![Students in a home school setting compare the pioneer period and the present; therefore, there is greater opportunity for students to go on field trips and explore hands-on activities. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/HarrisoncabinWayahValley-115x115.jpg "Pioneers of Western North Carolina")
![In this unit children explore the history of their local community through maps, primary documents, such as journals and newspaper articles, and secondary source materials such as publications by local historical societies. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/MVC-021S-115x115.jpg "History of Government in Cherokee County")
![This is an American History unit for second graders that focuses on the life of Abraham Lincoln and the impact he had on the war. It also examines the Underground Railroad and the life of Harriet Tubman. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/battle-115x115.jpg "Civil War Experiences in Cherokee County")
![This unit plan was designed for first grade students but could be modified for all ages and grade levels. Like other Appalachian customs and cultures, I found Appalachian cooking and food preservation is quickly becoming a dying art. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/milkingcow3-115x115.jpg "Appalachian Cooking")
![A major theme for young children is communities. To help students gain a better understanding of their communities, I feel looking at communities of the past is both interesting and informative. During our study, we will look at earlier settlers in our area. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pioneerfarm-115x115.jpg "Pioneering Communities")
Mountain Feist
March 21st, 2018
A Mountain Feist is a type of small hunting dog. Like the many others varieties of feists, it is not a specific breed. The ancestral [...]
About The Digital Heritage Project
DigitalHeritage.org includes essays, video interviews, and other materials created by the students of Western Carolina University. It also includes regional lesson plans created by teachers participating in the Adventure of the American Mind project sponsored by the Library of Congress. Radio spots created by WCU faculty and students may be heard on stations WKSF-FM, WMXF-AM, WPEK-AM, WWCU-FM, and WWNC-AM. A print version is available each month in the Laurel of Asheville.
Tonya Carroll (B.A., 2007 M.A., 2009) with Bruce Frazier (Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Professor in Commercial & Electronic Music) in the recording studio.
