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

Category: Documentary Films

30th Anniversary Screening of the Movie “Matewan”

The Mine Wars Museum partnered with the West Virginia Humanities Council and the Appalachian Community Fund to host the screening.

Coal Dust depicts a modern lobbyist who is called home to see her family. She reflects on her town/family’s history with coal mines.

When I first wrote about our Grandma Gatewood project for Appalachian History in 2013, we were at the half-way point of our shooting schedule.

KY film director Michael Crisp aims to bring Floyd’s incredible story to a wider audience, allowing others an opportunity to learn about him.

A new documentary film explores the surprising history of a long forgotten German WWII POW camp near Lyndhurst, VA.

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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

Giovanna Quattrone on How Dino Crocetti of Steubenville became pop singer Dean Martin
addy cheeks on Why The Possum’s Tail Is Bare
kota on North Carolina Ghost Town
Felicia Ross on She had one husband, five children, and four legs
Joseph Tropea on Worst mine disaster in US history

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