I still can see the red tar paper that wrapped around the sinister-looking house in which we lived—no electricity, no plumbing, no running water…but here is where my siblings and me, ages 7, 9 and 10, were to make memories lasting a lifetime.…
In the deep resonance of storyteller Victoria A. Casey McDonald’s voice, you will hear her tell stories about growing up in Western North Carolina, and the kind of Christmas she had as a child. The late Victoria was our friend, a CSA board member,…
Stories about my childhood fills me with visions of yesteryear, keeping alive within me the treasures of growing up in the mountains. Today I’m sharing with you a few of my memories, with a little philosophy thrown in… just to stir up your memories.
This podcast, Stories of the Cherokee, shares with you the Cherokee Legend of Kanati and Selu. Told by Shawn Crowe, Cherokee storyteller, we hear the origin of game and corn.
Growing up in the mountains back in the late ‘40s and early ’50s, the main source of entertainment for the three of us Ammons kids was sitting at the feet of our grandfather, Tom Wilson Ammons. Since he was crippled and couldn’t do heavy work, he…
Take some time to listen to this historic account of the Rickman General Store in Macon County. Rick Brogden tells us about his experiences growing up as a child in his grandfather’s store.
Come, go with us out to the cow pasture to pick some blackberries…but wait, there’s some things you need to know before crossing the barbwire fence! Joy Phillips Hoyle shares now how she first gets ready, and then advises how to pick blackberries in…
Matthew Baker is a Macon County, NC author and rural mail carrier. Put them together, and you have a couple of great books… “My Mountain Granny” and “My Mountain Heroes.” When he is traveling throughout the mountains delivering mail, he meets and…
Our newest podcast features David Waldrop. Here is a unique look at a boy’s childhood that shaped him into the man he is today. David tells of growing up in the mountains of Jackson County, NC, and shares his knowledge of the demise of our American…
A touching rendition of old time memories of a family of 10, including mom and dad, who moved to Ellijay, NC by sled, where the children walked, helping to carry all their belongings to a small 2-room house with no windows or door. Told by a…