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

Category: Colleges & Universities

Lovesick in Blacksburg

Olivia Tutwiler had her pick of the 1919 crop of VPI boys. The baddest of the bad boys there stole her heart. Could she win his?

Crowning a college ‘May Queen’ to celebrate May Day. From the 1920s to the early 1960s it was game changer for the young women involved.

Let’s take a close look at the 1926 yearbook of one Susan Leyburn Hyatt (1908-1999), class of 1927, Stonewall Jackson College, Abingdon, VA.

In 1938 the record holder for longest sentence in the English language was 1,288 words. This speech contains a 628 word sentence. That poor audience!

The West Virginia Folklife Center presents a selection of Appalachian ghost stories Dr. Ruth Ann Musick collected through the years.

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