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Author: Dave Tabler

overview of gallery with 'changing appalachia' exhibit
April 17, 2014 Culture shifts / Folk art / Museums / Virginia

Changing Appalachia: From Custom to Cutting Edge

Dr. Katie Hoffman & Dr. Jean Haskell curated a newly opened arts exhibit at the Portsmouth Arts Center that celebrates Appalachian art today.

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sharpsburg community center development in progress
April 16, 2014 Kentucky / Works Progress Administration

Sharpsburg, KY renovates dilapidated WPA gym, reopens it as community center

After a lot of sacrifices, scrimping and piling one source of money on another, Sharpsburg has turned the building into a community center.

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joe frank harris exhibit opening day 1983
April 15, 2014 Georgia / Museums / Politics

New exhibit on Joe Frank Harris, GA’s 78th governor

Georgia’s Bartow History Museum opens a new exhibition in the permanent gallery on the life and legacy of Honorable Joe Frank Harris.

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heirloom seed packets in a basket
April 10, 2014 Educators/teachers / Georgia / Seed saving

Heirloom Seeds and Social Bridges: Forging Connections in Lumpkin County, GA

How has heirloom seed gardening helped develop community in Lumpkin County? What’s the tradition’s status? What heirloom seeds still exist?

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junction group earthworks photographed by drone
April 9, 2014 Indian mounds / Ohio

Hopewell Country and the Junction Earthworks

Ohio coalition of preservation groups launches successful effort to preserve one of largest & most complicated Hopewell earthwork complexes.

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    May 19, 2017
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    March 7, 2008
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    November 3, 2011
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    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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