Appalachian Heart Wood

Interpreting History

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 07:09:00 +0000

Historians discover, collect organize and present information about past events. I am a historian. I have a passion for history. But it is a passion rooted in my own family tree which expands to...

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Taking A Different Path

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:03:00 +0000

OK, so it's been a while since I have posted a thing on this blog. Not that I have many readers. It's my own personal thang! I have been much to busy outside of my personal sphere, i.e....

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Gentrification of Appalachia

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:09:00 +0000

Appalachia is changing. Has been for some time. There is no one stereotype of Appalachain people. But lately I've noticed this dogged undercurrent of the old ways especially about outhouses...

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Mountain Music Tradition

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 05:15:00 +0000

Ok so I lied. I thought I could keep this going and well ....looks like I've been busy. Back to it. I've been excited lately by so much goings on. Went on a date Saturday night to Independence...

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The Duality of Appalachian People

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:04:00 +0000

My favorite pictures. James W. Stinson and his wife Nannie Virginia Hale Stinson of Princeton West Virginia, I like these two photos because they show the ability of the Appalachian people to...

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Appalachian Politics

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 16:27:00 +0000

Pictured is Flora "Mae" Perdue Burress & Stewart Burress behind the old home place. Courtesy of my Aunt Judy Boyles. We are having a Governor's election here in Virginia and yesterday I went...

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Searching for Ghosts

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:41:00 +0000

Whenever searching for ghosts on a rainy night make sure to bring a flashlight and to show respect. Did we see any? No but it was fun to look. We thought one tripped up a person of our party....

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Appalachian Ghost Stories

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:21:00 +0000

I can remember a few of those that my great grandparents Stewart & Flora "Mae" Burress related to us when we were very young. Grandpa Burress used to sit in his chair outside and tell us stories....

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What to Post on a Blog?

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:25:00 +0000

As I see this the world has much in common but Appalachian people definitely have their own take or view of it. We are said to be "funny turned" referring to creating a spindle or leg of wood on a...

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Appalachian Heart Wood

noreply@blogger.com (D.Smith) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:43:00 +0000

Welcome to my blog. I am new to this. It was hard just trying to figure out a name to call the blog. Heart wood....the center of a tree. Strong and fine grained. Good "nough". I'm Appalachian by...

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