Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Annual Hog Butchering in Summers County, W. Va, 1907

‘Heave ho, over you go’ – hog butchering time

The scent of locust wood smoke and the sound of crackling fires permeated the early morning scene on hog butchering day.

1948 crowd waits for santa in downtown kingsport tn sized

November 14, 2018 Advertising industry in Appalachia / Christmas traditions / Railroad industry / Tennessee

Get ready for the Santa Train

On the weekend before Thanksgiving, the Santa Claus Special (“Santa Train”) departs from Kingsport, TN, arriving in Pikeville, KY.

November 13, 2018 Child rearing / Family life / North Carolina

Bastardy Bonds

The NC colony, starting in 1736, used bastardy bonds to protect the Crown from being responsible for supporting children born out of wedlock.

harrison news leader bldg, 1909 phone, cadiz postcard, harrison county seal

November 9, 2018 Class issues / Farmers/farming / Ohio

The farmer has become a prince

Instead of bathing at the back porch pump of an evening, the farmer now adjourns to his porcelain bath tub.

Get the ones that have already fallen to the ground, or ones that fall off the tree easily, when shaking the tree. If the fruit falls to the ground easily, it is ripe.

Author: Dave Tabler

‘Heave ho, over you go’ – hog butchering time

Get ready for the Santa Train

Bastardy Bonds

The farmer has become a prince

Wait until the first frost has kissed the persimmons