Record #:

15350

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

\"Gallacking\" was a colloquial term for people who would collect woodland plants for florists. Throughout the Blue Ridge Mountains, people combed the forests for galax leaves, laurel tips, lucotia sprays, and other plants to sell to decorators and florists. The \"gallacker\" could expect to make thirty-five cents per thousand leaves and one shopkeeper estimated that the part-time work provided Appalachian communities with an additional $50,000 in income annually.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 5 Issue 44, Apr 1938, p1, 18, il

Subject(s):

Plants--Useful; Appalachian Region

Record #:

24643

Author(s):

Cooper, Horton

Abstract:

Most of the earliest settlers of the Appalachians came from the English Isles and other northern European regions. The author provides examples of the syntax and popular phrases of settlers in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 26 Issue 21, March 1959, p9-10, il

Subject(s):

Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs; Appalachian Region

Record #:

35683

Author(s):

Whittle, Richard

Abstract:

He was a living anachronism to many living in Banner Elk and Boone. For people regarding Appalachia as timelessly valuable, Edd Presnell was living testimony. As for how he contributed to this lifeway’s persistence, it could be perceived in the handmade dulcimers he sold during his visit to the State Fair and wood he burned when oil was too expensive.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 6 Issue 4, July/Aug 1978, p48-49

Subject(s):

Appalachian Region; Appalachian Region, Southern--Social life and customs--20th century; Dulcimer; Banner Elk--Description and travel; Boone--Description and travel

Record #:

39865

Author(s):

Duvall-Irwin, Benjamin

Abstract:

The subject of many ballads in Appalachia center upon the demise of women. The author draws conclusions from interviews with Western ballad singers and by studying New World ballads.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 65 Issue 1 & 2, 2018, p29-52, bibl Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Ballads; Songs--Women; gender inequality; Violence against women; Appalachian Region; Beech Mountain; Madison County

Record #:

43676

Author(s):

Kelly, Chris

Abstract:

For birders (bird watchers), getting the chance to sight a female cerulean warbler is what some experts consider a "dream come true" and has become one of the most prized findings of western North Carolina. Currently, the cerulean population has seen a drastic decline since the mid-1960s, making it even more special to get a close look at this "bird of art." The best time to spot a cerulean is in early Spring, between late April and early May.

Source:

Wildlife in North Carolina (NoCar SK 431 W54x), Vol. 87 Issue 2, March-April 2023, p18-21 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Cerulean Warbler--Bird Species ; Birds--NC ; WILDLIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA (Magazine); Appalachian Region