Hi, Folks! Well, after writing for Germain Media and Appalachian Memory Keepers for over two years it is time for me to step aside. It is time for someone else to showcase their experiences and views of our beloved Appalachian Mountains, Culture & People. I’m looking forward to being just…
Hi, Folks! Well, it’s the first day of Spring. With this day comes a new outlook for the coming year. A lot of planning offers encouragement and expectations for the growing season upon us. Seeds are planted. Hard work and sweat will sacrifice themselves in hopes of a bountiful harvest.…
Hi, Folks! When most folks think of the words “Hand-Me-Downs” they think of second hand clothing & garments, usually passed down to younger sibling from an older one. The vast majority of Appalachian youth from my childhood grew up wearing hand me downs. Being the oldest sibling did not make…
“I think that’s it!” I exclaimed in hope to my friend Von Anglin as we were almost to the top of a ridge near his home in the Price’s Creek community of Yancey County, North Carolina. “You think so?” Von replied in a tone wondering why I would think we…
Captain’s Courageous, Kim, The Jungle Book, Wee Willie Winkie. All of those beloved titles were authored by English author & poet Rudyard Kipling. Captain’s Courageous stands among my favorite reads from childhood but not even once did it ever occur to me that I should use these books of adventure…
Hi, Folks! As the last installment on my series on Frances Louisa Goodrich, I promised last week to offer a writing by her. I seriously thought about transcribing a Goodrich pamphlet writing entitled “Thirty Years of Trail Making” but it would have been entirely too long. This particular writing, from…
Hi, Folks! As promised, the article this week deals with how Frances Louisa Goodrich managed to get a hospital built in the Whiterock Community of northern Madison County, North Carolina. To be honest, I wasn’t entirely sure how I wanted to go about doing this. It’s as much about the…
Hi, folks! If you are ever roaming through the Little Laurel Community of Madison County, North Carolina on NC Highway 208 you will notice a silver and black historical marker on the side of the road about 2 miles from the Tennessee state line. Like most historical markers, it offers…
Hi, Folks! A few folks have asked what I was doing while taking a break from writing for Appalachian Memory Keepers. Well, as most of you know in addition to holding down a full time job I am also a photographer. I thought it would be fitting to share a…
Hi folks! There is an old Appalachian saying that I am sure everyone has heard. ‘If these old mountains could talk’ is the phrase. I’ve heard it thousands of times during my lifetime. Heck, I’ve probably uttered it just as many times. The untold part of that phrase is that…
