Foxfire Mountain Heritage Museum

Share your story about your experience in Appalachia through a self-recorded oral history, journal entry, or visual media, and join BPR's pop-up tour of WNC in Summer 2023.

COVID-19 has altered our lives in numerous ways: from work to school to staying connected to friends and family. While the country processes a year of…

Businesses in Appalachia - like the rest of the country - have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. But some have found themselves uniquely suited to…

Life in Appalachia has changed since the COVID-19 pandemic. For some people, the pandemic meant that they couldn’t go home. This week for BPR and Foxfire…

As we mark the one year anniversary of the pandemic in North Carolina, BPR is launching a new series of oral histories from Appalachia. It’s a partnership…