I Shall Not Be Moved
I Shall Not Be Moved is a song I grew up singing in church and always enjoyed. Reading up on…
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Appalachia Through My Eyes – Sisters In Appalahcia
Appalachian sisters walking down a dirt road in North Carolina. Sweet sisters still willing to hold onto each other like…
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Planting By The Signs March 2013
March seems to be roaring in like a lion here in Western NC-but I know Spring is just around the…
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The Story Of The Lufty Baptist Church
During the weeks before-and after-our trip to the Lufty Baptist Church I listened intently for a story about the church….
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Names From Lufty Baptist Church
During the months since we first visited Lufty Baptist Church, I’ve kept going back to the list of names I…
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A Sense Of Place In Appalachia
A common phrase thrown around when the subject of Appalachia is discussed is ‘sense of place.’ Appalachians like their place….
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Memories Of Lufty Baptist Church
In 2004 Kathy Wiggins interviewed her grandmother, Maisie Fisher Queen Young. Mrs. Young tells about the Lufty Baptist Church-and the area…
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Getting Ready For Church At Lufty Baptist
Photo and description from Highland Homeland: The People of the Great Smokies. Before leaving for Lufty Baptist Church, Alfred Dowdle…
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Scratching Out A Living In Western NC
In 1976 Dwight Childers talked with his uncle, Frances David Childers (1893 – 1983), about how people lived when he…
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Roy Arthur Childers 1905 -1996
(Photo of Roy Author Childers courtesy of Dwight Childers. Copyright belongs to www.childers-shepherd.org) Yesterday I posted an interview with Frances David…
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Frances David Childers 1893 – 1983
(Photo of Frances David Childers courtesy of Dwight Childers. Copyright belongs to www.childers-shepherd.org) Frances David Childers was the firstborn child of Thomas…
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Genealogical Ties To The Ocona Lufta Valley
Ever since I stepped foot in the Historic Lufty Baptist Church I wanted to know more about the people who…
