Record #:

16298

Author(s):

Stepp, Christopher S.

Abstract:

The settlements were few and far between in the southern foothills area of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. In the early part of the 20th-century, life was hard and the people were poor. In order to cope with hard times, the people helped each other; one way in which they helped was the annual event called corn shucking. Corn shucking brought people together by combining the work of shucking corn with a social gathering.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1988, p138-141 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Corn shucking; Blue Ridge Mountains--Social life