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; 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...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Personal trainers; Exercise; Nutrition; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; African Americans -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Genealogy; Animal rescue --...
Amy’s story “Oh and So,” about twin bear cubs, begins the show. “Let it Snow” by Ashleigh and Holly Fortner follows the story. Doreyl’s guest on Creative Corner is personal trainer David Quarnstrom. He talks about ways to be healthier...
A typed caption on this photograph identifies it as 'On Balsam Divide looking towards Black Rock Knob.'� The photograph is featured in a report titled 'Properties of Dr. John R. Brinkley,'� which contains a letter of transmittal from Ellis...
This picture of 'Balsam Gap' is from the booklet 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892' (Philadelphia, Penn: Levytype Co., 1892). However, there is a different caption in the lower...
The Haywood County Court House seen in this picture from the booklet 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892' (Philadelphia, Penn: Levytype Co., 1892) was the third county court house...
This view captioned 'Old Mill near Waynesville, N.C., from the booklet Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892,' was featured in the 1904 souvenir book 'With Pen and Camera thro' `The Land...
The booklet titled 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892' carried this picture of the Haywood White Sulphur Springs Hotel. The earliest part of the building had been a home constructed...
In this panoramic view of Waynesville, N.C., from the booklet 'Woman's Christian Temperance Union Southern Assembly and School of Methods, Waynesville, N.C., 1892,' the mountain setting of the town of Waynesville is readily apparent. The Haywood...
Page one of a three-page letter from Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing Magazine," New York, concerning publication of "Highland Dixie" (an earlier title for "Our Southern Highlanders") in serial form. Kephart describes his methods,...
Three-page letter from Kephart to Albert Britt, editor of "Outing Magazine," New York, concerning publication of "Highland Dixie" (an earlier title for "Our Southern Highlanders") in serial form. Kephart describes his methods, perspectives, and...
This photograph of Frances Elizabeth Parker Nicholson (1897-1990) in the 1940s or 1950s shows her with a selection of her cornhusk crafts. As a self-taught craftsperson, Nicholson began experimenting with cornhusk crafts in the 1930s. She devised...
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 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...
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 photograph, taken around 1945, shows Olive Dame Campbell giving a lecture to a group of John C. Campbell Folk School students outside the school's Farm House. Campbell founded the school in 1925 in Brasstown, N.C. Classes and lectures at the...
Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to...
Weavers in the Appalachian area worked on their own and often made the tools that they needed from regional materials. During the Craft Revival years, teachers like Clementine Douglas put them in touch with companies and outside resources to...
