![During this project, each fourth-grade student creates a scrapbook based on historic figures, places, and events in the history of Western North Carolina. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Tyne-Woody-Cabin-Cataloochee-115x115.jpg "Cross-Curriculum Scrapbook")
![Adventures of the American Mind- Western Carolina University project will consist of the learner building an understanding of the composition and uses of rocks and minerals. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/rosecreekmicamineMED-115x115.jpg "Rocks and Mineral in Franklin, NC")
![Traditional dance forms are a direct reflection of the rich cultural heritage of the mountain region of North Carolina. From early settlements through today, a mixture of dance styles from Native American, English, [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Traditional-Dance-115x115.jpg "Traditional Dance of Western North Carolina")
![This unit is designed to direct students on the path of a career choice for a promising future in the job world. To help students identify and search for their ideal career. To show them what type of jobs are a good match for them and what types of jobs they should avoid. [...]](https://digitalheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/8c13860r-115x115.jpg "Haywood County, NC, Career Choices")
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.
