Appalachian Studies Center at UNG

06/24/2026

Save the date!

06/18/2026

Sign up for fall Georgia Pick & Bow classes now! Scan the QR below or visit https://www.georgiapickandbow.org/adult-music-classes/

06/11/2026

Twenty years ago, we launched our "Saving Appalachian Gardens and Stories" initiative at the 10th Annual Bear on the Square Mountain Festival. How time flies! We never stopped collecting heirloom seeds, but this summer we are re-launching our oral history initiative. Would you like to interview a friend or relative about their memories of Lumpkin County? All collected oral histories will be preserved in the UNG archives. Please email [email protected] for more information.

06/08/2026

Put down your phone and pick up an instrument! Registration is OPEN for the fall session of adult Georgia Pick & Bow classes. We are offering beginning instruction in fiddle, guitar, mandolin, and mountain dulcimer, plus an intermediate jam class. Sign up before September 1! Classes that don't meet enrollment minimums cannot be offered, so we need YOU.

♪♪♪Fall 2026 ADULT Pick and Bow Registration is OPEN ♪♪♪ Register Here Join us for a session of Pick and Bow for Adults! We are offering a eight week session each semester (Fall/Spring). Each session, we will be

06/05/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

“On Her Time, In Her View” Closing Reception and Silent Auction

August 18, 5-7 pm

Join us once again to celebrate the legacy of Alice V. Cordle-Sampson!

We have loved having Alice’s photos on the walls of the Vickery House over the past year, but it is time for them to come down in preparation for our next exhibit. This is your chance to take a piece of Alice’s legacy home! We will hold a silent auction for the framed photos to the accompaniment of wine, beer, canapés, and—of course—music. All proceeds will go to support programming at the Vickery House over the coming year.

05/08/2026

Join us at this great show tonight!

04/24/2026

If y'all are around Dahlonega today, drop by our 'Stay Awhile' gathering at the Vickery House today between 12-2pm! These rocking chairs are calling your name! The Appalachian Jam folks will start at 1pm, and that is our very favorite time of the week! Come enjoy some refreshments and hang out with us!

04/22/2026

The next meeting of the Lumpkin County Bicentennial Book Project will take place on Saturday, May 2, at 10 am in the Lumpkin County Library, Meeting Room A.

Participants will discuss steps to move forward by creating a steering committee to establish goals, deadlines, and better organization for the project. The public is invited to attend and share their input.

04/20/2026

Did you attend Bear on the Square Mountain Festival? Take two minutes to help out a UNG college student by sharing your perspective! You can either scan the QR code or click the link below.

https://ung.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d1mEESj2ShAnN7U

04/18/2026

Come on down to the Vickery House Bear on the Square Mountain Festival now for the Four O’Clocks!