Mother Jones, Part OneMother Jones, Part One
A woman born in Ireland who immigrated to, first, Canada, then the United States, became a schoolteacher and dressmaker. The tragic loss of her husband and children led eventually to
Month: February 2020
The Prophet of Oak RidgeThe Prophet of Oak Ridge
Back at the turn of the 20th century lived a man in East Tennessee to whom God revealed visions of the future. Most folks called him crazy…until 1945. Today, as
Wiley OakleyWiley Oakley
A boy’s search for the spirit of his late mother in the Smokey Mountains led to a career as a Great Smoky Mountains National Park guide and a life as
Tabitha HoltonTabitha Holton
Up until the late 1800’s the legal profession in North Carolina was limited to men only. That changed with the admission of a spunky woman born in Iredell County named
Nancy WardNancy Ward
One of the most well-known Cherokee on the Appalachian frontier was Nanyehi, known to the settlers as Nancy Ward, the niece of Attakullakulla and the cousin of Dragging Canoe. Today