Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

A road rage incident at the dawn of the automobile

Robert Ullom was unlucky around timber. When he cheated death in 1912, the car he was in careened around 3 horse drawn wagons hauling timber.

It was illegal to enslave Native Americans in colonial VA. Rachel Findlay knew that, sued, & won her freedom. But then her life took a turn.

These ‘Greatest Generation’ letters are windows into what it means to be human, in love, and dedicated to making the world a better place.

She started singing this hymn in front of the returned children. When Rebecca heard the tune, she recognized it & came running to her mother.

The record is silent on who came up with the nickname “Jenny Lind” for coal company houses. Here, several clues to help figure it out.