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

Category: Museums

The New Birth of Mount Tabor Church

Ray Wright, Curator of Historic Buildings at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA, discusses moving the historic Mt. Tabor log church.

Diana Jones discusses the musical/personal influences that led her to record in a traditional style at Museum of Appalachia in December 2012.

The Anderson County Museum will publish a book this fall that contains the World War II experiences of twenty county residents.

It’s been 100 years since Ernest “Mooney” Warther, known as the “World’s Master Carver,” built a 10-foot by 14-foot workshop in his backyard.

Two magnolia trees are intertwined with the lives of President Andrew Jackson, President Ronald Reagan, and Senator Howard H. Baker, Jr.

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