The Importance of Documenting Photos
Granny with siblings and cousin (she’s on the far right of the second row) On yesterday’s post several folks lamented…
Our Recent Hike
On a long hike over the weekend we saw the least mushrooms growing on a laurel branch. Most of our…
First Hand Account of the 1918 Flu in Appalachia
David Brose, who was the longtime Folklorist at John C. Campbell Folk School, gave me a copy of a recorded…
Finding Artifacts and Relics on an Appalachian Farm
Photo courtesy of Ben Pope A few months back Ben Pope from History Hound Detecting contacted the girls to see if…
September 2, 1945
Harshaw Road – Cherokee County NC September 2, 1945 the Japanese delegation formally signed the instrument of surrender marking the…
James Anderson, Sr. & Martin Maney – Parallel Lives of Two American Patriots
Today’s Guest Post was written by David Anderson ———————– Parallel Lives of Two American Patriots James Anderson, Sr. & Martin…
First Mowing Machine in Graham County NC
Gov. Carringer written and documented by Fred O. Scroggs 1925 Uncle “Gov” (J.B. Carringer) one of our oldest residents. Born…
The Legend of Abraham Lincoln and WNC
Photo from the NCGenWeb Project All my life I’ve heard the legend that Abraham Lincoln was not the son of Thomas…