August 2011 Dear Friends, If there were a shared trait of Folkschoolers, I think it would be that they are dedicated to making things better, not only baskets and pots, but the situation, the world, themselves- and the Folk School, for sure. At a time when many great organizations have faltered, you have helped keep [...]
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June 2011 Dear Friends, Not long ago, were almost no road signs around here. If you didn’t know how to get somewhere, you probably didn’t have any business going there. If you didn’t know where you were, well bless your heart, the best thing would be to go back the way you came. But if [...]
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February 2011 Dear Friends, Before retiree Dave from Wisconsin left for a big road trip he prudently called the toll-free number to tell his credit card company, “We’re going to New York, Canada, Florida, and the last week of the month we’ll be in a place called Brasstown, North Carolina.” “Sweet,” said the anonymous call [...]
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Fall 2010 Dear Friends, Brasstown, to those who know it, has always been a fun place. When the Folk School started in the 1920s, one of the suggestions its founders made to the local community was forming some clubs to bring folks together. Soon there was a women’s club, and a farmers’ club, and the [...]
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Today, Governor Beverly Perdue came to Cherokee County. In downtown Murphy, she visited the Cherokee County Court House and The Cherokee Scout newspaper, and then it was on to Brasstown. The Governor asked me to ride with her so we got a chance to talk about the Folk School. I told her how we contribute [...]
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