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hemlock tree with wooly adelgid eggs on it
May 6, 2014 Forestry / Natural resource management

Researchers Track “Gray Ghosts” Across the Southern Appalachians

Researchers & land managers focus on the hemlock woolly adelgid’s casualties using high-tech tools to follow the footprints of lost tree life.

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May 1, 2014 Museums / Quilts/quilting / Virginia

Appalachian Heritage Quilts exhibit opens at Museum of the Middle Appalachians

Appalachian Heritage Quilts on display at Museum of the Middle Appalachians. Whether a warmer for cold nights or naps – quilts are a record.

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April 28, 2014 Documentary Films / Virginia

‘Big Moccasin’ aims to capture Deep Tradition of Southwest Virginia

Big Moccasin sets its characters in a timeless backdrop, and through its patient way of looking, it aims to tell the way of Appalachia.

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harriman map 1892
April 23, 2014 Manhattan Project / Prohibition / Tennessee / WWII

Book Excerpt: ‘Images of America: Harriman’

John Norris Brown’s new book, ‘Harriman (Images of America)’ presents a photographic history of Harriman, TN, a temperance town.

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April 22, 2014 Festivals & parades / Historic preservation / Ohio / Tourism

Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area: Appalachian History Preserved

Ohio’s Hill Country Heritage Area celebrates and recognizes the historical depth of Southeast Ohio. A talk with founder Tom O’Grady.

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    May 19, 2017
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    March 7, 2008
  • John Shell in hat, with a cane World’s oldest man — Kentuckian John Shell
    July 5, 2019
  • cloverine salve and packaging Kids! Get rich selling Cloverine Salve!
    May 31, 2016
  • still from TV series Christy Christy and Leonora: City Girl, Country Gal
    November 3, 2011
  • Source: Unsplash Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
    July 16, 2024
  • The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
    February 27, 2024
  • canning and pickling jars still life From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
    January 12, 2024
  • chef holds cluster of grapes to camera A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
    November 9, 2023
  • 1930s Ford truck untended in a garage / Library of Congress The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
    September 7, 2023
  • Giovanna Quattrone on How Dino Crocetti of Steubenville became pop singer Dean Martin
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  • Felicia Ross on She had one husband, five children, and four legs
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