Appalachian History

I wasn’t such a hot teacher, but we had a swell ball team

Earle Bryan Combs’ throwing arm seemed ordinary only because he shared the Yankee outfield with Bob Meusel and Babe Ruth.

Row after row of clotheslines chock full of stunning chenille bedspreads. Congratulations! You’re in the thick of “Peacock Alley.”

It’s changed so much you have to be a big farmer to make a living because a little farmer can’t hardly make a living.

A 1948 Grafton, WV newspaper article discusses the two local women responsible for the creation of Mother’s Day.

“What in tarnation?” is one of a big variety of euphemistic expressions of surprise or bewilderment that arose in 18th & 19th century America.