Appalachian History

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Jesus, Jesus, rest your head. You have got a manger bed. All the evil folk on earth, Sleep in feathers at their birth. (But) Jesus, Jesus, rest your head. You have got a manger bed. Have you heard about our Jesus? Have you heard about his fate? How his mother came to the stable, On [...]

Too busy wrapping up those last few gifts.  We’ll be back full swing on January 6. Tweet Send to Kindle

Merry Christmas everyone! We want to take a minute and thank all our readers for stopping by and having a look around here at the site throughout this past year. Your comments and appreciation really make the task of writing so much easier. Also, we want to acknowledge all the talented and generous people who’ve [...]

Please welcome guest author Gordon Belt. Belt is the Director of Public Services for the Tennessee State Library & Archives, and past president of the Society of Tennessee Archivists. In the following piece, from his Posterity Project blog, Belt explores the work of fiction writer James Roberts Gilmore, “who endeavored to cross over into the [...]