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The semi-official web site for the National Hollerin' Contest, an annual competition held in Spivey's Corner, NC, that celebrates North Carolina…
This site is intended to provide a sweeping introduction to the legend of John Henry, the facts associated with the man, and the meaning of some of…
The science, structural engineering, forestry and urban planning of kudzu. Includes a photo archive of outstanding examples.
This site, created by Dr. James Leloudis and Dr. Kathryn Walbert as a part of the American Historical Association's program Teaching and Learning…
Join our virtual performance as we recreate the ballyhoo, the laughs and tears, and the old-time music that made the traveling medicine show a hit for…
There have been many ways of making moonshine. Provides a background, recipe and lyrics to moonshine songs! (Stand-alone exhibit; not updated)
This Historical Society website is for the original Norfolk & Southern Railway that ran from Norfolk, VA to Charlotte, NC withvarious branches…
Southern Exposure is the award-winning magazine of politics and culture published by the Institute for Southern Studies in Durham, NC. Our site…
"You don't have to be famous for your life to be history." With an archive of more than 2,500 interviews with men and women from all walks of life,…
Real time audio and/or video of traditional tales told by Native Americans from the Cherokee, Occaneechi, and Lumbee tribes.