Appalachian Innovators: Untold Stories of Invention and Ingenuity
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
4M ago
Please welcome guest author Amanda Winstead . Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation ..read more
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Heavy Rainfall Events and Their Impacts in Appalachian History
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
9M ago
The Southeast Floods of 1916 in North Carolina; Public domain image provided by NOAA Please welcome guest author Amanda Winstead . Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it link ..read more
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From Root Cellars to Larders to Modern Pantries: The Evolution of Food Storage in Appalachian Homesteads
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
10M ago
Please welcome guest author Amanda Winstead . Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of tr ..read more
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A Journey Through Appalachian Winemaking History
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Image Source: Unsplash Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against sma ..read more
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The Historic Role and Contemporary Allure of Vintage Appalachian Farm Trucks
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against smallpox to the last battl ..read more
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Mountain Medicine: The Forgotten Histories of Traditional Tooth Remedies
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against smallpox to the last battl ..read more
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An Old Time Appalachian Burial 
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Please welcome guest author Catherine S. Buck. Buck is the author of Granny Buck’s Dibs and Dabs: Appalachian Traditions and Magical Ways found on Amazon Books. A historian in degree as well as by nature, she is also a member of the American Folklore Society. Up until the 1960s, many areas in the Appalachian Mountains were still without electricity or phones. The hospitals and doctors who served the poorer or isolated areas of the mountains were almost nonexistent, and funeral homes were few and far between. The practice of homestead burial was still common in small mountai ..read more
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Retiring to the Porch? Golden Years in Appalachia, Then & Now
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against smallpox to the last battl ..read more
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Why Divesting From Appalachian Coal Is Not That Simple
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland, OR area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against smallpox to the last battl ..read more
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Addressing Appalachia’s Healthcare Gap
Appalachian History
by Dave Tabler
1y ago
Amanda Winstead is a writer from the Portland area with a background in communications and a passion for telling stories. Growing up, she spent summers in Maryland with her grandparents, walking sections of the Appalachian Trail or visiting historical sites in the area. More recently, she hiked the trail in full for the first time and fell absolutely in love, especially with its rich history. She was especially taken by the trail’s natural history and the way it links together the American story, from the site of George Washington’s inoculation of troops against smallpox to the last battlegro ..read more
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