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“I Just Love People”: Selma Mosley and the Baptist Church

November 8, 2021

Rabun County is home to many different faiths and churches. In 1982, Foxfire released Foxfire 7, the first Foxfire book dedicated to the study of religion in the region. Editor—and former...

It Still Lives, Episode 11: Drying, Pickling, Canning, Oh My!: Food Preservation in Southern Appalachia

November 2, 2021

As we come to the end of fall, we’re looking at ways to make the year’s harvest last through the winter. Listen to excerpts from interviews with Andy and Bashey Webb, Granny Gibson, Mrs....

It Still Lives, Episode 10: An Interview with Cherokee Author Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle

October 5, 2021

Back in April, host Kami Ahrens was joined by Blue Ridge Public Radio reporter Lilly Knoepp on an interview with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian’s first published author, Annette Saunooke...

Twenty Years Later: The Story of a Veteran

September 11, 2021

As we mark twenty years since the attacks on September 11, we look back at the conflicts that followed this tragic event in American history. In 2014, Foxfire student Thomas Fountain interviewed...

It Still Lives, Episode 9: Bleaching Apples

September 7, 2021

September in the North Georgia mountains means it is finally apple season! Listen along as we explore an old method of preserving apples: bleaching apples. This unique process preserve fruit by...

Woodworking in the Mountains

September 3, 2021

If you visit the museum this fall, you’ll encounter our newest exhibit on woodworking in Appalachia. In a densely wooded area before logging removed all the old-growth trees, folks in the...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Leaf Your Mark

August 12, 2021

Before modern science bore modern medicine, civilizations relied on nature for remedies and naturopathic healing. In an ecologically diverse area such as the Southern Appalachian mountains, the...

It Still Lives, The SEED Series: Rocking the Boat

August 5, 2021

The unique system of waterways is one of the key features of Southern Appalachia’s geography. For generations, natives have looked at the water as a tool, a source of food, and a general center of...

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