Hunting was an essential part of life in the mountains; most people did not raise enough livestock to keep them fed with meat year round. Unlike hunters today, who mostly go after deer, folks in the...
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...
“Half-moon” pies, more commonly called hand pies, are a very popular Appalachian dessert. They are made by cooking down a fruit filling, often berries or apples, and encasing them in...
Come out and watch “Foxfire,” the movie, filmed right here in Rabun County! This FREE event is open to all ages. Donations are encouraged and will help support Foxfire’s mission to...
In the 1980s, Foxfire students conducted a project to document the many varieties of wine here in the mountains, and just how those wines were made. Join us as we hear from Jake Waldroop, John...
As students every where prepare for drastic changes to their schooling, we thought we’d take a look back at school in the early 1900s. This month, we feature interviews from Richard Norton,...
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...
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.