Learn Mountain Life by Living It in Appalachia
Eleven Union College students wrapped most classroom work to study mountain life firsthand in Barbourville Kentucky through the Appalachian Semester program. They explore poverty, strip mining, public assistance and rural dynamics, learning via field placements and a two week linguistic course, with aims to broaden understanding and reduce stereotypes.
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Barbourville
Union College
Hills
Peg Prosser
Cincinnati
Dana Gunnison
Bethesda
Appalachian
Gunnison
Appalachia
Moseley
Miss Prosser
Julian Moseley
Forrest Wilkinson
Wenatchee
Wash
Jim Hofacker
Brick Towns
N.J
Barbara Hilton
Simsbury
Conn
Cathy Bradbury
Williamstown
Mass
Pioneer Folk Art Apple Dolls Featured in North Tonawanda
Mia Waechter of Grand Island preserves pioneer folk art by crafting apple dolls. She began nearly ten years ago after a doll repairing correspondence course inspired her. Heads in various shrinking stages hang on cupboard doors as she continues this craft.
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Isabel Hobba
Niagara Falls Gazette
Grand Island, N.Y
Mia Waechter
Island
America
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