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Folklore of the Eclipse :: 08.21.17

Folklore of the Eclipse :: 08.21.17

July 21, 2017

As a special program at Foxfire, we will be hosting a day of eclipse and solar folklore, games, and tours on August 21, 2017, for the Total Solar Eclipse. The northern half of Rabun County will be...
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Summer Interns: Paige Ritter

Summer Interns: Paige Ritter

July 10, 2017

Well, we’re over the hump for summer. Surprisingly, the weather has remained relatively pleasant – we’re holding the dog days at bay. Last Friday, we said goodbye to our first...
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Volume 1, No. 1

Volume 1, No. 1

June 24, 2017

This Sunday, we will be hosting former Foxfire students and past Foxfire contacts for a little homecoming dinner at The Land. It’s a chance for those of us who can make it to come together,...
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Foxfire Films: Milissa Ellison Dewey

Foxfire Films: Milissa Ellison Dewey

June 12, 2017

As part of our efforts to enhance Foxfire’s connection to the public, We have been working with filmmaker Danielle McClennan on creating short documentary videos for the museum and its related...
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Medicine, Mules, & Moonshine Stills

Medicine, Mules, & Moonshine Stills

June 9, 2017

What a week! What a rewarding, enriching, and fun-filled week! Foxfire has been alive with so much activity, I can hardly focus my memory to catch it all. This marked the first week of Summer...
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Summer Interns: Ellen Boggs

Summer Interns: Ellen Boggs

June 2, 2017

School’s out, the days are getting warmer, and the coming weeks on the The Land are gearing up to be very productive. A large part of our summer goals revolve around enhancements to the...
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Notes from The Land

Notes from The Land

May 26, 2017

In her note at the front of The Foxfire Book of Simple Living, our past executive director Ann Moore writes from the porch of the Moore House in the midst of Living History Days (now Foxfire...
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A grand day

A grand day

May 19, 2017

Foxfire Heritage Day is in the books and it was a tremendous success! The weather mostly behaved itself, holding out until near the end of the event to release the downpour, and of the some 500...
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