Our Mountain Speaks Podcast
1) Thomas Wolfe as told by Michael Fortner
Michael Fortner represents his cousin, the American novelist Thomas Wolfe, who made two eventful trips to Burnsville to visit relatives. One of these trips ended in a murder trial, and the other resul...Show More
2) Lucius Hale Ogle as told by Dylan Wilson
Dylan Wilson represents his cousin, Lucius Hale Ogle, who gave his one year fighting in the Civil War. When his year was up, he came home and did not go back. He was arrested, along with other men who...Show More
3) Julie Boone as told by Jennifer Wilson
Jennifer Wilson represents her cousin Julie Boone, a woman who carried the songs and ballads of the Appalachian Mountains that had been handed down through generations. This story tells of the time in...Show More
4) Nathaniel Allen as told by Dylan Wilson
Dylan Wilson represents his third great-grandfather, Nathaniel Allen, recounting a story about his nephews Jim and Henry who fought in the Civil War.
5) Isaac Adkins as told by Nathan Wilson
The Hermit of Bald Mountain. In this episode, Nathan Wilson portrays his fourth great-grandfather, Isaac Adkins, born in 1828, recalling the story of an ornery, dangerous man named David Hog Greer, wh...Show More
6) Niagara Ray Wilson as told by Lesa Autrey
Lesa Autrey represents her cousin, Niagara Ray Wilson, wife of the famous tracker, Big Tom Wilson. She tells about her life and growing up on the Cane River. Born in 1848, Niagara recounts many tales,...Show More
7) Nathan Dempsey as told by Nathan Wilson
Nathan Wilson represents his cousin, Charles L. Brandt from an interview taken in 1957 about his recollection of Nathan Dempsey. Dempsey was known as the strongest man in the region. Folks gathered es...Show More
8) Nancy Silver Parker as told by Lesa Autrey
Lesa Autrey portrays her cousin, Nancy Silver Parker. In an old oral history, Nancy tells the story of her mother Frankie Silver, who was accused of the gruesome murder and dismemberment of her husban...Show More
9) Alfred Silver as told by Nicholas Rash
Nicholas Rash portrays his cousin, Alfred Silver, whose brother, Charlie was brutally murdered by his wife in December of 1832. Alfred recalls the search for his brother, including a visit to an ensla...Show More
10) Lovada Ray Bailey as told by Heather Hockaday
Heather Hockaday represents her fifth great-grandmother, Lovada Bailey. Lovada and her husband, Yellowjacket John, gave 100 acres to the Yancey County commissioners, and this property became the count...Show More