From the Archives: Appalachia’s Storytelling Culture
September 16, 2021 Storytelling is a huge component of Appalachian culture, you might even say it’s the cornerstone of the…
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Pap Never Mowed the Yard
Pap was one of the hardest working people I’ve ever known. We all agreed he didn’t work hard just because…
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Train Comments from Yesterday’s Post
I enjoyed all the comments left on yesterday’s post about the humorous train story. Here are two that I wanted…
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Trains and Neighborliness
“That makes me think of another funny story. An old mountain man up here had heard that the train had…
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A Lonely Lad’s Musings on Mountain Roots
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. A LONELY LAD’S MUSINGS ON MOUNTAIN ROOTS As I grow ever older,…
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Gouging Wasper Nests
Wasper Like most mountain boys I got eat up with waspers, gaugeing their nests off old barns and houses lookin’…
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Fishing and Game Wardens
Fishing with Coffee and Biscuits This fellow, Quill, he lived way back in the woods and he hunted and fished…
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The Goat Man
Today’s guest post was written by Celia Miles. Photo from Gadsden Public Library Heading sun-ward, he set up camp on…
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Prospect Church 1900
It’s always fun to visit a place in your own area that you’ve never been before. A few weeks back…
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Railroad Track Anvil
Today’s guest post was written by Arnold. Many years ago I watched a how-to show on TV in which someone…
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From the Archives: Watching Westerns with Granny
August 10, 2021 Back in June I left my full time position with John C. Campbell Folk School to focus…
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Hightower School – Swain County NC
Today’s guest post was written by Arnold. This is a picture of Hightower School where my mother went to elementary school…
