Hard to believe the holidays are already upon us! After what has certainly been a challenging year, we are bringing you some stories of cheer in this final episode of season 2. Join us as we travel...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
This month’s update on the coronavirus focuses on the threat it presents to indigenous communities. We “sat down”–virtually, of course–with Dakota Brown, program...
Gardening season is in full swing as summer quickly approaches! For the month of June, we’re talking about planting by the signs, a common folk belief throughout Southern Appalachia. Planting...
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.