Foxfire magazine produced by high school students in mountains of Georgia. Aim is to preserve vanishing arts necessary for self-sufficiency (slaughtering, curing meats; hunting, tracking techniques; knowledge of edible plants; ect.), and to interest students in their heritage as they help to preserve that heritage. ABSTRACT: Foxfire magazine produced by high school students in mountains of Georgia. Aim is to preserve vanishing arts necessary for self-sufficiency--slaughtering, curing meats; hunting, tracking techniques; knowledge of edible plants; construction of home furnishings (chairs, mattresses, quilts, tables, pottery); stonework; home remedies and faith healing. Project interests high school students in their heritage, as they help preserve that heritage. Old-timers regain sense of belong, being needed. Instruction preserved on tape and photographs (copies in Smithsonian, State University of NY, University of Geogia). Arts otherwise lost are being saved for future generations. Designed originally as project to interest students in English, gives them a feeling of accomplishment to produce national magazine. Other Appalachian schools joing in project to collect material. Magazine has attracted contribution throughout U.S. and abroad. Funds for salaries, recording supplies, film, travel, general costs of collecting materials.

The enhancement of the Foxfire collection with technological improvements such as touch-screen displays and smart phone digital tours for the museum, plus an expanded website to offer an interactive experience and access to oral history records.

This project will expand and enhance the existing Foxfire heritage collection—archives, structures, and artifacts—with an interactive interpretive program, using new information and technology to transform what is now a largely passive museum collection and archives into an interactive, informative humanities experience. Our goal is to foster a lively and deep understanding and appreciation of Southern Appalachian history, culture, and heritage among the Southern Appalachian population itself and the wider American public, with special emphasis on opening the Foxfire experience to a new audience, particularly a new generation whose mode of experiencing and learning is through mobile devices and on-line interactive applications.