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...
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...
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...
Our small corner of Northeast Georgia has surprisingly been the filming site of several movies, as far back as the 1950s. In this month’s episode, we feature oral histories from local folk who...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
Foxfire’s mission is to preserve and develop the public’s appreciation for Southern Appalachian history – its history, people, and traditions – through artifacts, oral history, and programs that interpret, document and celebrate the region, and fosters self-directed, community-based classroom instruction following the Foxfire Core Practices.