Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: North Carolina

Book Excerpt: ‘Black Mountain College’

Black Mountain College, founded 1933 by John Andrew Rice & Theodore Dreier, aimed at a liberal arts education that developed the whole student.

A Jefferson, NC based film production company seeks to capture real stories of the High Country for an audience interested in ‘back when.’

“Dad pretended to be serious when he joked that he, I, & the Coles were related to Daniel Boone,” says Janice Cole Hopkins, who in fact is!

When I came to work here, my only prior experience working in the archives was limited to a few months as a student.

Historical recordings, featuring 5-string banjo master Carroll Best, document that Best was a pioneer of the melodic, 3-finger banjo style.

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Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
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From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
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The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
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Laura Kramer Salmans on Harry “Pop” Kramer: A Voice for Community
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David Doerr on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree

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