Stories of Appalachia

You know all those country songs that talk about “Daddy’s Hands,” “Daddy’s Old Truck,” “Riding next to Daddy,”... Read More

The house that I grew up in was at the end of the electrical grid, which meant that... Read More

William McFalls and his dear wife Ruth lived just a hop, skip and a jump from my old... Read More

The most common types of watermelons in Burke County when I was growing up were Charleston Greys, Crimson... Read More

Although we often hear about the Ohio Buckeyes, there are fewer recollections regarding the buckeyes of North Carolina.... Read More

When I was growing up, people often made their own entertainment, playing music, telling stories, and sometimes doing... Read More

Easter is a sacred holiday for Christians around the world, but for me as a child, Easter signified... Read More

I was born in the late 1960’s and at that time, probably only one-in-a-hundred American households owned a... Read More

Not every family has an Uncle Edsel and that’s probably a good thing. My great-uncle Edsel Church was... Read More

Mark Twain once wrote, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born... Read More

Pigs have personalities and a broad range of emotions. They can be playful, spiteful, grouchy, vengeful, frisky, loving,... Read More

I first learned of Horace Kephart when I interned as an undergraduate student at the Western Carolina University... Read More