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Amy tells the story of John Newton, the author of "Amazing Grace," followed by a performance of the song by Jo Northup, Richard Birt, and the Collins family—including the youngest ones. Doreyl and her guest, Betty Brown of Tuckasegee, discuss...
The Album caption reads: ''Posed (The snake???s attitude is altogether unnatural. Compare real ones, pp. 23 & 31. Rattlers were common, even at this elevation - 4900 to 5000 ft.)'' The dead snake has been ''posed'' by tying it to the stick...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his ''Index to Diary'' provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 1 - 35, which relate to his arrival in the region and...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his ''Index to Diary'' provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 40 - 60 and 77, and which relate to his life after...
The Album caption reads: "Posed (The snake’s attitude is altogether unnatural. Compare real ones, pp. 23 & 31. Rattlers were common, even at this elevation - 4900 to 5000 ft.)" The dead snake has been "posed" by tying it to the stick above...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his "Index to Diary" provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 1 - 35, which relate to his arrival in the region and...
Kephart's diary is not available. However, his "Index to Diary" provides some illumination on his trip into western North Carolina in 1904. Among the entries on this page are the ones numbered 40 - 60 and 77, and which relate to his life after...
This 1912 letter was written by Frances Goodrich for the Woman's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Goodrich first came to western North Carolina in 1892 as a community worker employed by this mission board. It was...
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 unpaginated booklet contains 25 recipes for creating dyes from natural materials, such as onion skins, walnut bark and wild coreopsis. The booklet was written by Mitchell County, N.C. native Emma Conley (Mrs. Grover Conley) who taught dyeing...
This photographic postcard shows a Cherokee infant sitting in a white oak split market basket. Baskets like this and the ones shown behind it were commonly made on the Qualla Boundary when this promotional postcard was made in 1950, and continue...
It is not known who made this lidded basket in the permanent collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. The basket is made from honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. Traditionally,...
It is not known who made this undated brightly dyed basket in the permanent collection of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. The basket is made from honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. ...
This undated basket was made by Cherokee basket weaver Lucy George. The basket is made from honeysuckle woven over white oak ribs. The woven lid, with wrapped handle, fits over the base. Traditionally, storage baskets were made to store domestic...
This photograph of the Driver family was taken around 1940 and shows two split white oak baskets, one a small berry bucket style basket, and a larger market basket. Such baskets were commonly used for carrying burdens, large and small, including...
