Appalachian Web Links
Appalachia
Educational and Academic Organizations
Appalachian Studies Association
Appalachian College Association
Appalachian Regional Studies Center, Radford University
Center for Appalachian Studies, ASU
Government, Community, Grass-roots and Health Organizations
Appalachian Regional Commission
Urban Appalachian Council of Greater Cincinnati
AppalachianPower.com, devoted to understanding Appalachian culture and values and passing on the heritage to the students of today.
Beyond Yonder Botanicals, locally owned Leslie County, Kentucky, organizes the Mountain Tradition Herb Festival each September.
Other Appalachian Sites
The Official Appalachian Trail Conference Site
The Celtic Republic of Appalachia
Scottish Studies
(Thanks to Richard Blaustien, Fiona Chrystall, Celeste Ray and Scotty Gallamore)
Scotland: Notable Dates In History
"Scotch-Irish," "Black Irish" and "Real Irish"
The Living Tradition Home Page
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland
Historic Scotland , a government-funded body which looks after various aspects of Scottish history and archaeology, including buildings and landscapes.
The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Scotland , the RCAHMS maintains the national monument record (the CANMORE searchable database for this record is available on-line via this site) and they have the most fabulous and complete collection of arial photographs of Scotland.
Centre for Environmental History and Policy , a joint venture with University of Stirling and the University of St Andrews
Fair Isle Home Page , leads to all sorts of interesting information about this unique island community off the north coast of Scotland. It provides a great insight into everyday life on the island, the environment, communication, innovation and sustainable development.
Scottish Studies at the University of St. Andrews
Scottish Studies at the University of Edinburgh
Other American Regional and Cultural Studies
The American Studies Association
South-west Studies Center, Fort Lewis College
Mountain Studies Institute, Silverton, CO
Center for the Study of Southern Culture, Ole Miss
Center for Pacific Island Studies at University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Center for the Study of the American South, UNC-Chapel Hill
Great Lakes Information Network
Center for Studies in Texas History, University of Texas -- Austin
Maine Folklife Center, University of Maine
Cutural maps in American Studies
Global Mountains
International Year of the Mountain
Cloud Forests from the Strybing Arboretum Society, dedicated to the botany of the Earth’s cloud forests.
The Mountain Culture program at the Banff Center, Alberta, Canada
Museo Nazionale della Montagna, Turin, Italy (features an English version)
Centro Internacional de la Papa -- The International Potato Center, in both English and Spanish. A research institute dedicated to the root and tuber crops of the Andes.
Swiss Alpine Studies, in French and German
The Carpathian Ecoregion Initiative
Miscellaneous other spots of interest
Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales
PLEASE send along suggestions for other links to: joslin@lmc.edu