Appalachian History

West Virginia’s first woman physician

Harriet Jones, M.D., was the first woman to be licensed as a physician in WV and the first woman to be elected to its House of Delegates.

“A Hard Journey” brings to life Don West, poet, ordained Congregationalist minister, labor organizer, educator, leftist activist.

Gretchen Laskas’ grandfather stopped mining in the 1950’s, but that didn’t keep black lung from killing him years later.

The miller would stand around there when he was grinding . . . he’d feel the texture with his hands . . . and then he would smell it.

For all his prowess, George O’Brien manages to project Daniel Boone as a shy, unassuming adventurer, which is presumably what the man was.