Available to view in auditorium and also on DVD for loan:
After the War - How Appalachian communities and people are changed by war.
10 min.
Available in 9-projector slide tape format to view in auditorium only:
Bells in the Valley - A centennial history of Western Carolina University begun in 1889; the history of the institution, the feelings of people who attended the school, and its impact on their lives and the region. 18 min.
Corn: Milling, Tilling and Stilling - Presents the story of corn as it was used by Native Americans and frontier settlers in the southern Appalachian region for more than three centuries. 16 min.
Mountain Trout - The 10,000-year history of the relationships among humans, trout, and running water in the southern Appalachians. 18 min.
Stream of Life - The Story of Hazel Creek, an Appalachian watershed, from prehistory to Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), focusing on both human and natural history. 18 min.
Available to view in auditorium and also on video for loan:
Going Places: Travel and Tourism in Western North Carolina - The show traces the regional development of the transportation system that allowed people to visit this unique region and celebrates the traveling spirit of visitors past, present and future, who venture out to see and experience the lure of western North Carolina. 18 min.
Irons in the Fire - The history of the role of blacksmithing in the development of European and Cherokee culture in the southern Appalachians. 18 min.
Islands in the Clouds - Features the Blue Ridge Parkway tracing its Depression-era origins and other interesting facts about the scenic highway. 18 min.
Migration of the Scotch-Irish People - Follows this group of early Appalachian settlers from Ulster to Pennsylvania, the Shenandoah Valley, and western North Carolina. 16 min.
New Threads in Old Patterns - Features coverlets and relates the story of the revival of handicrafts in southern Appalachia. 20 min.
Working the Land - Describes the past, present, and future of farming in southern Appalachia, particularly western North Carolina, through commodities such as corn, tobacco, and livestock. 15 min.
Available on video only:
The Stringband: NC's Musical Tradition - Stringband music has been part of North Carolina's history since colonial times. The evolution of the string band and its changing sound is traced across three centuries. Grades 3-8. 15 min.
With Hammer, Anvil and Fire - A video featuring blacksmithing developed especially for school-age children. Grades 3 - 8. 18 min.