Stories and Traditions from rural America
Mar 27, 2026
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7 min read
Older Americans still seek out the news, but younger folks mostly just come across it if they see it at all, often through social media instead of a newspaper or broadcast.
Mar 18, 2026
6 min read
It’s a story shared across much of the rural South, from Kentucky burley country to the Carolinas’ brightleaf fields.
Dec 24, 2025
In the mountains, Christmas Eve has a way of getting quiet on purpose.
Dec 23, 2025
I was fortunate to grow up in rural America with a mountain culture that got to experience two Christmases.
Dec 18, 2025
If a home wasn’t scrubbed clean by Christmas morning, not company clean but honest clean, then something else showed up after midnight.
Dec 16, 2025
That apple wasn’t for pie or kids or company. You gave it away to seal the blessing.
Dec 10, 2025
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Looking Back at Farm Safety Before 911
Nov 26, 2025
1 min read
My Great Grandmother lived through years when Thanksgiving pies were made with vinegar because lemons were too expensive. When the UMWA came in and raised wages, she bought lemons for the first time. The story became family history.
Nov 24, 2025
The vinegar pie is an old Appalachian answer to a simple problem. Families wanted a dessert that tasted like a lemon pie, but lemons were rare and expensive.
Nov 20, 2025
A tradition born from hard times that still finds its way to rural tables today
