Folklore

Ever wanted to have your fortune told? Would you believe it if you heard it? Foxfire contacts Lawton…

For part 2 of our celebration of Women’s History Month, we’re taking a look at a unique woman…

In honor of women’s history month, we are listening to three interviews conducted in 1975–so named the “International…

Celebrate February with a few love stories from our archive! Learn about courtship (dating) practices and marriage customs…

Hard to believe the holidays are already upon us! After what has certainly been a challenging year, we…

Foxfire COVID-19 Oral History Project *This is a repost from March. Please note, we are still actively seeking…

Hunting was an essential part of life in the mountains; most people did not raise enough livestock to…

In the 1980s, Foxfire students conducted a project to document the many varieties of wine here in the…

As students every where prepare for drastic changes to their schooling, we thought we’d take a look back…

Our small corner of Northeast Georgia has surprisingly been the filming site of several movies, as far back…

  In Appalachia, shape-note singing dominated musical and religious groups. Shape-note music, often referred to by the song…

This month’s update on the coronavirus focuses on the threat it presents to indigenous communities. We “sat down”–virtually,…