Dec. 30, 1896 magazine. Includes articles on area church histories, society news, school histories, and local news, as well as advertisements from area businesses.
A self-published autobiography of John C. Shaw, educator and former president of West Liberty Normal School (now West Liberty State College) from 1908-1919.
Barns, outbuildings, and most houses in the Southern region were almost always supported by a simple series of stone piers. Twentieth hyperlinked image in the essay "Historical Survey
of Log Structures in Southern Appalachia."
Bo Bradham plays fiddle with Peter Jung's guitar and bass accompaniment (2 tracks) in a sudio in Vermont. Bo wrote: Every time I hear this tune I think of Fiddler's Grove - somebody always plays it in the final round of the contest there.
Chimneys found in Appalachia today are almost always of fitted field stone, except in sections of eastern Tennessee where the proper clay for brickmaking was found. Twenty-third hyperlinked image in the essay "Historical
Survey of Log...
Contains letters by Eugene V. Debs and John Mitchell published in the Social Democratic Herald concerning the averted strike in 1904 of the United Mine Workers of America.
History of WV Methodists who have received the Conference Cane, "awarded to men of age and long years of service ... almost always awarded to the oldest man who has given his life for a worthy cause."
Kentucky -- Social life and customs.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Correspondence.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Manuscripts (Authorship);Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Primary sources.;Stuart, Jesse -- 1906-1984 -- Work and family.
In this letter to his friend (Dr. Roland D. Carter, Department of English, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga), Stuart writes about the release of some of his writing. He writes that he wrote one touching story for a purpose because "men...
Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.
Mr. Hatcher spent time writing sayings and stories about local history and folk lore on the walls of his hotel. The Hatcher Hotel was located on Main St. in Pikeville, KY.