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

Category: Kentucky

Kentucky’s moonlight schools

They were called “moonlight schools” because classes were held on nights when the moon cast enough light for students to see the footpaths.

One little nickel package of Chinese firecrackers provided plenty of Christmas joking and pranking. Country children were happier for it!

In the country, you don’t buy mistletoe at a store. You shoot it out of a tree.

I sang I Wonder As I Wander for 5 years in concert before it caught on. Since then, it has been sung by soloists and choral groups worldwide.

When a cold winter shadow I cast on the ground/ And frost from the foothills is creeping all around/ I now and then glance down the road…

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