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Author: Dave Tabler

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August 8, 2014 Civil War / Museums / Virginia

The curator speaks about ‘An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia’

Curator Andrew Talkov of the Virginia Historical Society discusses the thinking behind this exhibit for the Civil War Sesquicentennial.

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August 7, 2014 Educators/teachers / North Carolina / Oral histories / Writers

Book Review: ‘Voices from the Headwaters’

Appalachian State University students collect remembrances of mountain life as it used to be at the headwaters of the New River’s North Fork.

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August 6, 2014 Handicrafts / Kentucky

Churchill Weavers of Berea, KY

Thanks to the Appalachian Craft Revival, a Berea, KY firm rose up to become one of the nation’s foremost companies specialized in handweaving.

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August 5, 2014 Museums / Railroad industry / West Virginia

Historic Building Finds New Life as John Henry Museum

Talcott, WV rallies to save and re-purpose a local dry goods store into the John Henry Museum, to tell the 1871 story of his legendary battle.

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painting of ephraim cutler home
August 4, 2014 Ohio / Politics / Storytelling

My Life as Ephraim Cutler

History presenter Dr. Richard Dean explains how he came to portray the life of early SE Ohio frontier politician Ephraim Cutler.

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    November 3, 2011
  • Source: Unsplash Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
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  • The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
    February 27, 2024
  • canning and pickling jars still life From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
    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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