Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Joint Snake: Glass Lizards, Mountain Folklore, and the Old Tale of a Rejoining Serpent June 10, 2026 / Alex Hall / Bell County KY, Blount County TN, Buncombe County NC, Campbell County TN, Cherokee County NC, Cocke County TN, Graham County NC, Harlan County KY, Haywood County NC, Jackson County NC, Lee County VA, Madison County NC, McCreary County KY, Scott County TN, Sevier County TN, Swain County NC, Wise County VA
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Yahoo of Kentucky: Daniel Boone, Gulliver’s Travels, and Appalachian Bigfoot Lore June 10, 2026 / Alex Hall / Clark County KY, Harlan County KY, Madison County KY, McCreary County KY, Montgomery County KY, Powell County KY
Appalachian FiguresThe Story of Rusty York of Harlan, Kentucky June 1, 2026 / Alex Hall / Breathitt County KY, Harlan County KY, McCreary County KY, Perry County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesStearns, McCreary County: Company Stores, Mine Camps, and the Big South Fork May 27, 2026 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesPine Knot, McCreary County: High Point, Commercial Summit, and a Community Held in the Records May 27, 2026 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian Community HistoriesWhitley City, McCreary County: Coolidge, Whitley Depot, and Kentucky’s Last County Seat May 27, 2026 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian HistoryDaniel Boone National Forest: The New Deal Forest That Preserved Eastern Kentucky’s Mountain Past April 30, 2026 / Alex Hall / Bath County KY, Clay County KY, Estill County KY, Harlan County KY, Jackson County KY, Knox County KY, Laurel County KY, Lee County KY, Leslie County KY, McCreary County KY, Menifee County KY, Morgan County KY, Owsley County KY, Perry County KY, Powell County KY, Pulaski County KY, Rockcastle County KY, Rowan County KY, Wayne County KY, Whitley County KY, Wolfe County KY
Appalachian HistoryThe Southern Labor Union in the Appalachian Coalfields March 18, 2026 / Alex Hall / Bell County KY, Grundy County TN, Harlan County KY, McCreary County KY, Perry County KY, Scott County TN
Appalachian HistoryBlue Diamond Coal Company: From First Creek to Scotia and Stearns January 15, 2026 / Alex Hall / Campbell County TN, Harlan County KY, Letcher County KY, McCreary County KY, Perry County KY, Wise County VA
Appalachian HistoryRevelation Energy and the Unfinished Mines of Central Appalachia January 7, 2026 / Alex Hall / Bell County KY, Breathitt County KY, Buchanan County VA, Clay County KY, Floyd County KY, Harlan County KY, Johnson County KY, Knott County KY, Leslie County KY, Letcher County KY, Martin County KY, McCreary County KY, Owsley County KY, Perry County KY, Pike County KY, Russell County VA, Wise County VA
Appalachian HistoryBlackjewel: How One Coal Company Turned Appalachian Mines Into Bankruptcy Assets January 4, 2026 / Alex Hall / Bell County KY, Breathitt County KY, Buchanan County VA, Clay County KY, Fayette County WV, Floyd County KY, Harlan County KY, Johnson County KY, Knott County KY, Leslie County KY, Letcher County KY, Martin County KY, McCreary County KY, Owsley County KY, Perry County KY, Pike County KY, Russell County VA, Wise County VA
Appalachian Folklore & MythsThe Barren Fork Witch: Anna Foster and the Coal Camp Cemetery December 25, 2025 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian Folklore & MythsLovers’ Leap at Cumberland Falls: USGS Maps, the DuPont Memorial, and Appalachian “Vanishing Bride” Folklore December 25, 2025 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian HistoryCivil War in McCreary County, Kentucky: Big South Fork Borderlands, Guerrillas, and a Confederate Namesake December 19, 2025 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian Folklore & MythsVanishing Brides and White Ladies: Appalachian Ghosts of the Mountain Road December 14, 2025 / Alex Hall / Blair County PA, Cabell County WV, Haywood County NC, McCreary County KY, Sevier County TN, Whitley County KY
Appalachian FiguresThe Story of Robert E. Gable from McCreary, Kentucky December 10, 2025 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
Appalachian FiguresThe Story of Wilburn Kirby Ross from McCreary, Kentucky December 9, 2025 / Alex Hall / McCreary County KY
