The world was a very different place in 1920, especially in Ashe County, and the further you got… Read More
Jack the Miller by Steve Tweed – Tuesdays with Tweed
Hi, Folks! Last August, I was charged with an assignment to shoot some photos for Plough to Pantry,… Read More
An Eye Opening Experience – Simply Appalachian by Pam Sizemore
10:00 p.m.and I still had homework left in English for the next day. Sitting in Grandma Eller’s bed,… Read More
Delilah by Steve Tweed – Tuesdays with Tweed
“Uncle Steven? Can you make sure no one blocks the driveway when they park”? I heard my niece… Read More
Emma By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
The first time I met Emma she was 90 years old. She was a lovely woman with a… Read More
Aunt Mary Comes to Visit – Simply Appalachian by Pam Sizemore
Aunt Mary lived in Virginia. I never knew where she lived in Virginia, and I never knew when… Read More
My People By Reta Winebarger – Appalachian Women
For the past few hours I have been staring at a copy of an old picture my brother… Read More
Snowed In – Simply Appalachian
Friday, January 28, 1977 Dear Janet, Can you believe we’ve been out of school another whole week? I’ve… Read More
Faith, Hope, Charity by Steve Tweed – Tuesdays with Tweed
Hi, Folks! Meet Miss Dorothy & Miss Charity, two sisters who live on the outskirts of Mars Hill,… Read More
What Might Have Been – Simply Appalachian
Aunt Celia, who moved away from these mountains some years before even my parents were born, returned home… Read More