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July 11, 2018 Folklore / Kentucky

Gold is really good, only when wisely spent

‘Old Farmer Was A Miser Of The Worst Kind! His Love Of Gold Led To Great Misery,’ by McCreary Roberts in ‘Kentucky Explorer,’ April 2000

Cornbread and Beans for Breakfast

“Cornbread and Beans for Breakfast,” published 1995, portrays the Depression era scene from James Milton Hanna’s childhood in Cherokee, AL.

southern highland handicraft items in collage

February 26, 2018 Folk art / Handicrafts / Historic preservation / Virginia

The urge to create something beautiful from the commonest materials

First stop for Southern Highland Handicraft Guild’s traveling exhibition will be at the American County Life Assn. conference at Blacksburg.

December 29, 2017 Folk medicine / Winter

Ahh-CHOOOOO !

Aspirin had already been around since 1915, but there were still plenty of folks back in the hollers who relied on traditional folk remedies for colds and flu.

bedraggled woman created in dream generator

October 16, 2017 Appalachian scary tales / Ghost stories / Halloween / West Virginia

The Girl who had been in an Accident

Three boys driving along a deserted road on a snowy night discover a badly hurt girl. But she’s not what she appears to be. A WV ghost story.

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