The Appalachians are in mourning. Last week, the mountains — and their people — lost one of their fiercest and most loyal defenders. Judy Bonds was 58 years old when she died of cancer only months after first being diagnosed. It is ironic and perhaps even illuminating that Bonds died of the disease after more [...]
Rest of the Story ...Mrs. Bowling passed away on 12/17/2010. May she rest in peace. ‘American Hollow’ told family’s story By Jim Warren jwarren@herald-leader.com Bowling, a Perry County matriarch who appeared in American Hollow, a 1999 HBO movie about her family’s strong ties and way of life, has died. She was 81. Mrs. Bowling died Friday at her home [...]
Rest of the Story ...By LAWRENCE MESSINA Associated Press Writer MONTCOAL, W.Va. (AP) – A huge underground explosion blamed on methane gas killed 25 coal miners in the worst U.S. mining disaster since 1984, and rescuers on Tuesday began a dangerous and possibly futile attempt to rescue four others still missing. Crews were bulldozing an access road so they [...]
Rest of the Story ... Thomas Freese  www.ThomasLFreese.com  (502) 439-7720  Call for speaking engagements,  Workshops and book signings.  Making Wood Jewelry Southwest Style  By Thomas L. Freese Artist, Author and Storyteller  Schiffer Publishing, 2010, ISBN # 978-07643-3414-6  Nonfiction, paperback, 64 pages, 168 color illustrations  Retail: $12.99, ($13.77 with tax, add $5 for shipping)                             Release March [...]
Rest of the Story ...I found this article in the Lexington Herald Leader and thought I would share it with you. This mining disaster happened the year I was born. I didn’t even know about it until today. How horribly sad. May the victims rest in peace and may their families find some solice knowing that their loved ones [...]
Rest of the Story ...Film depicts an Appalachian tragedy Documentary recalls 1958 school bus crash that killed 26 children in Floyd County By Rich Copley rcopley@herald-leader.com Associated Press A school bus that carried 26 children and a driver to their deaths is shown after it was pulled from the Levisa Fork, Floyd County, near Prestonburg, Ky., on March 3, [...]
Rest of the Story ...My family ties are in and around Pilgrim, Martin Co., KY. I was surprised to find a front page article in the Lexington Herald Leader about this small area that I always saw as “going up Mamaw’s”. I spent a lot of my childhood in Pilgrim, KY, being brought home there and living there the [...]
Rest of the Story ...I would like to take a moment to introduce you to a wonderful, intelligent and determined young man who has overcome more in his 33 years of life, than most of us will face in a lifetime. Larry has not shied away from adversity, but faced it head-on and overcame. He is such an inspirataion, [...]
Rest of the Story ...Noah Maynard BACK IN 1960 WAS BAD AND GOOD TIMES FAMILY’S DID NOT HAVE MUCH BUT WE HAD LOVE DAD HAD A THIRD GRADE EDUCATION IN MARKUM HOLLOW MARRIED RUTH SHE WAS 14 HAD HARD TIMES LIVED ON $200 DOING ODD JOBS AND NINE CHILDREN BORN AT HOME NO HOSPITAL IN MARTIN CO KY FATHER’S [...]
Rest of the Story ...This article was in the Lexington Herald Leader and I thought I would share. I will copy and paste it, but you can also visit it directly HERE Mining for tourism: Exhibit offers look inside coal mine HARLAN EXHIBIT OFFERS VISITORS A DEEPER LOOK AT COAL HISTORY By Dori Hjalmarson – dhjalmarson@herald-leader.com LYNCH â?? After [...]
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