Hearing Appalachian Language
“There is much to be said for simply being oneself while not using it as an excuse not to get…
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The Worry Months
Today’s guest post was written by Dean Rathbone. My great grandparents, John McElrath and Dorcas Quilliams McElrath. Grandpa Charlie, Minnie,…
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A Crazy Love Story
With Valentines floating around I was reminded of the craziest love story I ever heard. I stumbled on it in…
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Pictures of our people and place
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. Pictures of our people and place This will be an introductory piece…
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Early Carvings from Brasstown
Today’s post was written by Chitter. Every now and then I get a feeling that there is a Brasstown Carvers’…
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February in Pigeon Roost 4
The 1974 Winter Edition of the Foxfire Magazine contains a compilation of newspaper articles written by Harvey Miller. At the…
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Playing With Dynamite – The Deep Hole
Today’s guest post was written by Ed Ammons. About a mile below the swinging bridge at Needmore, near the mouth…
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Finding Old Songs
One of the toughest things about having a website with a great amount of content is having reliable storage. In…
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Teaching Others
Several days ago I received the following comment from Attilynn: “Well, now I can add postum to the increasing list…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 155
It’s time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. I’m sharing a few videos to let you hear the words and phrases….
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Living In Appalachia Doesn’t = Ignorance
“Just because I am an Appalachian person, we did grow up in a more rural isolated community, but that doesn’t…
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Matt’s Hands
I received a lot of comments on my recent video about how The Deer Hunter handles the wood we heat…
