Beulah and JeanBeulah and Jean
You’ve probably seen the movie “Thelma and Louise,” about two housewives who hit the road for a bit of adventure that eventually goes terribly wrong. Today we’re going to tell
Category: The Great Depression
The FastThe Fast
In 1937 a devout Christian man in Sequatchie County, Tennessee, was instructed by the Lord to begin a fast. He did as he was told; at the same time he
Homer and GenevaHomer and Geneva
In 1937 the state of Tennessee passed a law that forbade marriage for anyone under the age of 16, without their parents’ permission. The first case brought under that new
The Hawk’s Nest TunnelThe Hawk’s Nest Tunnel
During the Great Depression jobs were hard to come by. So when the Rhinehart and Dennis Construction Company came looking for workers to build a hydroelectric tunnel on the New
Lesley RiddleLesley Riddle
Lesley Riddle on the right, next to Brownie McGhee Back in the 1920’s A. P. Carter scoured the Appalachian countryside looking for songs the Carter Family could perform. Along with
June 26th, 1937 – Annulment Denied In Child Bride CaseJune 26th, 1937 – Annulment Denied In Child Bride Case
On this day in 1937 Chancellor A. T. Stewart of the Monroe County Chancery Court in Madisonville, Tennessee, denied a petition for annulment. 32 year old Homer Peel of Epperson,
Dr. John Romulus BrinkleyDr. John Romulus Brinkley
Today we tell the story of Dr. John Romulus Brinkley, from the mountains of western North Carolina. Dr. Brinkley lived a colorful life as a promoter of patent medicines, quack
April 15, 1936 – Rockwood Hosiery Mill StrikeApril 15, 1936 – Rockwood Hosiery Mill Strike
On this day in 1936 violence erupted in Rockwood, Tennessee, during a strike at a hosiery mill there. There had been rocks thrown, property damage, and the use of tear
The LaFollette BombingThe LaFollette Bombing
In 1935 LaFollette, Tennessee, like most other American towns, was in the grips of the Great Depression. Money was tight and the banks were calling in loans that couldn’t be
The McGhee BrothersThe McGhee Brothers
Thanks to the work of A.P. Carter and the Carter family, country music can trace its origins back to the hills and hollers of Scott County, Virginia, and Sullivan County,