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The turkey was dressed out the day before

Thanksgiving and Christmas were our favorite days. The turkey would be purchased live and dressed out the day before.

November 20, 2018 Animals / Dog breeds

The Maupins, the Walkers, and Tennessee Lead

The ‘Walker hound.’ Most popular of the American Foxhounds. It can be traced to Madison County, KY and a stolen hound called Tennessee Lead.

There are many Uncle Williams still in the Cumberlands; it is their presence which makes these hazy uplands unique. For they are the last outposts of a vanished world.

kitchen prep area of Vann House cyanotype

November 16, 2018 Georgia / Memoirs / Slaves

My master always treated me like I was a human being

When all the white boys and girls would be away “Miss Beckie” would gather the little negro children around the fire and talk with us.

Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va, 1907

November 15, 2018 Butchering / Farmers/farming / West Virginia

‘Heave ho, over you go’ – hog butchering time

The scent of locust wood smoke and the sound of crackling fires permeated the early morning scene on hog butchering day.

Year: 2018

The turkey was dressed out the day before

The Maupins, the Walkers, and Tennessee Lead

How the post office came to Pine Mountain KY

My master always treated me like I was a human being

‘Heave ho, over you go’ – hog butchering time