The Appalachian Cultural Museum at Appalachian State University portrays the area's cultural heritage. The museum mounts exhibits on folklife, publishes a monthly newsletter, sponsors educational trips to mountain sites, and fosters research.
Many influences, among them her father's love of preaching and singing, her church choir director, her college studies, and her love of the Appalachian culture, developed Mary Cleo Greene as a folklorist and traditional musician.
A comprehensive listing of the state's folklorists includes name, address, position, telephone number, email address and Internet homepage, background, and interests.
Winners of the North Carolina Folklore Society's 1998 Brown-Hudson Folklore Award are Glenn and Lula Owens Bolick, Donald and Betty Jones, Sheila Kay Adams, and Dwaine Calley.