Appalachian History

We open today’s show with a look at KY’s Pack Horse Library Project, aimed at providing reading materials to rural portions of Eastern KY.

‘Traveling 219’ project gathers WV oral histories along road of same name

The Traveling 219 Project has recorded over forty life and community histories from people who live near US 219 in WV and MD.

We open today’s show with the story of how WV’s Philippi Covered Bridge got built, presented by guest narrator Roxy Todd.

It was a sweet letter in which he pleaded with me to wait til he came home to make a final decision. Then I did a foolish thing.

We open today’s show with author George A. Mosel’s appreciation of Steubenville, OH at the turn of the 20th century.