The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Oral History
In 1927, A. P. Carter, his wife Sara, and Sara’s cousin Maybelle, who happened to be married to A. P.’s brother, made…
Interview
Peggy Hensley’s great-grandmother and Janette Carter’s great-grandmother were half-sisters. Even so, Peggy considers…
Vicki Virts didn’t grow up in a musical household, but she grew up next to one. Vicki’s family lived next door to…
Residents of Kingsport, Tennessee, Faye Collins and her husband, Blanard, have been traveling to Hiltons, Virginia, and…
Rita Forrester, granddaughter of A. P. and Sara Carter, is the executive director of the Carter Family Fold. Her…
Mary Hartsock and her older sister, Nancy, worked at the Bristol Weaving Mill, where they each met and later married…
Nancy married Joe Carter, son of A. P. and Sara Carter, in 1948. They met at the Bristol Weaving Mill, where many…
Chickie Renfro and her husband, George, have been regular visitors to the Carter Family Fold since 1980. Every Saturday…
Today, Flo and her husband, John Wolfe, work the souvenir table at the Fold, where they celebrate the Carter legacy by…