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Horace Kephart: A Great-Grandfather Appreciation

“We are, my brother & I, forever looking for glimpses of our great-grandfather,” says Laura Kephart. “He’s been glorified; he’s been vilified.

daniel boone poster against palace theatre background

October 24, 2007 Appalachia in the media / Appalachian celebrities / Backwoodsmen/guides / Colonial Era / Kentucky

‘Daniel Boone’ opens at the Palace

For all his prowess, George O’Brien manages to project Daniel Boone as a shy, unassuming adventurer, which is presumably what the man was.

June 26, 2007 Backwoodsmen/guides / Colonial Era / Doctors / Virginia

The Good Doctor Walker

Doctor Thomas Walker was a friend and confidant of Thomas Jefferson. He discovered the Cumberland Gap (long before it had a European name).

Duncan Carpenter and family at entrance to Carpenter's Cave

June 22, 2007 Backwoodsmen/guides / Fiddlers/fiddling / West Virginia

“I could eat soup even it was made over a lizard”

Shelt Carpenter was an early 20th century fixture as a guide to fisherman on WV’s Elk River. He also entertained at the fishing camps with his fiddle and his tales.

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