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Category: Thanksgiving

Dressing out a turkey b&w shot
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.

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newsweek cartoon ribbing FDR for 2 thanksgivings
November 6, 2017 Politics / Thanksgiving

The year with two Thanksgivings

The average citizen was irritated, confused; big business was delighted. In the end, Thanksgiving was celebrated on 2 different dates in 1939.

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cornbread or biscuit
November 17, 2016 Regional food / Thanksgiving

Cornbread or beaten biscuits? Breaking the food code

When you sit down to your Thanksgiving meal, will the dressing on your plate be made with cornbread or wheat bread?

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pittsburgh emergency tread vehicle in action
November 25, 2015 Thanksgiving / Weather events

Thanksgiving 1950. The snowstorm of the century.

On November 25, 1950, the so-called “storm of the century” hit the eastern part of the United States, killing 353 and causing millions of dollars in damages.

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  • guineas of west virginia The Guineas of West Virginia
    May 19, 2017
  • The Prophet Ezekiel; art ca. 1900 The Blood Verse
    March 7, 2008
  • John Shell in hat, with a cane World’s oldest man — Kentuckian John Shell
    July 5, 2019
  • cloverine salve and packaging Kids! Get rich selling Cloverine Salve!
    May 31, 2016
  • still from TV series Christy Christy and Leonora: City Girl, Country Gal
    November 3, 2011
  • Source: Unsplash Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
    July 16, 2024
  • The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
    February 27, 2024
  • canning and pickling jars still life From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
    January 12, 2024
  • chef holds cluster of grapes to camera A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
    November 9, 2023
  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
  • Giovanna Quattrone on How Dino Crocetti of Steubenville became pop singer Dean Martin
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