Join us for the annual Foxfire Mountaineer Festival! Celebrate Appalachian culture, crafts, and music. The Festival will be held at the Rabun County Civic Center on Saturday, October 7th from 10 am...
We are celebrating Black History Month with a featured interview from Lena Dorsey, who grew up in Bean Creek, Georgia. Read more about Lena in The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women.Support our...
Our favorite summer event returns! Come celebrate all things Appalachia at this two-day event, full of demonstrators, crafts, food, and music. Tickets available at the door. Additional parking and a...
Hungry for knowledge? Head on over to the Rabun County Public Library for our quarterly Lunch & Learn series! Featuring speakers from the Foxfire Museum and the Rabun County Historical Society,...
Hungry for knowledge? Head on over to the Rabun County Public Library for our quarterly Lunch & Learn series! Featuring speakers from the Foxfire Museum and the Rabun County Historical Society,...
We are kicking off Season 5 of It Still Lives with an episode on logging in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Featuring interviews with Will Zoellner, Shirley Buchanan, Jake Waldroop, and Preach...
As we enter the holiday season, we’re reflecting back on the real stories behind coal – that dreaded lump that shows up in naughty children’s stockings on Christmas morning. This...
In honor of Veterans’ Day on November 11th, we’re listening to stories from servicemen and women. Featuring Harley Penland (WWI), Teenie Howell (WWII), Ben Purcell (Vietnam), and James...
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.