend of Judaculla Rock, followed by Milan Miller’s musical interpretation of the story from the album Songs from Jackson County. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Brenda Anders of Dillsboro about the Dogwood...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Buncombe County; Handicraft -- North Carolina, Western; Special events -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes;...
The historic Jackson County Courthouse serves as the setting for Amy's opening story, "Grandpa and his Still,” with music from Black Mountain’s Ginny McAfee singing “The Things That Grandpa Did.” On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest,...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Gardening -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Swain County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Teachers -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Librarians -- North Carolina -- Jackson...
To open the show, Amy shares “The Legend of Horseshoe Rock,” a story told years ago by her uncle Sterlen. On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Peggy Dawson of Tuckasegee, discuss the importance of mulch and methods for keeping insects and...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Artisans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Caldwell County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Oral tradition -- North Carolina;...
Amy opens the show with her story “Daddy’s Little Helper,” which is about her relationship with her father and her experiences helping him work on cars. On Creative Corner, Doreyl continues her interview with Brant Barnes. He goes into great...
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...
Tanning Industry was the overall caption for this three-part picture from J.S. Holmes' Forest Conditions in Western North Carolina, published in 1911. The separate pictures were subtitled (A) 'Tannery of Cover & Sons, Andrews,' (B) 'Unloading bark...
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 article titled 'Road Work Progressing Nicely' from the June 29, 1926, issue of 'The Ruralite' (Sylva, N.C.) highlights the importance of highway improvements in western North Carolina. The article reported on the progress of pouring concrete...
Hotels -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Hotel Gordon (Waynesville, N.C.); Hotel Piedmont (Waynesville, N.C.)
An article titled 'Hotel Gordon to Open July 6th'� from the June 27, 1929, issue of the 'Mountaineer' (Waynesville, North Carolina) announced plans for dances accompanied by an orchestra at two of Waynesville's hotels, the Hotel Gordon and Hotel...
Tanneries -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Sylva Tanning Company (Sylva, N.C.)
This panoramic view is identified in the lower right margin as the '`Sylva Tanning Company,' Sylva, N.C.'� It has a credit line of 'Photo by Sherrill Studio, Asheville, N.C.'� The intertwined importance of western North Carolina's timber...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
This is a 1942 invitation to an annual exhibit and sale of crafts from the John C. Campbell Folk School. The invitation describes the importance of the handicraft work of the John C. Campbell Folk School for supplementing farm income, especially...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its annual membership meeting in Knoxville, Tennessee on March 12, 1937. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
The Southern Highland Handicraft Guild met for its fall membership meeting in Penland, N.C. on September 11 to 13, 1945. Meeting minutes generally contain committee reports, financial statements, new members, announcements of regional events, and...
John C. Campbell Folk School published a series of newsletters from 1926 to 1950. Written like a letter from the school's director, the newsletter is a source of information about the classes and activities at the Folk School and their impact on...
