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

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How the strawberry came to the Cherokee people

Even today, strawberries are often kept in Cherokee homes. They remind us not to argue and are a symbol of good luck.

A secret tribe of Cherokees live either inside Pilot Mountain or in some hidden valley only reached by passing a concealed entrance.

Two classic wooden folk toys, the whimmydiddle & the flipperdinger, have been enjoyed by children for hundreds of years in the region.

We open today’s show with a series of live interviews from the floor of the Appalachian Studies Association 37th conference in Huntington, WV

We bring you today’s show live, on location at the 34th annual Tennessee Fall Homecoming, at the Museum of Appalachia in Norris, TN.

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