Appalachian History

Author Katherine Scott Crawford discusses ‘Keowee Valley’

Crawford weaves historical research & storytelling into a dynamic, personal saga that intimately appeals to any reader of Appalachia lore.

Ohio production company Eden Valley Enterprises is in production on a documentary about the life of historic AT hiker Emma Gatewood.

Why did many Irish Americans, who did not have a direct connection to slavery, choose to fight for the Confederacy?

What will Appalachian culture of tomorrow look like? Will it just be another spot on the map more associated with coal than its own people?

Sparky Rucker tells a ‘preacher’s tale’ about his grandfather, Elder John Rucker. How do you banish ghosts from a church service?