Next month author George Ellison will offer a slideshow presentation on the life and career of Horace Kephart at the REI in Asheville.
Horace Kephart left his family and professional career to live alone from 1904 - 1907 in a cabin in what is today the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Kephart, who is often referred to as the John Muir of the East, took all he learned in the years he spent living in the wilderness and wrote Camping and Woodcraft. George Ellison's presentation will talk about the making of Camping and Woodcraft, why it has become such a highly esteemed outdoor book, and Kephart's pivotal role in the establishment of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
The free presentation will be held on 4/13/2012, from 7:00 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. at the REI in Asheville. For more information, and to register, please click here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
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Horace Kephart: Camping and Woodcraft Presentation
Tuesday, March 27th, 2012Horace Kephart Books Added To NPS History E-Library
Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
The NPS History e-Library announced today that they have added 48 new reports to its ever expanding collection of electronic publications. The National Park Service history program will continue to provide on-line electronic editions of studies covering a wide array of new, rare, and hard-to-find materials about our parks and the National Park Service.
Included in this latest expansion are two books by Horace Kephart; Camping and Woodcraft, and Our Southern Highlanders.
To see the entire list of the new additions, please click here.
The NPS History e-Library now has four search engines available for use in finding historical materials. If you cannot locate a specific study you can use one of the following search engines.
History e-Library in the IRMA Portal: https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Search
History e-Library in NPS Focus: http://npsfocus.nps.gov/npshome.do?searchtype=npshome
Quick Links to additional NPS Library and Database sites: http://www.library.nps.gov/
Search the text of publications: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/index.htm
Another 100 new park brochures have also been added to the National Park Service park brochures web site, including this guidebook from 1941. Inside the cover, just below the title, it reads:
"ASTRIDE the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great Smoky Mountains, greatest mountain mass east of the Black Hills of South Dakota, cast a spell of mystery and enchantment."

If you have any brochures that are dated prior to 1980 that you do not see on the site, you can send them to Harry_Butowsky@nps.gov for inclusion.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
Included in this latest expansion are two books by Horace Kephart; Camping and Woodcraft, and Our Southern Highlanders.
To see the entire list of the new additions, please click here.
The NPS History e-Library now has four search engines available for use in finding historical materials. If you cannot locate a specific study you can use one of the following search engines.
History e-Library in the IRMA Portal: https://irma.nps.gov/App/Reference/Search
History e-Library in NPS Focus: http://npsfocus.nps.gov/npshome.do?searchtype=npshome
Quick Links to additional NPS Library and Database sites: http://www.library.nps.gov/
Search the text of publications: http://www.nps.gov/history/history/index.htm
Another 100 new park brochures have also been added to the National Park Service park brochures web site, including this guidebook from 1941. Inside the cover, just below the title, it reads:
"ASTRIDE the Tennessee-North Carolina border, the Great Smoky Mountains, greatest mountain mass east of the Black Hills of South Dakota, cast a spell of mystery and enchantment."

If you have any brochures that are dated prior to 1980 that you do not see on the site, you can send them to Harry_Butowsky@nps.gov for inclusion.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com
Free Programs on Masa and Kephart
Thursday, October 29th, 2009
Presentations on George Masa and Horace Kephart will be given at the Sugarlands Visitor Center Auditorium on Saturday, November 21. These two men were pivotal in bringing the grandeur of the Smokies to the attention of the public.
Japanese born, George Masa (1881-1933) captured the essence of the mountains through the lens of his camera. His friend and one of the principal supporters for the establishment of a national park, Horace Kephart (1862-1931), eloquently captured the heart and soul of the Smokies in Our Southern Highlanders and other books about the area.
10 a.m.
George Masa: A Perspective on His Life and Works
Presented by GSMA board chairman William A. Hart, Jr.
1 p.m.
The Back of Beyond: Horace Kephart in the Smokies
Presented by retired park ranger Butch McDade
For more information please call the Visitor Center at 865-436-1291.
Speaking of George Masa, Bonesteel Films loaned a short snippet of rare National Archives footage of Masa to the Great Smoky Mountains Association. The snippet is featured in their documentary The Mystery of George Masa. You can view the snippet by clicking here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.
Japanese born, George Masa (1881-1933) captured the essence of the mountains through the lens of his camera. His friend and one of the principal supporters for the establishment of a national park, Horace Kephart (1862-1931), eloquently captured the heart and soul of the Smokies in Our Southern Highlanders and other books about the area.
10 a.m.
George Masa: A Perspective on His Life and Works
Presented by GSMA board chairman William A. Hart, Jr.
1 p.m.
The Back of Beyond: Horace Kephart in the Smokies
Presented by retired park ranger Butch McDade
For more information please call the Visitor Center at 865-436-1291.
Speaking of George Masa, Bonesteel Films loaned a short snippet of rare National Archives footage of Masa to the Great Smoky Mountains Association. The snippet is featured in their documentary The Mystery of George Masa. You can view the snippet by clicking here.
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, hiking gear store, and more.
Horace Kephart’s Smoky Mountain Magic
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
Smoky Mountain Magic is the previously unpublished adventure novel by Horace Kephart, outdoorsman, writer, and champion of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The manuscript has been passed down through the generations to Kephart's great-granddaughter, Libby Kephart Hargrave, and has now been published by Great Smoky Mountains Association, the park's nonprofit partner.
Here's a nice a nice biographical overview of Kephart and a discussion about the new book from the Great Smoky Mountains Association:
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
Smoky Mountain Day Hikers Store Quality gear and apparel from some of the best outdoor brands.
Here's a nice a nice biographical overview of Kephart and a discussion about the new book from the Great Smoky Mountains Association:
Jeff
HikingintheSmokys.com Detailed information on trails in the Smoky Mountains; includes trail descriptions, key features, pictures, video, maps, elevation profiles, news, and more.
Smoky Mountain Day Hikers Store Quality gear and apparel from some of the best outdoor brands.

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