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

Category: Love and romance

His excuse for marrying a child was…

He knew that she was pure and being a child she and his children would get along pleasantly together.

The day’s events were only to warm up for the square dance at night. The fiddlers tuning up. The figure caller strutting around.

If you’ve taken part in a shivaree and played post office and spin-the-bottle, chances are you’ve been around a half-century or more.

Here’s a day in the life as reported in the February 14, 1930 edition of the Clinch Valley News in Raven, VA

The wife will keep the little house clean; take care of the pigs and chickens; milk the cow and tend the garden.

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