Personal Names
People receive their names according to a number of social conventions. Often those conventions reflect regional differences. . .
Migration of the Scotch-Irish from Ulster to Western North Carolina
Migration has been a major feature of human history, beginning with the earliest hunter-gatherers who ranged widely in pursuit of food. Other motives for migration have included war, economic hardship, religious strife, and the promise of a better life. The migratory...
Dr. John Brinkley
At the turn of the 20th century, most areas of Appalachia remained rural and isolated. In North Carolina, the county of Jackson fit that description. It seemed unlikely the county would produce an individual who would go down in local and national history as one of the most colorful characters of the 1920s and 1930s.
Bayard Wootten
Bayard Wootten was a photographer of Southern Appalachia and its people. In the 1920s she came to western North Carolina to record everyday life. She is best known for her portrait photography, especially of working people living in rural agricultural communities.
Francis Asbury
Francis Asbury was the circuit-riding founder of the Methodist Church in America. From his arrival in America in 1771, he tirelessly rode on horseback throughout the Eastern United States, concentrating on frontier communities that lacked churches.
Bill Monroe
audio moment Bill Monroe https://dh.wcu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/BillMonroe60Mx.mp3 Bill monroe Essay by Amanda Smith, WCU 2012 When people are asked to name words that they associate with the Appalachian region, one of the first words off the tongue is...
Tonya Carroll (B.A., 2007 M.A., 2009) with Bruce Frazier (Carol Grotnes Belk Endowed Professor in Commercial & Electronic Music) in the recording studio.