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

Category: West Virginia

Esau Scrip and the Shoe Room

Coal barons in Whipple, WV issued ‘Esau scrip’ to destitute miners’ wives. The women were expected to repay the loan with bodily services.

‘Listening to the Land’ uses story to raise awareness of the changing nature and related issues of WV’s Cacapon and Lost River Valley.

2013 recipient Jon Smith is a preservationist, master craftsman, & educator – a man who knows how to get things done.

Tom Dotson, descendant of both Hatfields & McCoys, takes issue with historical accuracy of Dean King’s research in King’s book ‘The Feud.’

This 50 minute instructional CD for middle schoolers is a love song to Appalachian culture in story and song, by West Virginian Adam Booth.

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