Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

It pleases me that dulcimer making goes back as far as the Bible

A widely celebrated instrument maker, musician & artist, his work can be found in the Smithsonian Institution & the NC Museum of History.

He would boil roots + leaves, and would strain away the particles. This was diluted with whiskey, and given to the victim to drink.

After their wedding, the Driskill’s settled on a farm & lived there till 1912, when they came to Ft Payne & bought out Jim Malone Restaurant.

Agricultural education throughout the State, and scientific farming, have developed within the last 50 years.

Anna Safley Houston (1876-1951) amassed it all single-handedly. Her collection of pitchers alone is thought to be the largest in the world.