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Granny Dollar banner by sandra lafferty
November 30, 2018 Alabama / Centenarians / Cherokee Nation / Oral histories

The Legend of Granny Dollar, part 2 of 2

The legends grew around Granny Dollar. She told fortunes and managed to survive by growing chickens and vegetables.

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Color rendition of a B&W Granny Dollar photo
November 29, 2018 Alabama / Centenarians / Cherokee Nation / Oral histories

The legend of Granny Dollar, part 1 of 2

There is no doubt that Nancy Emmaline Callahan Dollar, who came to be known as “Granny Dollar,” was what is known as a character.

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Town of Pocahontas, VA in 1911
November 28, 2018 Class issues / Virginia

God forbid that Tazewell shall ever have a system with paupers at the base and idle rich at the top

Extremes of wealth/poverty don’t exist & never have in Tazewell. There are many comfortably wealthy men in the county; but only 53 paupers.

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mule killed by a train wreck
November 26, 2018 Animals / Kentucky / Mules / Timber Industry

It throwed the lead mule way up on the hillside

Derben saw he couldn’t hold his cars with only one brake, so when he got to the other end of the bridge, he jumped off & turned the cars loose on the mules.

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Ruby Bradley's military decorations framed
November 23, 2018 Military / Nurses / West Virginia / WWII

Hometown wisdom in time of war

Colonel Ruby Bradley was the US Army’s most highly decorated nurse. She was born in Spencer, WV, and became an Army nurse in 1934.

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    January 12, 2024
  • chef holds cluster of grapes to camera A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
    November 9, 2023
  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
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