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

Category: Virginia

History and Haints Abound!!

Treacherous English Lords. Murderous American doctors. Haints rapping loudly. Lelia Jane Grubb Musser told tales of these things, and more.

Olivia Tutwiler had her pick of the 1919 crop of VPI boys. The baddest of the bad boys there stole her heart. Could she win his?

This cookbook is a time capsule of our Southern food traditions. While some of the recipes are probably not to our modern tastes, many are.

What did the typical buyer purchase at a country store in Newbern, VA in the mid 19th century? What about at Christmastime?

Let’s take a close look at the 1926 yearbook of one Susan Leyburn Hyatt (1908-1999), class of 1927, Stonewall Jackson College, Abingdon, VA.

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Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
July 16, 2024
Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
February 27, 2024
From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
January 12, 2024
A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
November 9, 2023
The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
September 7, 2023

Hobey Ford on The Long Trail of Shortia, part 1 of 2
Tonja Wright on Tapping Oil at the Roots of a Family Tree
Larry Ernest Simmerman on The real Johnny Appleseed
Laura Kramer Salmans on Harry “Pop” Kramer: A Voice for Community
October pow-wow in Tucker County moves, expands - West Virginia Explorer on The Aracoma Story –an Appalachian ‘Romeo & Juliet’

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