CASHIERS HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING  

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007

Press release in the Crossroads Chronicle Sept. 19, 2007:

DOUG ELLIOTT TO PRESENT WOODSLORE AND WILDWOODS WISDOM 

The Cashiers Historical Society invites the community to attend the annual membership meeting to be held Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 5pm  the Church of the Good Shepherd. Featured guest will be well-known singer and story teller Doug Elliott  with a program of “Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom:  Natural History in Song, Story and Lore. 

Whether he's singing about catfish, pontificating on possums and groundhogs, pondering the history in natural history, telling wild tales of  Bartram’s travels or wailing out a jivey harmonica tune, Doug Elliott will take you on an unforgettable, multifaceted cultural tour of the Appalachian back country.  He will be performing some of his favorite stories, songs, legends and lore that celebrate the rich history and folklore of our region.   He flavors his programs with lively harmonica riffs, historical fact stranger than fiction, and more than a few belly laughs. 

Elliott has performed and presented programs at festivals, museums, botanical gardens, nature centers and schools from Canada to the Caribbean.  He has been a featured storyteller at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee.   He has lectured and performed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto and conducted workshops for the Smithsonian Institution.  He has led ranger training sessions for the National Park Service and guided people on wilderness experiences from down-east Maine to the Florida Everglades.  He was named harmonica champion at Fiddler's Grove Festival in Union Grove, N.C.  He is the author of four books, many articles in regional and national magazines and has recorded a number of award winning albums of stories and songs. 

The performance is free to the public, both members and non-members of the Cashiers Historical Society.  Refreshments will be served.  

The evening is also the annual membership meeting of the Cashiers Historical Society.

“We are looking forward to sharing with the community some of the exciting things that took place this year, as well as plans for the future”  commented CHS Board Chairman Sarah Nelson.   “We’ll also elect new Board members for the coming year”.

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