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April 21, 2008 Coal mining / Jews / West Virginia / Writers

Deborah Weiner discusses her book ‘Coalfield Jews’

Boomtowns & mining regions around the world have been important to Jews in the diaspora, so the book sheds light on that Jewish experience.

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West Side of Church St., Mt. Vernon, Ky 1920
April 9, 2008 Kentucky / Newspaper

The largest Sunday school in Eastern Kentucky on the L&N R. R.

Mount Vernon Signal [Rockcastle County KY] April 09, 1909 offers up a day in the life of Mt. Vernon. Folks died, bought hogs, played baseball.

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March 19, 2008 Appalachian music / Festivals & parades

True to my love, my love’s been true to me

The poor younger sister in this song was done in by her own kin so she could take her lover. Granny recorded this song for Folkways Records.

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looking out at threatening legs from under a bed
March 13, 2008 Appalachian crime / Appalachian scary tales / Halloween / Tennessee

Tennessee murder tale

Man stays in a scary motel overnight. Finds dead man under bed intended for him. Puts dead man ON bed and gets UNDER bed.

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The Prophet Ezekiel; art ca. 1900
March 7, 2008 Religious practices

The Blood Verse

Among the Appalachian people, it’s known as the Blood Verse, and it is probably the most controversial aspect of hillbilly witchcraft.

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  • guineas of west virginia The Guineas of West Virginia
    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
  • Giovanna Quattrone on How Dino Crocetti of Steubenville became pop singer Dean Martin
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  • Felicia Ross on She had one husband, five children, and four legs
  • Joseph Tropea on Worst mine disaster in US history

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