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Caution:  In genealogy, stories are considered hearsay  and not generally used as a resource.

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        Cultural Studies

includes folk art, museums and storytelling, mountain life


The Works Project Administration [WPA] conducted not just cemetery surveys, and local records transcriptions, they also recorded stories told by area residents. There are some transcriptions of these records online.  For the complete WPA collections, consult the appropriate State Archives or local genealogical or historical society.

 

 
bullet WPA Life Histories from Georgia
bullet WPA Life Histories from South Carolina
bullet John C. CAMPBELL Folk School  Brasstown, NC
bullet East TN History Center & Museum  Knoxville, TN
bullet McMinn County TN Living Heritage Museum  Athens, TN
bullet Tennessee Overhill Experience
bullet Center for Appalachian Studies  Boone, NC
bullet Appalachian Culture Museum  Boone, NC
bullet Center for Appalachian Studies & Services  Johnson City, TN
bullet The Appalachian Studies Center  Dahlonega, GA
bullet Funk Heritage Center -  at Rhinehart College in Waleska, GA
bullet NC Museum of History
bullet Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center Old Fort NC
bullet Southern Highland Craft Guild  Asheville, NC
bullet Early Appalachian Folk Art & Museum  Lexington, KY
bullet Appalachian Folk Art bthey E. Cunningham  video about snake handlers
bullet Documenting the American South - UNC at Chapel Hill
bullet Appalachian History - a slideshow prepared by Jefferson Co. TN Schools
bullet Appalachian Folktales in Film, Drama, and Storytelling Recordings
bullet NC Echo - Exploring Cultural Heritage On-line
bullet NC Folklore Society
bullet SC State Museum
bullet SC Upcountry History Museum
bullet National Register of Historical Places

 

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