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Celebrating Institutions |
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Wilma Dykeman at 86
by Linda Behrend
Miss Dykeman has been called a regionalist, about which she says: “Being considered a Southern, an Appalachian, a regional writer has diminished serious evaluation of my work in some circles. I believe that much of the world’s best literature is regional, in the largest sense of that word." |
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The Crossnore School Story
by Randy Sanders
With the passionate drive that underlies most creative acts, the Sloops, along with what would become a dedicated army of fellow travelers, willed Crossnore School, Inc., into being. |
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Ninety-Five Years of Appalachian League Baseball
by Marie Tedesco
The Appy League and other minor leagues have been influenced by and been part of social and economic trends of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. |
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The YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly at 100
by Sarah Thomas
One hundred years and more than a million conferences and meetings later, YMCA Blue Ridge Assembly celebrated its centennial with events throughout 2006. |
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The Knoxville YWCA Between the Wars
by Judy Loest
The Knoxville Y was granted its charter in 1901 and, until the mid-1940s, was the only Y in East Tennessee. |
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The TVA in the 21st Century
by Scott Robertson
The Tennessee Valley Authority is getting greener, but not everyone at the utility is thrilled about it. |
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The Southern Appalachian Labor School
by Chris Baker
SALS programs and its community center are influencing the quality of life in a number of rural neighborhoods in southern West Virginia. |
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Senator Robert Byrd
by Barbara Rasmussen
Senator Robert Carlyle Byrd, Democrat of West Virginia, is the state’s longest serving U.S. Senator and has become an enduring Appalachian institution in his own right. |
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The Barter Theatre Legend
by Barbara Carlisle
Barter Theatre was the creation of Robert Porterfield. He imagined it. He drove it. He told endless stories about it—to anyone who would listen—and he crafted its legendary role in the American theatre scene. |
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Inner Peace & Patience: On Guiding Adolescents
by Katey Schultz
Adolescence, says Montessori, is a time of emotional,
social, physical, and spiritual upheaval. |
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Told Straight |
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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
by Fred Sauceman
Within the walls of Alabama brick is recounted Birmingham’s rise from the depths of its reputation as the most segregated city in America.
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Poetry |
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Halloween by Michael McFee
Launch by Dan Leidig
Oshanar (1842?-1913) by Elizabeth Howard
Concert by Robert Morgan
July 1, 1914 by Emily Booth Masters |
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Notes |
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Three Shrines of Live Music in Appalachia
by Wayne Winkler
Music venues come and go. Nearly all music fans of a certain age have a memory of a club or hall that hosted many magical nights but has long since closed. Presenting live music is a tough business, and the roll call of defunct nightclubs, coffeehouses, and listening rooms grows every month. |
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Music in Brief by Wayne Winkler |
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The Invisible Man - Darrell Scott |
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Work and Pray: Historic Negro Spirituals and Work Songs from West Virginia - Various Artists
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Big Iron World - Old Crow Medicine Show |
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Pages |
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The United States of Appalachia: How Southern Mountaineers Brought Independence, Culture, and Enlightenment to America by Jeff Biggers, reviewed by Elizabeth Lamont |
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Kettle Bottom by Diane Gilliam Fisher, reviewed by Erin Keane |
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An American Vein: Critical Readings in Appalachian Literature Edited by Danny L. Miller, Sharon Hatfield, and Gurney Norman, reviewed by Edwina Pendarvis |
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Never Seen the Moon: The Trials of Edith Maxwell by Sharon Hatfield, reviewed by Greta McDonough |
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Notes & Tastes |
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Souped up Bluegrass at Ciderville
by Fred Sauceman
Faye West props her doghouse bass fiddle in the corner at the Ciderville Music Store on Wednesdays and starts cutting up vegetables—celery, onions, and potatoes. |
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Tastes |
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Cooter Stew
by Carmen Brooks
Cooter Stew is a delicious alternative to the typical everyday meal. Catching, cleaning, and cooking the turtle require massive amounts of time, but every spoonful of stew is worth the hours and effort spent in preparation. |
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Tomato Ketchup From an East Tennessee Farm
by Patricia Stafford
Belle Stockton was not unlike her friends and neighbors in the Philadelphia community of rural East Tennessee. She raised a garden, canned, and sewed most of the family’s clothes. She was typical in most every way, with a couple of exceptions: She was a vegetarian and she made ketchup. |
Photo and illustration credits (from the top): ETSU Photo Lab, Crossnore School, Archives of Appalachia, Melissa Logan, Williams Family, Scott Robertson, Chris Baker, Mary Noble Ours, Barter Theatre Archives, Fred Sauceman, Renfro Valley Entertainment Center, Fred Sauceman, Sara Peters, & Patricia Stafford. Images may not be reproduced without permission.
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