Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

The ingredients so happily blended in this water

Thompson’s Bromine and Arsenic Springs is a good representative of a segment of our social heritage, of which only a few survive.

texas gladden teaching a ballad to child

April 23, 2009 Appalachian celebrities / Appalachian music / Ballad singers / Virginia

People who sing operettas shouldn’t tinker around with mountain music

Texas Gladden (1895-1967), was an American folk singer best known for her traditional Appalachian ballad style of singing.

The Azalea Festival in Pickens, SC offers up classic cars, a pet pageant, hot air balloon rides, and of course, acres and acres of pink, orange, and purple azaleas.

john brinkley with goat gland ad behind him

April 13, 2009 Doctors / Medical ethics / North Carolina

Dr. Brinkley seemed to glow like an April Christmas tree

Even after Brinkley had been judged a charlatan, my grandfather remained his stalwart defender, says NC playwright Gary Carden.

March 31, 2009 Kentucky / LGBGT

Not murdered….but turned boy

She positively refused to return under any circumstances, preferring to cast her lot among strangers and pass her days acting the man.

Author: Dave Tabler

The ingredients so happily blended in this water

People who sing operettas shouldn’t tinker around with mountain music

Acres of pink, orange, and purple azaleas in Pickens

Dr. Brinkley seemed to glow like an April Christmas tree

Not murdered….but turned boy