2013 - Appalachian History

Death by Eggnog

Addison Williams came to his death as a result of “being exposed to the cold after drinking a large quantity of mean whiskey.”

“We undervalue our diversity here,” says Nate May. “We white-out a significant portion of our history, much to our own detriment.”

VA newspaper columnist/author Phil James focuses on the lives of regular countryside folk with his two books ‘Secrets of the Blue Ridge.’

KY Heritage Council seeks to preserve the birthplace of Col Charles Young, the 3rd African American to graduate from West Point.

Garet Mathews, white, turned his back on a black ‘friend’ in high school when the friend counted on him. That experience shaped his outlook.