Appalshop Archive

An interesting piece of eastern Kentucky history from the folks at Black in Appalachia: in 1860, a census taker recorded the names of slaves in Floyd County. #juneteenth #Census facebook.com/BlackInAppalac…

John Harrod's "Johnny Come Along" album (JA092D) is now available on Bandcamp. Here's "Owl Hoot" for your Halloween playlist. juneappalrecordings.bandcamp.com/track/owl-hoot

Remembering the great Mac Wiseman, who passed away yesterday at the age of 93. We send our deepest condolences to his family and friends. The performance shared here took place in Wise, VA at the First Annual Shriners Bluegrass Festival (ca.1976) vimeo.com/319564019

@STierneyC @NEAarts Thank you!

@AppalArchive @NEAarts Congrats!

Proud to receive an @NEAarts Art Works grant, alongside our Appalachian Media Institute colleagues. Our award will fund artist residencies and cultural events, with a focus on Appalachian foodways. Congrats to all grantees across the region and beyond! bit.ly/2wxufaW

@snowdenbecker @kitchensisters Thank you for the kind words @kitchensisters and @snowdenbecker. Come visit anytime!

@kitchensisters @AppalArchive DO IT! You will not be sorry, and your listeners will be amazed to hear about this organization and their work. Not nearly enough people know nearly enough about @AppalArchive.

The Appalshop Archive @AppalArchive - The Keepers of Appalachian culture and history for the past 14 years. Help them meet their matching goal - donations doubled until April 30th. appalshop.networkforgood.com/projects/50387…

We are in the final stretch of our NEH Access Challenge campaign. Give before April 30 & your donation will be DOUBLED! You'll be helping us improve public access to collections & launch public programming events. Follow the link for details. tinyurl.com/y8mq6fca

Grateful to @NEH_Challenge for generous #HumanitiesAccess award. Grant + match will support historic preservation & outreach. #Appalachia twitter.com/Appalshop/stat…

Happy b'day also to Jean Ritchie, performing here at our '91 Seedtime Festival. Preserved w/ support from @GRAMMYFdn tinyurl.com/gu2cnmu

Celebrating birthdays of 2 June Appal artists. First up, James "Pigmeat" Jarrett with some Cincy barrelhouse blues. tinyurl.com/hndnawh

Happy #archivesmonth! We join KY archives in celebrating Industry w free stream of COAL MINER: FRANK JACKSON (1971). tinyurl.com/hvjxaqk

We are greatly saddened to learn of the passing of Ralph Stanley. He will be missed. #RalphStanley vimeo.com/172118555

Watch the classic Appalshop film FAST FOOD WOMEN, free streaming through March. #IWD2016 #wmnhist tinyurl.com/zrqr272

Nov 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in gas & dust explosion at #Farmington wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2241#… #coal

Happy Birthday Evelyn Williams! The social justice activist would have turned 100 tomorrow. #ArchivesMonth tinyurl.com/omqkdn9

@raynagellert Thanks Rayna!

A favorite from our William "Pictureman" Mullins photo collection for #NationalDogDay

After Richard Nixon resigned on Aug 9 '74, his first public appearance was in Hyden, KY. Appalshop was there... vimeo.com/135608344

@historycompany @AppalArchive Sorry Chris! Call our Marketing & Sales dept at 606-633-0108, and they can help you with the order.