What began as a class trip in 1976 became a movement in visual storytelling. For nearly five decades, Western Kentucky University’s Mountain Workshops have brought storytellers and communities together to honor everyday life through powerful images, video and words.
Now, with support from the America250 grant and the Kentucky Historical Society, these photographs return home, allowing each community to see its own story reflected, remembered, and shared.
We’re sprucin’ up the archives. Hang tight y’all, some links may wander off.
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The Mountain Archive
Choose a town to explore through stories