Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

The death of Molly Vaughn

Man mistakes fiance for a swan; shoots her by mistake. Her ghost appears at his murder trial to plead his innocence. A ballad of true love.

Elizabeth Laprelle attended old time fiddlers’ conventions & sang harmonies with her family, who taught her traditional singing styles.

The best time for morels is May but with more than 100 different types of mushroom, mushroom hunting is a summer-long activity.

Aunt Betty Arnett lived 87 years of her life unable to read or write; she lives far back at the headwaters of Licking River in Magoffin County, KY.

The movement to put anti-lynching legislation in place gained new momentum with the election of FDR in 1932. Roosevelt refused to speak out.

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