Western North Carolina Archives - Appalachian History

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November 2, 2022 Novels

‘Hemlock Hollow’: haunted by places we love

Please welcome guest author Culley Holderfield. Holderfield learned to love stories on the front porch of a cabin in a hollow in Western North Carolina. After completing his studies at UNC-Chapel Hill, he found his way to South America and later to Africa and Europe. When not writing or working in community development finance, he spends his time tromping through

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early 20th century wood carving of a fiddler

April 17, 2019 Appalachian music / Fiddlers/fiddling

When he drew his magic bow against his violin’s strings

William Murphy was regarded as a half-vagabond, but he was tolerated for the pleasure his enchanted violin gave.

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trevor mckenzie in stacks of w.l. eury appalachian collection

August 28, 2014 Archives / North Carolina

App State Project Archivist Shares Thoughts on His Early Career

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

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