Dr. Ben Steere is the director of the Cherokee Studies program and associate professor of anthropology at Western Carolina University. Dr. Steere has worked on a collaborative study of ancestral…
Jill Jensen is the Lead Planner for the National Park Service (NPS) National Trails office in Santa Fe, NM. The National Trails office administers nine National Historic Trails spanning more than 25,000 miles across 24…
Charlie Rhodarmer began his employment with the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in July 2000. He began working in museums in 1987 at the Mountain Heritage Center at Western Carolina University in…
Solo explorer, naturalist, folklorist, natural sound recorder, and award-winning media host who still seeks that next great adventure. Dale started dreaming of exploring the world and the culture of people…
Claudio Saunt is Richard B. Russell Professor in American History and Co-Director of the Center for Virtual History at the University of Georgia. He is the author of four books,…
Brett Riggs is Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University. Prior to joining Western Carolina University, Riggs was a research archaeologist and assistant professor in the Research…
Online Digitized Microfilm & Other Identified or Potentially useful Microfilm NARA RECORD GROUPSPRELIMINARY INVENTORIES, FINDING AIDS & INFORMATION SEE M248 RG11 - GENERAL RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Preliminary…
This study examines documentary and archaeological evidence of physical facilities that constituted the “Fort Cass Emigrating Depot,” the organizational and operational hub for the forcible deportation of the Cherokee Nation…
The mural used as the our website banner is based on the painting of "The Trail of Tears" by western artist Robert Lindneux. It tells the story of the forced…
