Before the days of large numbers of churches in the Piedmont section of North Carolina, the tradition of… Read More
C.C. Stump
In this edition of Appalachian Moments we roam the hillsides with a saddle bag preacher! In the aftermath… Read More
Church Street Today By Linda H. Barnette
In 1998, after having lived in Garden Valley for a long time and realizing that we wouldn’t always… Read More
The Faded Red Canoe By Jack Burris
I have this canoe. When I was a young man, it was bright red. It was seldom ever… Read More
Coal
Today on Appalachian Moments we stoke the debate on coal and share stories of growing up in coal… Read More
O Death
A hundred years ago, it was bad news if you received a letter with black on the edges…join… Read More
Church Street Childhood By Linda H. Barnette
When I was growing up on Church Street several decades ago, life was very different than it is… Read More
Albert Hash
We pay a literary tribute to a musical legend of the High Country of NC. The phrase “pay… Read More
Church Street Neighbors By Linda H. Barnette
Although I knew all the neighbors at least by sight, only a few of them were close friends… Read More
My Other Church Street Family By Linda H. Barnette
My parents were Gilmer James and Louise Smith Hartley. Everyone called my dad “Slick.” How I wish I… Read More