this is from the newest missing links newsletter My father, Nolan BEAVER, was one of the Brasstown Carvers* of Cherokee County, North Carolina. We have found many pictures in his effects that were taken 1920-1945. Some of these are identified and some are not. Several were taken during an outing of some sort and includes Norma WILCOX and Murray MARTIN (wife of Dub MARTIN). There are also pictures of Seb TANNER, Della Mae HUGHES, Ernest THOMAS, and the BEAVER family. If you have connections to Cherokee County, North Carolina and would like copies of these, I will be glad to scan and send them to you. And if you think you can help identify some of them, I would really appreciate it. *During the Depression, Olive Dame CAMPBELL, wife of the John C. CAMPBELL, who wrote THE SOUTHERN HIGHLANDER AND HIS HOMELAND, co-founded the John C. CAMPBELL Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. It was based on similar schools in Denmark. The best known of the Folk School's endeavours was the Brasstown Carvers. My dad and most of his family carved for it. The carvings are sold all over the world; the older pieces are in many museums. My uncle carved two colts that were presented to Princesses Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Margaret. Daddy carved right up until his death in 1998. Some of his animals were no larger than the nail on my little finger. My aunt once carved more than 700 donkey napkin rings for the Democratic Convention in Atlanta. Grandpa didn't carve, but he did sand the finished pieces. One of the most remarkable pieces, I think, is a little Scotty dog that my aunt Billie DEAN carved, the only piece she ever carved because she died before age eight. With the death of my dad, only Hope BROWN was left of the the original Brasstown Carvers. The Folk School has a Web page at http://www.folkschool.com/ Carol Rackley lindabeaverrackley@charter.net Daw Haul ar Fryn --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.177 / Virus Database: 86 - Release Date: 8/7/00