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 [...]
Cullowhee
Cullowhee is an unincoporated community located in the Tuckaseigee Valley of Jackson County, North Carolina where Cullowhee Creek joins the Tuckaseigee River. Originally a Cherokee town of ancient origins, its name is derived from a Cherokee phrase meaning...Cullowhee Idea
In 1885, when Robert Lee Madison arrived in western North Carolina to teach school, he was dismayed by how rudimentary the region’s schools were. A few years later he transferred to nearby Cullowhee. There he became the founding teacher of the academy that over...Mary Ulmer Chiltosky, 1986
Chiltoskey Receives Mountain Heritage Award Mary Ulmer Chiltoskey – teacher, librarian and keeper of Cherokee tribal myths, legend and medicine lore – was presented with the 1986 Mountain Heritage Award Saturday by Western Carolina University. The award was...Mars Hill College, 1988
Mars Hill College Receives Mountain Heritage Award The Sylva herald Sept. 29/1988 Western Carolina University presented its 1988 Mountain Heritage Award to Mars Hill College for the institution’s “unique place in the education, civic and spiritual life of Western...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.
