Appalachian History

January 13, 2009 Tennessee / Writers

I guess he was right pretty. But just setting there all day

Mildred Eunice Haun’s only collection of fiction, The Hawk’s Done Gone (1940), combines modern realism with ancient beliefs & superstitions.

Crazy laws still on the books

Better get started putting that hitching post up outside your office building in Knoxville, TN. It’s still the law. There’s more! Much more!

wanted poster for sodder children deaths

December 24, 2008 Appalachian crime / Firefighting / West Virginia

Something hit the roof — like a rubber ball

Their search has dragged on for 23 years, but George & Jeannie Sodder will never believe five of their children burned to death in that fire.

The whole family was sick with whooping cough, and Grandma tried valiantly to keep the baby from getting it, but with no vaccine then, it was a losing battle.

December 9, 2008 Christmas traditions

Christmas images throughout Appalachia

Historical Christmas photos from Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and Ohio. Let it snow, let it snow! May these images bring you cheer.