Appalachian History

‘Secrets of the Blue Ridge’ about to release 2nd volume in series

VA newspaper columnist/author Phil James focuses on the lives of regular countryside folk with his two books ‘Secrets of the Blue Ridge.’

KY Heritage Council seeks to preserve the birthplace of Col Charles Young, the 3rd African American to graduate from West Point.

Garet Mathews, white, turned his back on a black ‘friend’ in high school when the friend counted on him. That experience shaped his outlook.

There is a story about a bathtub ghost who saves a man’s life; a tale about a shadow boy helping a young girl find her way home in a storm.

We open today’s show with guest author Ray Wright, curator of Historic Buildings at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA.