New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Think about someone in your family (history) that you are… Read More
Jinny and Jim (Part Two)
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard We sat a spell with Jinny in our last Appalachian… Read More
Jinny and Jim
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Her name was Virginia, named in part because her father… Read More
These twins were inseparable…from Siam to North Carolina
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Arguably the most famous Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, were… Read More
The little mountain crystal that could!
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Well, it’s true that a variety of minerals have been… Read More
Why was this $5 bridge covered?
As the county seat for Carter County, Elizabethton grew steadily throughout the 1800s, but the town fathers ran… Read More
When time stands still
New Appalachian Moments blog post by Scott Ballard Did you ever wonder what we did before funeral homes?… Read More
What’s in your family tree? Any Melungeons?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard Author Roberta Estes states the first mention of term Melungeon… Read More
The power behind Daniel Boone: Rebecca!
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard History has told us all too little of this young… Read More
Jesse James got his start in the Civil War?
New Appalachian Moments Blog Post by Scott Ballard When I say the term bushwhacker, it’s not some high… Read More