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Foxfire Museum in the Digital Age

Foxfire Museum in the Digital Age

February 12, 2018

  The winter weather may be keeping us indoors, but it’s given us the opportunity to try out some new things! Over the past few weeks, we’ve been trying out some 3D modelling of artifacts. As...
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Notes From the Land: Meet Kami Ahrens

Notes From the Land: Meet Kami Ahrens

December 1, 2017

Just as the turning leaves in the trees began to paint the mountains, I made my journey from Lincoln, Nebraska down to Mountain City to start as the Assistant Curator and Education Outreach...
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Calling All Mountaineers!

Calling All Mountaineers!

October 4, 2017

Yes, it is upon us! The 2017 Foxfire Mountaineer Festival is mere days away and the office is buzzing with anxiety excitement! As this is my first Mountaineer Festival as Foxfire’s executive...
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Fall Intern: Audrey Thomas

Fall Intern: Audrey Thomas

September 15, 2017

We are just about a week away from the autumnal equinox, though the weather here has been flirting with cooler temperatures for nearly a month. There is something absolutely wondrous about the fall....
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notes from the land: autumn is coming

notes from the land: autumn is coming

August 9, 2017

Do you feel it? Yes, I know it’s only August, but here on The Land we’re being blessed with unseasonably cool temperatures and our minds are already turning to autumn golds. For the past...
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Summer Interns: Ellen Boggs

Summer Interns: Ellen Boggs

June 2, 2017

School’s out, the days are getting warmer, and the coming weeks on the The Land are gearing up to be very productive. A large part of our summer goals revolve around enhancements to the...
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