Coming fresh off of the Great Depression and as World War II forced rationing of a broad array… Read More
Davy Crockett: Where history and myth collide!
David Crockett, frontiersman, Tennessee legislator and U.S. congressman, folk hero, and icon of popular culture, was an intriguing… Read More
The Buck stops here!
As with many word histories, the exact root of the word “buck” for one unit of currency is… Read More
Appalachia in Pictures
A Farmer, sawmiller, carpenter and sheriff’s deputy…Willie Trivette’s enduring legacy is that he was one of many self-taught… Read More
The Hillbilly Snapshooter
As the story goes, the subject of today’s podcast was 35 years old before he ever used a… Read More
We’re still building log cabins!
As Appalachia was settled primarily by the Scots and Irish, it is easy to think that they brought… Read More
The Legendary PB Scott’s
Before VCRs, the internet or even cable TV, people actually listened to the radio for music and went… Read More
The warmth and history of the Appalachian quilt
In frontier times, quilts were a vital part of any household. A single bed might have multiple quilts… Read More
Do you remember these trees?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Time to branch out and learn more about the rise… Read More
Modern day Robin Hood or Jesse James? You decide!
Born in 1894, the midwife who delivered young Otto Wood placed splints on his legs to keep them… Read More