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Appalachian Journal, founded in 1972, is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed quarterly featuring field research, roundtable discussions, interviews, first-person essays, and scholarly studies of history, politics, economics, culture, folklore, literature,

09/07/2026

Anna Mary Robertson Moses or “Grandma Moses,” born on this day in 1860, was a folk artist who portrayed farm life through her needlework pictures, quilts, and later, paintings using whatever materials were available. Her scenes evoke nostalgia without the influence of industrialization and urbanization. Her legacy continues through her countless works, still loved to this day.

09/04/2026

Today is National Newspaper Carrier Day! Take some time to thank your local newspaper carrier, and reflect on the history of Rural Free Delivery (RFD) here in Appalachia. The project began in October of 1896 in West Virginia. These carriers work to deliver newspapers and mail to rural residences, changing how we view delivery services.

For more information on the first RFD in America, visit:
https://www.appalachianhistory.net/2018/10/first-rfd-mail-delivery-in-america.html

09/03/2026

Fincastle is recognized as the first multi-day bluegrass festival, taking place at cantrell’s horse farm in Fincastle, VA. on labor day weekend in 1965. The event hosted several bluegrass legends who are honored to this day, and the festival showcased the history of the bluegrass genre.

09/02/2026

Happy Birthday, William Crawford! Born and raised in Westmoreland County, Virginia, Crawford was a surveyor and close friend of George Washington. He led the Crawford Expedition and was remembered by Washington as "an officer of much care and prudence."

09/01/2026

Today, Appalachian Journal remembers and celebrates Wendell Berry. A lifelong Appalachian, environmental advocate, farmer, poet, husband, mentor, and friend, he wrote over 50 books in several genres. One of his famous guiding principles from Citizenship Papers: Essays was "Do unto those downstream as you would have those upstream do unto you."

08/27/2026

Our second example of narrative medicine poetry is pediatrician and poet Aaron McGuffin's "Birthday Present." Check it out in the current issue of As the Crow Flies at the link below: https://as-the-crow-flies.pubpub.org/pub/birthday-present/release/1

08/26/2026

We’re celebrating Dolly in the AppalJ office today and how her legacy influenced the field, the region, and the world. In Pat Beaver’s article, “Travels With Helen–Helen Matthews Lewis (1924-2022)” in vol. 50, no. 1/2, she recalls that while in Wales, “Helen and I and our students spent evenings at the Merlin Pub in Ystradgynlais, singing Dolly Parton songs with the waitstaff and former miners of the Onllwyn men's choir.”

08/25/2026

We've got a couple of narrative medicine poems for you this week. First up is Colleen S. Harris' "Ankylosing Spondylitis as Hex." Read it in full at the link below: https://as-the-crow-flies.pubpub.org/pub/ankylosing-spondylitis-as-hex/release/2

08/24/2026

On this day in 1921, the Battle of Blair Mountain began. The Battle of Blair Mountain was the largest labor uprising in United States history and is the largest armed uprising since the American Civil War. The conflict occurred in Logan County, West Virginia, as part of the Coal Wars, a series of early-20th-century labor disputes in Appalachia.

08/21/2026

It's lunchtime! Are you hungry? How about whetting your appetite with J.T. Bryson's poem, "After Bojangles" in the current issue of As the Crow Flies? Read it in full at the link below: https://as-the-crow-flies.pubpub.org/pub/bryson-at-bojangles/release/1

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