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Four Walls @FourWalls (86618) • United States 29 Apr 19

Part of the “privilege,” as it were, of growing up in Kentucky is hearing about coal mining. The songs are filled with it (I did a top ten coal mining songs last year), and the news headlines reported more than one “incident”...

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Remembering a Disaster

Four Walls @FourWalls (86618) • United States 19 Jun 18

If there was one absolute destination in my mind during my most recent weekend jaunt, it was to Hyden, Kentucky. Usually when I go to places that are smaller than their map location dots it's for a musical reason. While there...

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Another Really Old Picture

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 16 Sep 16

Another Really Old Picture This is a picture of my DAD, when he was very young. He was born in 1908, so this picture is over 100 years old and I have the original photo. Don’t you just love his outfit? He was the youngest of...

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Have You Ever Heard of the Hatfield and Mccoy Feud?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 24 Aug 16

I was born in West Virginia and lived there until I got married. This feud was an ongoing, sometimes violent, feud between families in Kentucky and West Virginia. There are lots of jokes that are directed at those of us who are...

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What About Kentucky?

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 7 Jul 16

When we have visited Kentucky, we researched in advance about some of Kentucky’s history and other aspects of this beautiful state. First of all, it’s the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln and there are many Civil War forts and...

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Pub Sign Study – The New Miners – Moston North Manchester

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 30 May 16

The Moston Miner’s Estate and its Miner’s Club were a major part of my community as I grew up. Though born in the nearby North Manchester suburb of Miles Platting in 1962, we moved a few miles North to Moston when I was about five...

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Fun Facts: West Virginia

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 27 May 16

West Virginia is the state where I was “born and raised,” as they say. I moved to Colorado after I got married and lived there for two and a half years. Now, I live in Virginia. West Virginia is a beautiful state and I love the...

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33 men killed in coal mine blast in the Ukraine

estherlou @estherlou (5015) • United States 18 Nov 07

We had several bad incidents in the US this past year. Now, here is another one. Are coal mines just too dangerous to work? Or are they just not careful? Is it strip mining where they use machines and just dig a huge hole and...

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