My favorite pictures. James W. Stinson and his wife Nannie Virginia Hale Stinson of Princeton West Virginia, I like these two photos because they show the ability of the Appalachian people to be.....I'd call it multi-cultural. We have ways rooted in the past while adapting to living in the present that make us seem to be two types of people.
Well I was so excited, I sent out my blog to everyone I knew of kith and kin. But right off the bat, I was criticized for the stories of my dear sweet great-grandparents, who taught me so much, as putting a "redneck backwards identity" to our family.
My first reaction was, "Oh for Heaven's Sake, get a grip!" But then I pondered on this for a bit and yes to me there were two ways of living in Appalachia as there are throughout the world or in every community. One of means and one of using the resources you scrounge for that you take out of nature or reuse.
My first reaction was, "Oh for Heaven's Sake, get a grip!" But then I pondered on this for a bit and yes to me there were two ways of living in Appalachia as there are throughout the world or in every community. One of means and one of using the resources you scrounge for that you take out of nature or reuse.
Appalachian people have survived through many changes since the Revolutionary War. The industrial revolution as with all economic upheavals, did not necessarily bring everyone prosperity. But there were always prosperous Appalachian people that never lived like my Grandfather and Grandmother Burress.
