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cartoon man flailing in water with crutch

Father went to the county seat and bid in a pauper

The county had no poor farm those days; county officials let paupers out to live at homes of whoever of responsibility made the lowest bid.

December 21, 2018 Appalachian music / Christmas traditions / Hymns / Kentucky

Jesus, Jesus, Rest Your Head

John Jacob Niles (1892-1980) began collecting Appalachian folk songs and composing music as a KY teenager.

November 26, 2018 Animals / Kentucky / Mules / Timber Industry

It throwed the lead mule way up on the hillside

Derben saw he couldn’t hold his cars with only one brake, so when he got to the other end of the bridge, he jumped off & turned the cars loose on the mules.

November 21, 2018 Kentucky / Regional food / Thanksgiving

The turkey was dressed out the day before

Thanksgiving and Christmas were our favorite days. The turkey would be purchased live and dressed out the day before.

Uncle William. Drawing by Elizabeth Hench

November 19, 2018 Kentucky / Post offices

How the post office came to Pine Mountain KY

There are many Uncle Williams still in the Cumberlands; it is their presence which makes these hazy uplands unique. For they are the last outposts of a vanished world.

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