Collections

The musical renaissance man can trace his life in music with an impressive collection

Century-old automobiles restore the joy of youth to a Lowcountry do-it-yourselfer

On a farm in North Florida, a man works to keep several breeds of birds from vanishing

The Alabama artist Mary Kirk Kelly captured the sublime bounty of summer

The legacy of silhouette artist Carew Rice lives on

On the menu at chef Sara Bradley’s Paducah restaurant: hundreds of bourbons from her private stash

For North Carolina sportsman Danny Ellis, seeking out rare calls is all about the thrill of the hunt

Love infuses a historic—and exquisite—set of oyster plates

Rick Ellis’s hundreds of cookbooks preserve the South’s history one recipe at a time

Art by—and for—the people

A musician’s quest to acquire the best Southern guitars in the world

A Kentucky couple put their antique julep cups to good — and frequent — use

Step inside the home of Charleston, South Carolina, event designer Calder Clark, and her collection is hard to miss

Joe Bussard’s rare vintage 78s—all 15,000 of them—preserve the sounds of the South for future generations

Preston Gough’s collection of pedigreed knives is a study in Southern craftsmanship

For the former rock drummer Cary Bonnecaze, collecting absinthe spoons is a way to preserve his heritage

A lifelong Marylander preserves eye-catching emblems of oyster history

One man’s passion for Kentucky’s whiskey-soaked history

For a Charleston builder, old tools reveal the secrets of the craftsmen who came before him