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the art of yo-yo playing booklet; LEMELSON CENTER for the Study of Invention and Innovation
April 21, 2017 Childrens games / Inventors / West Virginia

America loves the yo-yo

WV entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan (1892-1971) had never heard of the yo-yo until 1928, when he encountered Pedro Flores in California.

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Cherokee prayer song and rattlesnake background
March 7, 2017 Cherokee folklore / Cherokee Nation / Snakes

The Rattlesnake’s Vengeance

They said that his own wife had killed their chief, Yellow Rattlesnake, & they were just now about to send Black Rattlesnake for revenge.

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Marble Shooting Contest, 4-H, Harrison County, W. Va.
December 19, 2016 Childrens games / Glass industry / West Virginia

Commies, Steelies, Aggies and Glassies

The marble-take-marble world of commies, steelies, aggies and glassies kept children hunkered in the dirt and out of trouble.

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b&w illustration of the Cherokee Little People
December 8, 2016 Cherokee folklore / Christmas traditions / North Carolina

How Cherokee stone crosses came to be

The Creator (E-do-da) had heard their prayers & songs & had given them a gift. The Cherokee kept these stone crosses and always honored them.

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two cherokee stickball players b&w photo
June 6, 2016 Cherokee folklore / Cherokee Nation / Sports

A Cherokee stickball legend

Don’t ever underestimate the size of a person or the looks of a person or the color of a person when he wants to join you.

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    May 19, 2017
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    March 7, 2008
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    November 3, 2011
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    July 16, 2024
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    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
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