The Rabun County Christian Home Educators host their 2nd Annual Living History Days at the Foxfire Museum in Mountain City, GA. Held once a year in April, this event is to show visitors the life and culture of Appalachia people during the 1800s. Very true to form.. everyone is dressed in period costume, cooking in an open fire, holding church service and using period tools. Even the children play with toys from that era.
The experience is absolutely wonderful. There are volunteers at each building, and they describe to you what they’re doing, how people lived in those days, and invite you to take part in activities. This year there was a blacksmith, a wookworker, home-school moms cooking over a fire, and a master storyteller.
Michelle is the one who began this 2 years ago, and with the help of the Rabun County Home Educators and Foxfire, she was able to bring Living History Days alive, and alive is truly what it is. It couldn’t be held in a better or more authentic location. The Foxfire Museum is so far up Black Rock Mountain that you can’t hear the roaring of any cars. You truly feel like you’ve time traveled and these volunteers have really made this a memorable experience. Keep Southern Highroads Trail website bookmarked on the events page to see when this event will take place again.
