The travel brochure entitled 'The National Forests of the Southern Appalachians'� (Washington, D.C.: United States Department of Agriculture, August 1923), featured on page 16 three images under the general heading 'Pisgah National Forest and...
This booklet promoting Allanstand Cottage Industries was written by Frances Goodrich and published by the Women's Home Mission Board of the Presbyterian Church in 1901 or 1902. Goodrich founded Allanstand Cottage Industries while working as a...
This three-string dulcimer was made by Kentucky luthier Jethro Amburgey. As is typical of early hand-built Appalachian dulcimers, this instrument is only partially fretted, the frets not reaching across the entire fret board. This instrument was...
Arts and crafts movement -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Artisans -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Cherokee women -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Exhibitions -- Appalachian Region, Southern; Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern;
This photograph was taken at the 1948 Craftsman's Fair of the Southern Highlands while it was held in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. The photograph shows potter Charlotte Welch Bigmeat (1887-1959) while she is demonstrating at the fair. Bigmeat is...
This photograph, taken by an unknown photographer, is of a walnut plaque carved by renowned Cherokee woodcarver, Goingback Chiltoskey (also spelled "Chiltosky" and "Chiltoskie"). This plaque has Goingback Chiltoskey's name and the year "1933"...
Hand carders are used as a pair to prepare fiber for spinning. By pulling the carders in opposite directions, the wool or cotton fibers align to make spinning easier. While the wooden pieces were handmade, the leather with wires poked through was...
This undated Indian Arts and Crafts Board photograph is of a rivercane basket by Carol Welch. Dyed with butternut root, a plant that produces a deep brown to black, the basket pattern is called Mountain Peaks. Carol Smith Welch was the daughter...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated blackware pottery vase was made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee, North Carolina. A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, she was a...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of a blackware pottery wedding vase made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). The form is known as a seven-sided peace pipe. Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown...
This undated photograph by an unknown photographer is of blackware pottery made by Louise Bigmeat Maney (1932-2001). The form is known as a seven-sided peace pipe. Louise Bigmeat was raised on Wrights Creek in the Painttown community of Cherokee,...
This October 1968 photograph was taken of Virgil Ledford while he was sanding the neck of a nearly completed wooden giraffe. Virgil Ledford (b. 1940) was born in the Birdtown Community on the Qualla Boundary. He is a member of the Eastern Band of...
This undated photograph was taken while Maude Welch was making pottery on the porch of her home. Maude French Welch (1894 – 1953) was was born near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her pottery was formed entirely...
This photograph was taken while Maude Welch was demonstrating pottery at the 1949 Craftsman’s Fair of the Southern Highlands. Maude French Welch (1894–1953) was was born near Cooper's Creek in the Birdtown section of the Qualla Boundary. Her...
Carolina Mountain Club of Asheville; Roan Mountain (N.C. and Tenn.) -- Description and travel
This report details a trip made by members of the Carolina Mountain Club. While the report is dated "June 26," the year has not been recorded. Most likely the trip was taken in the late 1920s or early 1930s. The report reveals much about the...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Basic training (Military education); Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Naturalists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Mountain life -- North...
Amy shares memories of her training in the Air Force. On Creative Corner, Doreyl talks with Luzell Wiggins Bennett, an artist from Qualla, about her paintings and childhood inspiration. Amy interviews Jeff Gottlieb, a naturalist and primitive...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Music -- North Carolina -- Haywood County; Centers for the performing arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Arts -- North Carolina -- Swain County; Music -- North Carolina -- Henderson County; ...
In her story "Feed Sack Dresses and Singer Sewing Machines," Amy remembers her mother and her many sewing creations. (“Ookpik Waltz” from the McDowell family of Canton accompanies her story.) On Creative Corner, Doreyl and her guest, Eugenia...
Dillsboro (N.C.) -- History; Menze, Raymond Albert, 1939-2011 -- Art collections; Mountain life -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Jackson County (N.C.) -- Social life and customs -- Anecdotes; Cades Cove (Tenn.) -- Anecdotes; Storytelling --...
This week Amy tells the story of how Dillsboro was founded. “Almost Home” by Randy Petersen accompanies her story. On Creative Corner, Doreyl’s guest is Gail Stillwell Cooper, who talks about having Dr. Ray Menze’s art collection at Gateway...
Storytelling -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Ammons family; Pottery, American -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Arts -- North Carolina, Western; Artists -- North Carolina -- Jackson County; Cherokee Indians -- North Carolina -- Social life...
Amy begins the show with her story, “And the Wolves Howl at Night.” It recounts how her grandmother, living in the Little Canada area, provided for her family and maintained her home while her husband was fighting in the war. The story is...
