Stories, quotes and anecdotes from Appalachia. 1880s-1950s era.

Category: Black Appalachia

The first African-American woman to serve in a legislative body in the US

Minnie Buckingham Harper (R-McDowell) was appointed to succeed her late husband in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Berea College archivist Rachel Vagts is ‘proud to do what we are able to preserve the story and history of all peoples of Appalachia.’

With a conviction that storytelling should be a shared family experience, Lynette Ford selects stories for children and adults.

New movie celebrates the life, work, & legacy of SC native Jane Edna Harris Hunter, founder of the Phillis Wheatley Association in Cleveland.

A precocious, nosey girl, who has eavesdropping down to a science, learns hard truths about coal mining in WV in this coming of age novel.

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Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
July 16, 2024
Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
February 27, 2024
From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
January 12, 2024
A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
November 9, 2023
The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
September 7, 2023

David Doerr on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree
Tami on The Guineas of West Virginia
Marbles in the Graveyard - The Secret Life of Marbles on Put the corpse in the barn till spring
Brian Sherwood on 125 reasons you’ll get sent to the lunatic asylum
Kat on “Everyday” Appalachian Superstitions

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