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The many individuals who gathered for the Siler Family Meeting in Franklin this year are descendants of the nine children of Weimar and Margaret Siler who were among the first European to settle in Macon County when it was still Cherokee territory. This is the 160th meeting of the group--the oldest reunion of its kind in the nation. The descendants are quick to point out that it's actually happened for 159 years. During the Civil War they met twice one year--one for Union members and one for Confederate members to insure that divided loyalties didn't cause a rift in the family.
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23869
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John C. Campbell Folk School invites students to learn craft making, folk songs, and dancing. Located past the crossroads at Brasstown, the Folk School was founded by Olive Dame Campbell to help a wider audience connect with the old ways.
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22278
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Matt Jones came to his pottery work through a class at Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana. He apprenticed with pottery masters in Connecticut and in Pittsboro, NC. Then he purchased a 19th century farmhouse near Leicester, NC for his family and settled into his life as a potter. Geer recounts where Jones gets his clay, firing the kiln, and his creations.
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22287
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Larkin examines the work of the Asheville Design Center, a nonprofit that is "helping communities create blueprints for brighter futures." These include plans for outdoor learning environments, such as Hall Fletcher Elementary in West Asheville and the revitalization of Island Park in Bryson City.
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23788
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Family farms are becoming more popular. One example of this return to traditional ways of life is Joe Deal, who gave up his post-collegiate job to become a full-time third-generation farmer in Franklin County, North Carolina.
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23825
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Masahi 'Mike' Oshita is one of the 65 officially certified and classically trained Japanese gardeners in the United States. The gardener, whose popularity is growing, lives in Weaverville, North Carolina.
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22239
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David Holt is known for many accomplishments, among them winning four Grammys. In this article he shares from a thirty-year-old collection of thousands of photographs taken of people, famous and little known, who made old-time music in the Southern Appalachians and elsewhere.
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