Great Smoky Mountains National Park Podcasts & Blog » 75th Anniversary http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog Enjoy the Smokies Courtesy of the Great Smoky Mountains Association! Wed, 25 Jan 2012 14:38:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 A Year in the Smokies: 2009 http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/#comments Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:50:17 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1505 Clingmans Dome Sunset   Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/a-year-in-the-smokies-2009/feed/ 4 Rededication Ceremony http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/rededication-ceremony/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/rededication-ceremony/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 18:12:54 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=1264 Sept. 2, 2009, Rededication   Watch this video to see some of the special moments shared by those who attended the Rededication Ceremony on September 2, 2009. Dolly Parton makes a special appearance! Click here or on the photo to view the video.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/rededication-ceremony/feed/ 1 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in Cades Cove http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/knoxville-symphony-orchestra-in-cades-cove/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/knoxville-symphony-orchestra-in-cades-cove/#comments Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:48:27 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=838 KSO with Lamar Alexander in Cades Cove   Want to see what it was like on June 13, 2009, when 6,500 people came to Cades Cove to celebrate the park’s 75th Anniversary with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra? Click here or on the photo to view the video.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/knoxville-symphony-orchestra-in-cades-cove/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 1940 Presidential Motorcade Reenacted http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/1940-presidential-motorcade-reenacted/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/1940-presidential-motorcade-reenacted/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:02:08 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=806 1940 Motorcade Reenactment   In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt was met with cheering crowds as he traveled through Gatlinburg on his way to officially dedicate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Click here or on the photo to see how Gatlinburg brought this historic moment to life with the help of actor David Keith on July 4th.

Closed captioning is available for this video by clicking the caption button in the lower right-hand corner of the video controls. ]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/1940-presidential-motorcade-reenacted/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Dolly Comes Home to the Smokies http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/dolly-comes-home-to-the-smokies/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/dolly-comes-home-to-the-smokies/#comments Sun, 17 May 2009 21:20:22 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=208 Dolly Comes Home   The Smokies’ favorite country music superstar is welcomed back with a homecoming parade. Click here or on the photo to see how Dolly is sharing the Great Smoky Mountains with her guests at Dollywood!

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]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/dolly-comes-home-to-the-smokies/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 75th Anniversary Reflections http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/75th-anniversary-reflections/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/75th-anniversary-reflections/#comments Sun, 10 May 2009 19:44:06 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=201 Employees and alumni of Great Smoky Mountains National Park and its partners express the deep connections that inspire their daily efforts to protect, preserve and support our park. Visitors offer special sentiments of what the park means to them. This video is presented in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

75th Part 1   75th Part 2
]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/75th-anniversary-reflections/feed/ 2 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Crafting an Heirloom Rocking Chair http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/crafting-an-heirloom-rocking-chair-2/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/crafting-an-heirloom-rocking-chair-2/#comments Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:31:18 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=38 You’ll love to see Randy Ogle making a rocking chair like the one Aden Carver made.

One of the Great Smoky Mountains’ most remarkable residents was Aden Carver, born at Smokemont in 1844. Carver lived to be 101 years old. He was a farmer, craftsman, millwright, and deacon of the Oconaluftee Baptist Church.

He lived through 5 American Wars. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate Homeguard. He was rejected when he tried to enlist for World War I (at age 76). At the age of 90, however, he was allowed to join the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).

At 92 he helped restore Mingus Mill, which he’d helped build in 1885-86. The secret to a long life? “Staying on my feet and working hard,” said Carver.

Here’s a photo of Aden Carver, 1844-1945, with the rocking chair he built.
Aden Carver

A rocker made by Aden is in the park’s historical artifact collection. In honor of the Park’s 75th, Randy Ogle has reproduced Aden’s fine chair.

Randy’s family has been making chairs for three generations. Each rocker is made from solid maple with a hand-woven seat and is signed by Mr. Ogle. Click on the photo below to watch Randy work on a rocker and explain about his craft.

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/crafting-an-heirloom-rocking-chair-2/feed/ 2 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Weaving Across the Generations http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/weaving-across-the-generations/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/weaving-across-the-generations/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:40:48 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=36 Here’s a wonderful video about local weaver Hope Reagan. It shows her weaving limited edition placemats and tablerunners to celebrate the park’s 75th anniversary. Click on the photo to see the short film.

Hope Reagan

]]> http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/weaving-across-the-generations/feed/ 0 GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK Making Brooms Like Grandfather Taught Me http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/weaving-for-the-parks-75th-anniversary/ http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/weaving-for-the-parks-75th-anniversary/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:32:44 +0000 admin http://www.thegreatsmokymountains.org/blog/?p=35 Here’s a fascinating look at David Ogle making brooms. He does it the way his grandfather showed him. It’s his way of celebrating the park’s 75th anniversary. You’ll love this peek inside his studio. Click on the picture below to watch the short film.

David Ogle

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