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General Steak and Seafood’s Yugoslavian stew has been a local favorite for 40 years.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsSometime in the 1970s, a group of model railroad enthusiasts in Charleston, West Virginia started getting together at the local Presbyterian Church to talk trains. As the club grew they found a bigger space where they could set up little dioramas for their engines and cars to traverse.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWith new owners, the Mountain Craft Shop Co. will bring traditional folk toys to a new generation of kids.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“Making Our Future” by former West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard dives deep into the niches of Mountain State culture, from songs of the labor movement to the history of hot dogs. The book was released on Nov. 22, 2022.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFolkways reporter Zack Harold interviews musician, songwriter, painter and former preacher Abe Partridge about his podcast “Alabama Astronaut,” which chronicles the world of Appalachian snake handling churches and the unique genre of music found within their walls.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn the years before indoors plumbing, many Appalachians got their fresh water from the natural springs created by our ancient mountain range. But in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, people are still filling jugs with spring water to lug back home. Some do it for the taste, but others say the water has healing properties — a tradition that also goes back centuries.
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