2010 - Page 2 of 5 - Appalachian History

The First Lady: Museum pays tribute to Edith Bolling Wilson

The focus on Edith, at her birthplace museum in Wytheville, is to tell the story of this First Lady in her early years.

On that Sunday evening in 1927, one-armed deputy Chap Osborne approached the vehicle he had just stopped, with his gun drawn.

On OU’s Appalachian Heritage Day, I wanted to informally share some Appalachian stereotype-associated things I’ve been thinking about.

In bygone days, as the sun shone across sere fields of fall, serious preparation for winter’s coming lean, mean times commenced.

When Louise Smith started racing cars, most girls weren’t even allowed to drive. Louise fearlessly paved the way and became a NASCAR legend.