Sawmill gravy with cornbread, hog jawl, fried chicken, chocolate dumplins’, soup beans and taters, fresh garden mater and… Read More
Was there going to be a Lake New vs. a New River?
There is a new generation of folks who don’t know that the wild and scenic New River was… Read More
Old-Time Baptizings by Jennifer Kinsler
On any given Sunday in Appalachia, a request to be baptized can be made. To mountain folk, this… Read More
Was justice done? You decide!
When we last left Tom Dooley he had just been caught on the run in Tennessee. Now it… Read More
The People They Called “Melungeons” by Jennifer Kinsler
The section of mountains I grew up in is called East Tennessee, Appalachia. I lived in a small,… Read More
Solving the mystery of Tom Dooley (Dula)
In today’s edition of Appalachian Moments We explore the most famous love story gone wrong in North Carolina… Read More
Appalachian Mountain Remedies by Jennifer Kinsler
Appalachian folks hold tightly to many traditions that were passed down through their family lines or within a… Read More
From Seven Devils to Shull’s Mill
Seven Devils…the village that we know today was just an isolated mountain valley farm perched between Hanging Rock… Read More