Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

You never seen so many eggs in your life as I had

At Easter, kids would hide eggs. Go around to hen nests and get a egg or two every day and hide them so you’d have some for Easter.

KY Troops confronting miners on a railroad track, 1939

April 7, 2017 Coal mining / Kentucky / Mine Wars / Unions

He said if miners picketed his mine he would slaughter them

The Harlan County gun thugs in reality got nothing for their efforts to drive out the UMWA union. Most of them died violent deaths.

April 6, 2017 Alabama / Post offices

Pleased to be getting a mural, though not sure what they are

Artists who produced murals in Alabama received the award based on work submitted for other sites. 24 works were created in Alabama.

April 5, 2017 Folklore / Virginia

As Meat loves Salt. A folktale.

Ungrateful father thinks 3rd daughter doesn’t love him, because her older sisters love him like gold or silver & she “as meat loves salt.”

Fred Bennett was a fireman on the logging train that ran through Curtin, WV. Doc Godfrey was the engineer on the same train. They shared a terrible tragedy in 1919.

Author: Dave Tabler

You never seen so many eggs in your life as I had

He said if miners picketed his mine he would slaughter them

Pleased to be getting a mural, though not sure what they are

As Meat loves Salt. A folktale.

He placed the tiny baby in a cigar box and walked to the Godfreys