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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Time for School to Start
Photo courtesy of Western Carolina University Southern Appalachian Digital CollectionsTo see an enlarged version visit this page and click on photo….
Do You Know What This Is?
It’s been a long time since I shared a What is it? post, but a few months back I received…
Dating Old Photos
Today’s guest post was written by Janet Smart. I love old family photos. I have lots – wish I had…
The Spring at Grandpa’s
A spring Pap used for our gravity water when I was a girl I cannot hear of mountain springs without…
Baker Furniture Andrews, NC
Table donated by Baker Furniture in Andrews, NC before closing in 2000. The plant opened in 1965. The signatures and…
From the Archives: Summertime in Appalachia
July 30, 2017 It’s summertime in Southern Appalachia. The sun is beating down like the oven door has been left…
Job’s God is True
After Pap died Paul learned and sung the song “Job’s God is True.” It’s a song that means a lot…