Spring Field Trip Days
Join us Mondays this spring for special family-focused days at the museum! Every Monday, starting April 19th, come to the Foxfire Museum for special demonstrations from 10 am until 3 pm. Students...
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Public History
Spring Field Trip Days
Join us Mondays this spring for special family-focused days at the museum! Every Monday, starting April 19th, come to the Foxfire Museum for special demonstrations from 10 am until 3 pm. Students...
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It Still Lives: Season 3, “One Word at a Time:” Angelina Davis
For part 2 of our celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a unique woman in our archive: Angelina del’ Arciprete Davis. Angelina was born in Milan, Italy in...
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It Still Lives: Season 3, Appalachian Women
In honor of women’s history month, we are listening to three interviews conducted in 1975–so named the “International Women’s Year.” Foxfire students sat down with...
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“It was just a big, loving family”: Hattie Fortson and Sadie Owens
In celebration of Black History Month, we are featuring stories from our archive that capture black experiences in Appalachia. Each week in February, we will highlight one individual who shared...
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“I Had Two Homes”: Viola Lenoir
In celebration of Black History Month, we are featuring stories from our archive that capture black experiences in Appalachia. Each week in February, we will highlight one individual who shared...
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“This Place Used to be Tough Country”: Harley Penland
In celebration of Black History Month, we are featuring stories from our archive that capture black experiences in Appalachia. Each week in February, we will highlight one individual who shared...
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It Still Lives: Season 3, Courtship and Marriage
Celebrate February with a few love stories from our archive! Learn about courtship (dating) practices and marriage customs from the early 20th century. We’ll sit down with Granny Mary Cabe,...
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