Appalachia

Field Trip Day

Field Trip Day

Join us Mondays this fall for special family-focused days at the museum! Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning. Bring your student or you pod to the museum and...
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Field Trip Day

Field Trip Day

Join us Mondays this fall for special family-focused days at the museum! Leave the screen behind and join us for hands-on, experiential learning. Bring your student or you pod to the museum and...
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Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series, Part 3

Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series, Part 3

As our Foxfire fellows gear up for a unique summer of socially distanced oral histories, we’ve encouraged them to investigate how the coronavirus is impacting Appalachia. In this third part,...
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Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series, Part 3

Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series, Part 2

As our Foxfire fellows gear up for a unique summer of socially distanced oral histories, we’ve encouraged them to investigate how the coronavirus is impacting Appalachia. In this second...
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It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

It Still Lives: Season 2, Shape Note Music

  In Appalachia, shape-note singing dominated musical and religious groups. Shape-note music, often referred to by the song book used, such as Sacred Harp or Christian Harmony, uses different...
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Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series, Part 3

Foxfire EZine: The Covid Series

As our Foxfire fellows gear up for a unique summer of socially distanced oral histories, we’ve encouraged them to reach out to people in their lives to start their investigation of how the...
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