Summer Camps
Thu, Jul 24
|Center for Pioneer Life
Join us for hands-on summer fun at the Center for Pioneer Life! Each week explores a different piece of Appalachian heritage—from quilting and farm life to storytelling traditions. Come for one session or two—every day is different!
Time & Location
Jul 24, 2025, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Center for Pioneer Life, 134 Joe Young Rd, Burnsville, NC 28714, USA
Guests
About the event
Week 1: Appalachian Quilting
July 8 – Quilt Storytelling Campers will explore the tradition of storytelling through quilts and learn how fabric can hold memories, history, and meaning. Each child will design a quilt square that reflects their own story, inspired by the day's activities. Together, the group will help create a collaborative camp quilt—complete with hand-drawn blocks and tied stitching, just like generations before them.
July 10 – Map to Freedom Campers will explore how maps have changed over time—from paper roadmaps to the natural landmarks used by early pioneers. They’ll create their own nature-based maps and test each other’s directions. Then, through the story Quilt to Freedom they’ll learn how coded quilts were used to guide those seeking freedom on the Underground Railroad.
Week 2: Appalachian Storytelling
July 15 – Voices of the Mountains: Part 1 Campers will explore the rich tradition of Appalachian storytelling through both oral an…