by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Sep 2, 2021 | books, Research, Writing
When I was shaping Eugenia (Gainey) Floyd’s character for The Finder of Forgotten Things, I decided to make her the postmistress of Oak Hill, WV. Since postal counters were often housed in general stores, I put her behind a counter in the back of an imaginary...
by Sarah Loudin Thomas | Aug 12, 2021 | Appalachian, Food, Research
Among my Appalachian research treasures is a copy of the 8th edition of Old Timey Recipes from 1975 as collected by Phyllis Connor. Inside the front cover someone wrote, “West Virginia, August 1976.” Since I would have been just shy of five years old then,...
