Oral History Harvest at Macon County Library
In Western North Carolina – especially during the pandemic – local libraries are a hub for the community to come together to learn new tools, gather knowledge and share their...
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Oral history
BPR and Foxfire Oral History Project – Virtual Information Session
Foxfire and Blue Ridge Public Radio will be hosting a Zoom info session to answer questions, provide technical support and raise awareness about our oral history project. REGISTER ON EVENTBRITE In...
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*Repost* It Still Lives Season 1, Episode 3: Aunt Arie Carpenter
While we work on bringing you more great content in season 3, we are revisiting one of our very favorite episodes from season 1, featuring an interview with Aunt Arie Carpenter. Born Arie Cabe in...
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COVID-19 Oral History Project *REPOST*
Foxfire COVID-19 Oral History Project *This is a repost from March. Please note, we are still actively seeking oral histories and images related to your experiences during COVID-19! As public...
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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 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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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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How to Do Oral History
Many of you have asked about what oral history is and how to do it. Here is a quick video on the basics of conducting an oral history. These are great projects for kids, and can be done over the...
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