Nineteen seventy-two was a big year for me. I was seventeen years old, graduated from high school in May, moved away, and started college in June. It was also the year I discovered the Foxfire books. The first was published in 1972, the year I first saw in print the Appalachian culture that I had grown up with. I discovered that the life my parents lived and that I grew up in … [Read more...] about The Foxfire Book of Appalachian Women
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The Story of Tabasco®
South Louisiana is known for its Cajun culture, spicy foods, and melting pot of cultures. But you may need to realize that it is also home to one of the most successful family-owned companies in the United States. McIlhenny Company's world-famous Tabasco® sauce emerged during the Reconstruction period (1865-1877) on Avery Island, Louisiana. Avery Island, formerly known as … [Read more...] about The Story of Tabasco®
Overcoming Adversity; The Helen Keller Story
Helen Keller (1880-1968) was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama. No woman in our history has exhibited greater courage or been more accomplished in the face of disability. Helen was blind and deaf but was not born that way. She became ill at the age of 19 months when she lost both of those two senses. Doctors today think she may have had meningitis or severe influenza. Whatever it was, … [Read more...] about Overcoming Adversity; The Helen Keller Story
So Very Close; The Story of the Band Warm
For those of us that love music, some songs and artists hit it big and will always be favorites. Then there is another tier, often called "one-hit wonders." That phrase is often used in a derogatory manner, insinuating that an artist just got lucky and couldn't produce another hit. The reality is that, of the hundreds of thousands of songs released yearly, getting even one on … [Read more...] about So Very Close; The Story of the Band Warm
Moonshine Memories
Bo and Luke Duke - of Dukes of Hazzard fame - were just a couple of good old boys hauling moonshine in their souped-up 1969 Dodge Charger through the back roads of Hazzard County. Hot on their trail was ever-persistent Boss Hogg, accompanied by the dimwitted but loveable Rosco P. Coltrane. The lawmen were hardly a match for the Duke brothers. “Bo and Luke took off faster than … [Read more...] about Moonshine Memories
