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About the Digital Heritage Project |
The Digital Heritage project is designed to connect Appalachian traditions and culture with the world. Its target audiences include school classrooms and the home-schooled at all levels, tourists and newcomers to the region; and the local community. This digital content will be a great resource to 8th-graders who are required to study North Carolina history. The Digital Heritage Project is a terrific opportunity for Western Carolina University faculty and students to participate in research and learning opportunities across disciplinary boundaries. The project will present its content through a variety of digital media, including but not limited to DVDs, ipVideo downloads, radio and television broadcasts, and podcasts. The project will also offer services to regional historical organizations such as web, graphic and digital media services. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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Mountain People Folklife Series features “Cherokee Fishing: Tradition, Folklore, and Conservation.” |
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Cherokee Fishing: Tradition, Folklore, and Conservation: Lecture Download  
The Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University, is joining with the Dr. Philip Coyle of the Department of Anthropology and Sociology and Dr. Tom Hatley Sequoyah Distinguished Professor in Cherokee Studies, to present the spring semester Mountain People Folklife series. The final program in the spring series features Lora Kay Oxendine-Taylor, Mark Cantrell, and John Wishon speaking about the publication of a recent book and project “The Fish Gathered in Cherokee Country.” The 6:00 p.m. performance on April 27 will be held in the Mountain Heritage Center Auditorium. |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 May 2006 )
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Mountain Heritage Lecture Series: Roxanne Newton |
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 "Hard Times in the Mill: Working Lives Past and Present" Lecture Download 
“Hard Times in the Mill: Working Lives Past and Present,” a presentation about North Carolina's rich textile heritage as told through the stories, songs and images of the people who worked in the mills, will be presented from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21, at Western Carolina University's Mountain Heritage Center.
Roxanne Newton, director of the humanities and fine arts division at Mitchell Community College, will deliver the free presentation in the center's auditorium.
Newton 's presentation is the fifth in a series of events complementing the Mountain Heritage Center 's “Airing of the Quilts” exhibit. On display through Tuesday, Feb. 28, the exhibit features more than 40 regional quilts. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 21 April 2008 )
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