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Jonesborough Storytellers Guild
Have you ever wondered if you were a storyteller?
Are you fascinated by the story behind the story?
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Executive Board as of January 1, 2025 Vice President: Linda Thorpe Treasurer: Betty Jean (BJ) Sotherland Recording Secretary: Linda Gellman Volunteer Coordinator Tammy Dycus
David Joe Miller in the 1990’s, when the weekend long National Storytelling Festival was hitting its peak, I was often asked where people could find storytelling performances during the rest of the year. It became obvious to me that there was a need for ongoing storytelling performances in the Storytelling Capital of the World. After…
P.O. Box 996 100 W Main St.Jonesborough, TN37659, US (423) 720-0977 admin@storytellersguild.org
Our purpose is to preserve and perpetuate storytelling and to promote the art and craft of storytelling.
In the summer of 1994 David Joe Miller of Jonesborough Tennessee, placed a small notice in the newspaper inviting local storytellers to form a professional guild. Six tellers responded. Besides David Joe Miller, the founding members of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild were: Bob Phillips (Jonesborough, TN)G. Lee Hearl (Abington, VA)Leon Overbay (Gray, TN)Linda Poland (Telford,…
