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

Category: Tennessee

Doctor Claudius Meade Capps of Hogskin

Dr. Claudius Meade Capps organized the Knox County Medical Society, and was special surgeon of the staff of the Knoxville General Hospital.

The Reverend Craig Chess is a young minister with a problem: his first church assignment is located in the Tennessee Smoky Mountains.

In writing ‘Christy,’ Catherine Marshall honored her parents’ service at Ebenezer Mission, & from their stories, created timeless characters.

Most folks don’t know anything about an Appalachian Shivaree, but it is not something a groom wants to face on his first night of marriage.

Hannah Eason interviewed author Amy Greene about her debut novel ‘Bloodroot’ last week for the Her Circle Ezine.

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