Dave Tabler, Author at Appalachian History

Reviving the ancient art of tatting

The English name of tatting is said to be derived from ‘tatters’ and to denote the frail disconnected character of the fabric.

From 1908–1940, Sears, Roebuck and Company sold roughly 75,000 homes nationwide through their mail-order Modern Homes program.

Rural Free Delivery (RFD) service began as an experiment on October 1, 1896, at Charles Town, Halltown and Uvilla, WV.

Until the late 1950’s, many companies issued tokens–scrip–for use by their employees in company run stores.

Then it was as if lightning flashed from his eyes and struck the young man, and a terrible crash of thunder stretched him senseless.