Ralph Myers Remembers Granny Bell
Ralph Myers photo courtesy of Jessica Ritz Poltrock Ralph Myers was born in Akron, Ohio in 1925 and was raised…
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Fred Lunsford Remembers Granny Bell
Fred Lunsford photo courtesy of BaptistPress Reverend Fred Lunsford was born on March 7th, 1925 in Marble, North Carolina. Until…
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Traditional Mountain Character Traits
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Tipper’s Papaw Wade Wilson In her often overlooked book, Spirit of the…
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I Never Minded Work
Earlier this week I spent time talking with Rachel Virginia Hicks, better known as Sis or Granny. We had a…
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Meet Clementine
Today’s guest post was written by Don Casada. 82-year old Clem Enloe near her home on Tight Run Branch (Photo…
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Reflections Part 2
Today’s post is second in a series written by Ron Stephens about his father-in-law Harvey E. Corder and the Blue…
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Reflections Part I
Today begins a short series of posts written by Ron Stephens about his father-in-law Harvey E. Corder and the Blue…
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Traditional Mountain Characteristics—Self-Reliance
Today’s guest post was written by Jim Casada. Commodore and Anna Lou Casada Traditional Mountain Characteristics—Self-Reliance Among the common sayings…
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Squirrel Hunting and Johnny Cash
“When me and Harold would get in from school, we couldn’t wait to get our school clothes changed and head…
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The Ballad of Kidder Cole
Cole-Tate House courtesy of the Laurel Magazine Cashiers Valley Kidder Cole was the belle of the mountains. A boy in…
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A Nice Gun Story
Today’s guest post was written by Kenneth Hoffman, longtime member of Blind Pig & The Acorn. I was just leaving…
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My Father always Whistled in a Minor Key
Today’s guest post was written by David Anderson. “My Father always Whistled in a Minor Key” written by: David C….
