Appalachian Porch Stories: Volume 1–True Tales of Life, Love, Land & Laughter FOA Ep. 25

A family that couldn't afford a sink in the house growing up, friends who've worked together for over fifty years, a farmer who was almost killed when his tractor turned over on him, the devastating Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, a father who rode the visiting preachers around on his 1947 Harley Davidson. These are a few of the stories you'll hear in this episode. When we make our videos, many times we have stories we aren’t able to use due to the length of the video, or maybe the theme doesn’t fit with the rest of the stories. We still love the stories and wanted to find a way to share them with you. So, we’re doing a series that we’ll mix in from time to time, that will include tales from some of our old friends that we haven’t shared with you. This is the first volume in that series and includes Jancer Franklin telling about milling corn, Lola Bradley talking about the family well house from her youth, Dale Coates and his sister, Yvonne Cantrell sharing a story about their dad riding visiting preachers on his motorcycle, Buster Norton and Gerald Maxwell conversing about their long friendship, Ken Parker talking about almost getting killed when his tractor turned over on him, and Buster and Jesse Norton relate painting their outbuildings blue because they bought the wrong color paint. If you’d like to help us produce more episodes about Appalachian life, you can support our efforts through our GoFundMe page. With your contribution, we can continue preserving this fading way of life. Every donation makes a difference. Please visit our GoFundMe and help us keep Appalachian history alive for generations to come (https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-FOA). You can also contribute directly to our channel through YouTube using Super Thanks. 📌GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-FOA 🔔 Subscribe for more old-time farm practices, Appalachian history, and rare scenes of traditional farming. See our Tobacco Playlist for more videos. 👍 Like & Share to help preserve the legacy of Appalachian folk traditions. #madisoncountync #tobaccofarming #MarsHillNC #MarshallNC #timbarnwellphotography #thefaceofappalachia #buster norton #jesseenorton #dalecoates #yvonnecoates If you like these stories, be sure to check out the full videos on each of these folks. The episode numbers they appear in are listed in the video. 📌Be sure to check out Tim Barnwell's books on our websites: ✅The Face of Appalachia: Portraits from the Mountain Farm ✅On Earth's Furrowed Brow: The Appalachia Farm in Photographs ✅Hands in Harmony: Traditional Crafts and Music in Appalachia ✅Blue Ridge Parkway Vistas (guidebook) ✅Great Smoky Mountains Vistas (guidebook) ✅Tide Runners: Shrimping and Fishing on the Carolinas and Georgia Coast ✅Faces & Places of Cashiers Valley ✅Jewels of the Southern Coast: Architectural Gems of Charleston, Savannah and Beyond 📌 Follow us for more: 🌐 Websites: https://www.barnwellphoto.com and https://thefaceofappalachia.com 📷 Instagram:   / timbarnwellphotography   👍 Facebook:   / tim-barnwell-photography-100063064160549   LINKS: 📌GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-FOA Barnwell Photography/books: https://www.barnwellphoto.com/ https://thefaceofappalachia.com/ CREDITS: Music by Sheila Kay Adams from her Legacy, Vol. 1 CD.