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mark rothko painting and 611 sized
November 22, 2013 Museums / Railroad industry / Virginia

Norfolk Southern supports restoration of historic ‘611’ locomotive through sale of Rothko painting

Norfolk Southern has raised $1.5 million to support restoration efforts of the ‘611’ locomotive at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

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interior of mt tabor church (after renovation)
November 22, 2013 Houses of worship / Museums / Virginia

The New Birth of Mount Tabor Church

Ray Wright, Curator of Historic Buildings at the Frontier Culture Museum in Staunton, VA, discusses moving the historic Mt. Tabor log church.

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cleudis robbins birthplace
November 20, 2013 Kentucky / Storytelling

The Cleudis Robbins Memorial Storytelling Contest 2013: A Good Story Takes Some Telling

The 1st Cleudis Robbins Memorial Storytelling Contest, in Bell County, KY, drew 100 schoolchildren, who told ghost stories & adventure tales.

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detail of 'Fiddler' by S.L. Jones
November 12, 2013 Appalachian music / Fiddlers/fiddling / North Carolina

Johnny Mull, Fiddler of the Mountains

Author Eva Nell Mull Wike explains how she came to write ‘Fiddler of the Mountains,’ about her talented uncle, Johnny Mull.

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andrew jackson's sword and scabbard
November 11, 2013 Appalachian celebrities / Politics / Tennessee

President Andrew Jackson’s rise from the Waxhaws

Andrew Jackson’s early years, from 1767 to his move into what became East Tennessee in 1788, established his identity as an elite.

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    May 19, 2017
  • The Prophet Ezekiel; art ca. 1900 The Blood Verse
    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
  • Vicki on Home Guards lead to post Civil War feuds in Fentress County, TN
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