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Our very own Folklorist David Brose has been doing a show on one of our local radio stations that I think you should know about.
On WLSB 1400 AM and WYHG 770 AM on Saturdays from noon to 2 pm, David presents a 2 hour show called “The Mountain Valley Homecoming” that features 18 years of [...]
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We got snow! On Monday the sun was shining bright in a clear blue sky, but by Friday the weather reports were in, and sure enough the flakes began to fall. It had been below-freezing for a couple of days, with night temperatures dipping down to nine degrees, so the snow stuck.
As the sun began to set, [...]
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There are treasures in the Folk School archives that help us get perspective for understanding the days we live in. Anna Shearouse, who works in our archives, found this item. It is one of the “Monday Morning Messages” of William H. Danforth, who founded the Purina company. He wrote these to his employees for forty [...]
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Here at the Folk School, we aim to find joy in every aspect of life. We take pleasure in carving a life-like squirrel, playing a banjo, and knitting a sweater from homespun wool. A week’s worth of hard work results in something we are proud to claim as a product of our own hands. While [...]
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