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

Category: Educators/teachers

How Kentucky culture spawned the National Spelling Bee

The National Spelling Bee began in Kentucky. A look at the culture that spawned the event tells why that should be no surprise.

These ‘Greatest Generation’ letters are windows into what it means to be human, in love, and dedicated to making the world a better place.

After 40 years of education work, Martha Berry—the Sunday Lady of Possum Trot— is among GA’s most prominent early 20th century women.

A selection from the Oakland High School Yearbook, 1930, Garrett County, MD. The more things change, the more they stay the same!

With little experience & less money, we started a school. In 1902, at the forks of Troublesome Creek, the Hindman Settlement School was born.

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David Doerr on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree
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