Communities Spotlight Local History, Folklore

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Communities are keeping local history alive through cemetery tours, family research and storytelling rooted in regional folklore. In Ashe County, North Carolina, ghost tales and accounts of the supernatural remain part of the area’s Appalachian cultural memory. In Knox County, Tennessee, a visit to the Randles Cemetery uncovered family connections and details about generations buried there. Events in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, paired a historic cemetery tour with campfire stories about the Bell Witch, while West Pittston, Pennsylvania, used costumed reenactors to bring former residents’ lives to an audience of about 150 visitors.

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