Merry Berries

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Title

Merry Berries

Description

This 1966 photograph shows the Merry Berries (Rhetta, Ruth, and Eddie Berry) outside of Hubert Hayes Memorial Log Cabin attending the Western Carolina College Hubert Hayes Memorial event. Founder and director of the Mountain Youth Jamboree, Hubert H. Hayes (1901-1964) auditioned and directed youth to perform in folk dance, music, and folk and ballad singing. The jamboree was held in the Asheville City Auditorium (now known as Thomas Wolfe Auditorium) from 1948 to 1973, and Hayes’ wife, Leona Trantham Hayes (1913-1989) continued to direct the program after his death in 1964. Hubert Hayes was an author, playwright, and alumni of Duke University.

Date

1966-06-27

Date Created

2019-03-18

Is Part Of

Picturing Appalachia

Citation

“Merry Berries,” OAI, accessed May 6, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/39115.