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Appalachian Heart Wood
http://www.appalachianheartwood.blogspot.com
Focused on the history, crafts and musings of the Appalachian mountains in Southwest Virginia. Gleaned from a writer who still resides in the area and whose family roots run very deep in the area.
- Added on: Oct 27th, 2009
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: DSmith
- Listed in: Cultural Culture
- Tags: appalachia appalachian culture appalachian history appalachian mountains appalachian crafts history society
Recent Posts
Appalachian Politics
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 to... Appalachian Heart Wood stories, lore, comments,...
Searching for Ghosts
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.... Appalachian Heart Wood stories, lore, comments, focus...
Appalachian Ghost Stories
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.... Appalachian Heart Wood stories, lore, comments...
What to Post on a Blog?
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... Appalachian Heart Wood stories, lore, comments, f...
Appalachian Heart Wood
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... Appalachian Heart Wood stories, lore, comments, fo...
