When the mines closed, Wythe County, VA planned to abandon the company town of Ivanhoe. But Maxine ‘Mack’ Waller wouldn't let it. She was a powerhouse whose work is at the heart of our film "Rough Side of the Mountain." Rest easy, Mack. 📸 Appalshop, "Rough Side of the Mountain," Anne Lewis, 1997

November's PWYW album is Wade & Julia Mainer's "In The Land of Melody." This married bluegrass duo made guitar and banjo gospel tunes. Get the album (you chose the price!) on June Appal's Bandcamp: https://loom.ly/b-sRE5U 🎵: "In The Land of Melody," Wade & Julia Mainer, June Appal Records, 1992.

"I'm pretty hoarse, and it seems like I can't get my voice back. It's all the coal mines. Black lung. ... I'm still a union man in my heart ... I'm still fighting." Happy birthday, Nimrod. Rest in peace. 📷"Nimrod Workman: To Fit My Own Category," Scott Faulkner and Anthony Slone, 1975

Have you checked out our newest June Appal Record, Featherbed, yet? This debut album from Sarah Kate Morgan and Leo Shannon is now available on our Bandcamp and all other music streaming platforms! https://loom.ly/TSLuV2w

The wheels are turning at Appalshop this fall, and we have plenty of new releases and updates to share with you! Read about them now on our website's blog: https://loom.ly/DZ44XCg

Almost 2 million children were working in factories when Lewis Hine began sneaking in to photograph them in the late 1800s. Hine believed if people saw what children were being subjected to, they'd demand laws to end it. He was right. Rest easy, Lewis. We're still using photography to make change.

This weekend, millions across the world will celebrate el Día de los Muertos, the Day of the Dead, paying respects to lost loved ones and honoring the dead. Explore unique Appalachian traditions around death with "A Dying Tradition" from our AMI program. Watch here: https://loom.ly/gHJFX6k

Halloween is a spooky time. Thankfully your birth control doesn’t have to be! From our All Access EKY program, a look back on contraceptives that once included wool, weasel testicles, and animal guts. 📸Appalshop's Appalachian Media Institute

Evelyn Williams was born on Halloween, and all joking aside, lived through some true horror stories with her family. Happy birthday, Evelyn. Rest in power. 📸Appalshop, "Evelyn Williams," Anne Lewis, 1995

"Do you know where the Devil lives at?" "His brother tried to get him to give up that foolishness but he said, 'I got to go to the Devil or my head will be cut off and put on a spear!'" Happy Halloween! Enjoy this performance of "Ghost Stories" from Roadside in the early 80s. 📷 Appalshop Archive

Did you know that we began as a way to teach young Appalachians to operate 16 mm film equipment? For over 50 years, we've worked hard to uplift Appalachian voices by helping them tell their own stories in their own words.

Time is almost up to get this month's Pay-What-You-Want album! In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

Look at how much time my mom spent documenting our lives. And that's just ... It's all gone. It's not even all of that. But I hope they can fix it. I think they can. It's just going to take some time. Watch now on our YouTube channel: https://loom.ly/0FkR_Do 📸 Appalshop, “Strings,” Nik Lee, 2025

In our new AppalShort, STRINGS, filmmaker Nik Lee reflects on her own flooded memories while documenting how Archive staff and filmmaker Tom Hansell find creative ways to repurpose unsalvageable media. Watch the full AppalShort here: https://loom.ly/0FkR_Do 📸 Appalshop, “Strings,” Nik Lee, 2025

It's Halloween month — and it's also #AmericanArchivesMonth, so it's only right that we bring you a ghost story from 1972. Bill Crabtree and the Clinch Valley Boys perform a song about a hitchhiker's ghostly encounter with "Big Josie," animated by Glenn Palumbo's drawings. 📷 Appalshop Archive

We’re excited to announce our second AppalShorts film, STRINGS, the latest installment in the Magenta film series by our Internal Media Coordinator, Nik Lee! Watch now on our YouTube channel: https://loom.ly/0FkR_Do

Today is the release day of our newest June Appal Record, Featherbed! Check out this debut album of Sarah Kate Morgan and Leo Shannon NOW on our Bandcamp and all other music streaming platforms! https://loom.ly/TSLuV2w

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

Join us Oct 24–25 in Pound, VA for the Red Fox Storytelling Festival — a free, family-friendly event featuring: 🎥 Screenings of Justice in the Coalfields and Fast Food Women 🏃 Chasin’ Red Fox 5K 🎤 Regional storytellers 🎵 Music by Strawberry Jam & Madison Denhard We hope to see you there!

What was Bell County, Kentucky like in the 1950s? During #AmericanArchivesMonth, home movies—preserved with support from the National Film Preservation Foundation—give us a window. This footage is from coal camp doctor John Parrott. Happy American Archives Month from Appalshop Archive!

Join us Oct 24–25 in Pound, VA for the Red Fox Storytelling Festival — a free, family-friendly event featuring: 🎥 Screenings of Justice in the Coalfields and Fast Food Women 🏃 Chasin’ Red Fox 5K 🎤 Regional storytellers 🎵 Music by Strawberry Jam & Madison Denhard We hope to see you there!

"A blueprint for what a short dramatic film should be. It’s focused, direct, and perfectly accurate in its details.”— Afterimage Watch the film here: https://loom.ly/h1mWsoE 📸 Appalshop, “Fat Monroe,” Andrew Garrison, 1990

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

Did you know that ~90% of our YouTube viewers aren't subscribed? If you'd like to keep up with our weekly film releases and content updates, don't forget to subscribe and hit the notification bell! www.youtube.com/appalshop 🎵 Appalshop, "Lonesome Pine," The Payroll Boys, June Appal Records, 1983

Join us Oct 24–25 in Pound, VA for the Red Fox Storytelling Festival — a free, family-friendly event featuring: 🎥 Screenings of Justice in the Coalfields and Fast Food Women 🏃 Chasin’ Red Fox 5K 🎤 Regional storytellers 🎵 Music by Strawberry Jam & Madison Denhard We hope to see you there!

Music is an important piece of our Appalshop Archive, as it is to all of our Archive staff members. Do you have a question about our music collections, or our Archive in general? Leave us a comment and the Appalshop Archive staff will answer them TOMORROW, Oct 16th!

Join us Oct 24–25 in Pound, VA for the Red Fox Storytelling Festival — a free, family-friendly event featuring: 🎥 Screenings of Justice in the Coalfields and Fast Food Women 🏃 Chasin’ Red Fox 5K 🎤 Regional storytellers 🎵 Music by Strawberry Jam & Madison Denhard We hope to see you there!

The Appalshop Archive crew loved seeing new faces and meeting folks at the Morehead State University Career Fair last week! 📽️🎞️

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

We mourn the loss of our friend, writer, and mentor Gurney Norman. His words, his spirit, and his deep love for these hills shaped how many of us see ourselves and our home. Rest easy, Gurney. We miss you already.

Say hello to Joshua Outsey, our Community Archive Coordinator, who spends his days out in the field recording oral histories. Have questions for Joshua about his work, or in general about archival practices? Leave us a comment and our Appalshop Archive staff will answer them on Oct 16th!

Thank you to our possum radio family for supporting the 2025 Fall Fund Drive! While our special programming has wrapped up, our donation page will stay live until Friday, Oct 17th, to catch any remaining donations. Make a donation, big or small, here: wmmt.org/donate

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

"It is evident that Linda's students are excited about learning and learn much more than the second-grade curriculum calls for. " - Hilton Smith, Director, Foxfire Teacher Outreach Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I 📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

October is American Archives Month and Kentucky Archives Month 🎉 Ever wondered what an archivist does? How do they preserve materials? What treasures live in our collection? Leave your questions in the comments, and our Archive staff will answer them on Ask An Archivist Day, Oct 16th!

"That one wonderful teacher ... I really cannot say enough good things about the multi-layered messages in that show." - Virginia Fox, Executive Director, Kentucky Educational Television Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I 📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

Join Appalshop alum Herb E. Smith and Archive staffer Shane Terry for a special 25th anniversary screening of The Ralph Stanley Story on Oct 9 @ 6PM. The screening will be at Cantrell Banquet Hall, UVA-Wise and will be followed by a Q&A. No tickets required - it is free and open to the public!

In "Hands On," Linda Oxendine-Brown and her second graders are the collective managers of their classroom during the 1989-90 school year in rural Knox County. Watch "Hands On" on YouTube here: https://loom.ly/0Wpry4I 📸 Appalshop, "Hands On," Anne Lewis, 1992

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

Today we celebrate the incredible life of Loretta Lynn and still feel her loss. Loretta was not only a prolific country music icon but a brilliant fighter for the rights of women and a beacon of hope for us all. Rest easy, Loretty.

Thank you to our possum radio family for supporting the 2025 Fall Fund Drive! While our special programming has wrapped up, our donation page is still live for any last-minute gifts. If you were worried about missing the Oct. 1 deadline—DON’T BE! You can still donate here: wmmt.org/donate

Join Appalshop alum Herb E. Smith and Archive staffer Shane Terry for a special 25th anniversary screening of The Ralph Stanley Story on Oct 9 @ 6PM. The screening will be at Cantrell Banquet Hall, UVA-Wise and will be followed by a Q&A. No tickets required - it is free and open to the public!

A new month = a new Pay-What-You-Want album! 🎶 In October, get a digital download of Sparky Rucker's 1977 album "Cold & Lonesome on a Train" and name your own price! https://loom.ly/KChNXDk 🎵: "Cold & Lonesome on a Train," Sparky Rucker, June Appal Records, 1977.

We couldn't agree more! 🎙️ If you agree that community radio is vital, consider supporting our Fall Fund Drive before it ends TODAY! And remember, ALL DONATIONS ARE NOW MATCHED AND DOUBLED! Here's the link: wmmt.org/donate

It’s the last day of the Fall Fund Drive, friends, and we have two asks: 💚 Haven’t donated yet? Now’s the time—every gift is matched and doubled! wmmt.org/donate 💚 Already gave or can’t? You can still make a BIG impact by sharing our posts. We believe in the power of community radio, and in YOU.

During #AmericanArchivesMonth, let's tell our WHOLE history. 📸 The Hollyfield family (Collins and Effie, with children Odessa, Betty, and Collene), Mullins, 1945, Appalshop Archive preserved

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Do you love WMMT as much as we do? Well, go show us some love by supporting our Fall Fund Drive before it ends TOMORROW, Oct 1st! And don't forget, ALL DONATIONS ARE NOW MATCHED AND DOUBLED! Give a little or a lot here: wmmt.org/donate

The Fall Fund Drive is wrapping up, and we need your help to finish strong! We've done great work so far, and, with our $5K match challenge, we can raise A LOT for Real People Radio. Haven’t donated yet? Now’s the time: wmmt.org/donate Already gave? THANK YOU—please help spread the word!

📣We're hiring for our radio station WMMT! 📣 We're searching for a General Manager who will help carry forward WMMT's mission and keep the station thriving as a voice and resource for mountain people. Applications close TOMORROW, Oct 1st! Details and how to apply: appalshop.org/wmmtgm