June 2013 - Appalachian History

Documentary filmmaker Elaine McMillion releases ‘Hollow,’ showing life in McDowell County, WV. Supported by West Virginia Humanities Council.

Frostburg, MD High Schoolers learn Historical Research Methods

Matt Ravenscroft inspires students to document their town/regional history in his Historical Methods Research class.

Daniel Boone’s biography was ghostwritten by at least one, and perhaps two, others. How does this affect our perception of Boone?

Hilda Downer explores why Appalachian musicians place rattlesnake rattles inside instruments. It had to begin before the 1900s, she says.

Please welcome guest author Dean King, who weighs in on the Hatfields & McCoys with his newly published history ‘Feud’.