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Where to Find White Oak | Digital Traditions
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John Derrick talks about where to find the ideal white oak for splitting.
Learning to Split Wood | Digital Traditions
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John Derrick explains why learning to split wood is the most difficult aspect of basket making.
Length of the Wood | Digital Traditions
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Derrick judges by the length of the wood what size to make a basket.
Why Baskets Are Unique | Digital Traditions
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John Derrick talks about why his baskets are unique.
John Derrick's Photos | Digital Traditions
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A native of Leesville (Lexington County), Derrick came from a long line of basketmakers. His grandfather, William Derrick, farmed and made baskets in the Saluda River bottoms where Lake Murray is...
McConnell Log Cabin: Used Half-Dovetail Notching | Historic Brattonsville
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The McConnell Log Cabin was moved here in 1983 from its original site on the McConnell Plantation three miles west of Brattonsville. It is typical of a later Scots-Irish dwelling that would have been...
McConnell Log Cabin: Used Broad Axe | Historic Brattonsville
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The broad axe is believed to be of Viking origin dating to early Scandinavia. It was used as both a weapon and a tool. It is likely that Scots-Irish would have been familiar with its use before coming...
Living History: Made By Hand | Historic Brattonsville
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The first Scots-Irish settlers had to be self-sufficient because they were often isolated from other people by distances of miles. Food had to be acquired through gardening, herding and hunting. Cloth...
McConnell Log Cabin - More Permanent Structure: Logs | Historic Brattonsville
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This detail of the logs in the McConnell Log Cabin depict how the logs were more carefully hewn and prepared as compared to the rough timbers used to construct the Backwoods Cabin. By this time the...
Backwoods Cabins Built On Arrival: Used V-Notch | Historic Brattonsville
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The Backwoods Cabin is typical of the type of structure the Scots-Irish settler would have built upon first arriving in the area. Constructed of readily available natural materials, the cabin was...
Learning with RumbleLab | Carolina Money
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Carolina Money got to interview Moultrie Ball, founder of RumbleLab, about his inspiration for the company and what it does. Here, we get a hands-on experience with one of RumbleLab's engineering kits...
Nellie Mursier
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
Nellie Mursier
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
Nellie Mursier
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
Nellie Mursier
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Quilter from McCormick, SC (McCormick County). Mursier's favorite pattern is a string square she named "String Albert." Mursier pays special attention to the size of the stitching in her quilts, so...
Lola Jordan on Cloud Based Data Services | Inside Palmetto Voices
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Lola Jordan speaks to Palmetto Voices about cloud based data services and their application in the business and beyond. Lola Jordan is the President of Companion Data Services. For more videos...
Lola Jordan, President, Companion Data Services | Palmetto Voices
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Lola Jordan, President of Companion Data Services, discusses the importance of the "soft skills", mastering communication and understanding people, in order to succeed in the business world. She...
Isvara Wilson, AgFirst Farm Credit Bank | Project Lead SC
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Isvara Wilson is the senior vice president and general counsel at AgFirst Farm Credit Bank. Wilson is responsible for managing AgFirst’s legal department and serves as a member of the Bank’s executive...
JoAnn Turnquist, Central Carolina Community Foundation | Project Lead SC
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JoAnn Turnquist is President & CEO of Central Carolina Community Foundation, a nonprofit charitable organization that connects donors in the Midlands with the full spectrum of charitable and nonprofit...
Plantains from Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica & Caribbean | Periscope
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Although the plantain did not originate in a Latin American country, they grow best in tropical climates. Countries such as Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, and Costa Rica are now major producers and...
Plantains | Periscope
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A plantain looks like a large banana. It is a popular food in Central America and the Caribbean. Plantains can be eaten either green or ripe, but either way, they have to be cooked. When they are...
Tapas or Chuno | Periscope
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In Spain, potatoes are often served in "tapas" (tah-pas), or small snacks. People in the Andes Mountains often eat "chuno," a potato that has been dried out so that it does not go bad. Chuno is one of...
The Incas | Periscope
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The Incas, a Native American culture living in the Andes, developed wild potatoes into the kind of potato we eat today. The Spanish explorers brought these potatoes back with them to Spain in the...
Potatoes Are Actually from South America | Periscope
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Though many people think the potato is from Ireland, it is actually from South America. Wild potatoes can be found in the Andes Mountains. The Andes are in the Hispanic countries of Peru, Ecuador and...
Mexican Artist Diego Rivera: Two Women Prepare Tortillas | Periscope
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In Mexico, the tortilla is served with most meals. It is a flat bread that is made of corn and eaten by itself or combined with other ingredients. In this painting by Mexican artist Diego Rivera, two...
Christopher Columbus | Periscope
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Corn is the descendant of a wild grass called teosinte. Native Americans used special growing techniques to change teosinte into larger ears of corn. In 1492, Christopher Columbus brought corn back to...
Corn or Maize | Periscope
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Corn, or maize, is an important part of the Hispanic diet. In fact, the corn we eat today was developed by Indians living in Southern Mexico over 7,000 years ago.