Meet Kentucky Appalachian Author Laura Lea Cupp Rooted in Faith, Family, and the Hills Laura Lea Cupp – Appalachian Author Spotlight Kentucky Appalachian author Laura Lea Cupp writes the way Appalachia breathes, steady, honest, and unafraid of the truth. A Kentucky writer shaped by faith, family, and the mountains that raised her, Laura’s words are not polished for shine, they are polished for meaning. Writing first took hold of Laura when she was a child, but it deepened in

These memories are shared with us by members of our communities. We’ve gently expanded it into story form while keeping the heart, details, and intention true to what was told. These memories help preserve the way Christmas once felt in the mountains, and we share them with gratitude. Three Little Cowboys in Kirktown (1955 or ’56) Shared with permission from Dan DeLaney Back in Kirktown, sometime around ’55 or ’56, Christmas morning came with a dusting of snow and three boys

Before truckloads of perfect firs showed up in parking lots, Christmas trees in Appalachia came straight from the mountains themselves — usually a scrappy, sweet-smelling cedar growing stubborn as a mule on the hillside, the very heart of an Appalachian family Christmas tradition . A week or so before Christmas, Daddy would holler, “Come on, young’uns — let’s go find us a tree!” And just like that, the whole troop bundled up and headed toward the ridge, boots crunching frost-

W e sure hope we’ve managed to capture St. Charles in the way it deserves — full of the heart and history that makes this town special....

How Coal Camps Carved Out a Future Through Education Roda School 1907 VA Tucked deep in the hollers and ridgelines of coal country, where...

In the early 1900s, a journey across the Atlantic brought two individuals to America, each on separate boats, unaware that their paths would soon intertwine. These were Jeff Koss' grandparents and they embarked on a new life in Boulder, Colorado, amidst the waning days of the gold rush. Their first years in America were challenging, especially with young children in tow. After having a daughter and a son in Colorado, they decided to return to Pennsylvania, settling near Nanty