Appalachian Mountain Roots

Today's guest post comes from WV native, Mike Ramsburg. Mike is a storyteller, poet, and fellow blogger. You can find more of his writin...

My Dad recently shared some old family pictures with me. I love genealogy, old pictures, and stories so I was tickled pink! I decided to do ...

"I like the way you talk." That's something that several people have told me throughout my life. You never really notice t...

A conversation that I had with my son today... Son: How are you feeling, mom? Me: Ah, fair to middlin'. Son: *blink, blink* ...

If possible, what one thing would your want the world to know about the REAL Appalachia as opposed to what the media chooses to portra...

Today's phrase, lo and behold, is one that is used frequently by my Granny. It seems that she can't tell a story without throwi...

Did you know that Christmas used to be observed on January 6th? The date wasn't changed to December 25th until the late 1500s but those ...