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Tammy Robinson Smith
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Author and publisher through Mountain Girl
Press, Tammy presents
several books of fiction which celebrate the wit, humor,
and strength of Appalachian women.
www.mountaingirlpress.com
Doris Musick ~ Doris is the author of two books of historical fiction
based on actual events,
The Starched Apron, set in Russell County, and Up the Water
Spout, set in Washington County, Virginia.
www.dorismusick.com
Partnering with Kathy Shearer of
Clinch Mountain Press, these women comprise the
Heritage Writers and exhibit together at various
events in the Abingdon, Virginia area.
Jeanne Shannon
~ Stars Scattered Like
Seeds. Short stories, memoir pieces, and poems drawn from Jeanne's
early life in the Southwest Virginia mountains.
www.thewildflowerpress.com
Donna Akers Warmuth ~ Books and short
stories focused on the history and culture of Washington County, Virginia.
www.donnawarmuth.com
Southwest Virginia history websites
Buchanan County ~
www.silvermaple.net/buchanan/
Dickenson County ~ www.dickensoncounty.net/
Lee County ~
www.rootsweb.com/~valee/lchgs.htm
Russell County Genealogy ~
www.russell.lib.va.us/localhistory.htm
Scott County ~
http://scottcountyva.info/
Tazewell County
~
www.mindspring.com/~ronwags/Tazgen.html
Washington County ~
www.rootsweb.com/~vawashin/historic.htm
Wise County ~
www.wisevahistoricalsoc.org/
Dante Lives On, Inc.
www.danteliveson.org
Community revitalization non-profit
group working to preserve the old Bank/Beer Garden building in Dante,
Virginia, as The Dante Coal Mining and Railroad Museum. When completed,
this center will be a gathering place for local people and visitors, and
an education center where school children can learn about their heritage.
Annual Reunion Festival: Second Saturday in August.
Clinch Mountain Links
The Clinch Mountain
Wildlife Management Area is the most
biologically diverse tract under Commonwealth of Virginia control. Laurel
Bed Lake and the waters of Tumbling Creek are popular for fishing.
Hunting, camping, and hiking on this 25,477 acre tract are also allowed.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/wmas/detail.asp?pid=21
Richard Kretz's Photo Gallery.
Stunning photos of the Clinch Mountain WMA.
http://www.pbase.com/rkretz/clinch_mountain_wildlife_management_area&page=1

The Clinch Mountain
Birding and Wildlife Loop running
through four counties has been developed for public enjoyment by the
Virginia Dept. of Game and Inland Fisheries.
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/vbwt/loop.asp?trail=2&loop=MCM
The Carter Family Fold
is the memorial music center at Hiltons where every weekend musicians
perform for a packed house in the shadow of Clinch Mountain, celebrating
this family that first recorded their old-time songs in 1927, thereby
ushering in the commercial era of country music.
http://www.carterfamilyfold.org/
Ralph Stanley, the
dean of bluegrass music, was born and raised on Smith Ridge, a few miles
north of Clinch Mountain. Ralph and the Clinch Mountain Boys perform all
over the country and have an annual festival at his homeplace in Dickenson
County.
http://drralphstanley.com/index.shtml
The Clinch Mountain
MusicFest, held in June at Natural
Tunnel State Park near Gate City, is a heritage celebration of life in
Appalachia.
http://www.clinchfest.net/ |