Appalachian History

I’d hear about how my aunt didn’t go to the dentist but tied her tooth to the door. This was a story of survival, and became a family staple.

Manly Wade Wellman: a Writer for the Ageless Hills

Manly Wade Wellman’s ‘Silver John’ stories stand out among the few works of fantasy fiction penned about the Appalachian region.

This novel-in-stories about a contemporary Appalachian family follows a grandmother, Essie, and her lineage from Peel Tree, WV to Texas.

Keeping alive mountain heritage through an oral history project, documentary film, public programs, & student programs in the public schools.

The 3rd book in Jim Rada’s historical novel series Canawlers, about the lives of those who worked and lived on the C&O Canal.