Thursday, March 29, 2012

The Rev. John Corn, Another Son of Elder Rev. Adam Corn

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We’ve traced the story of Elder Adam Corn who moved to Union County from North Carolina as early as 1839 and of his second son, the Rev. Alf...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

The Rev. Alfred Corn, Son of Elder Rev. Adam Corn

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The Rev. Elder Adam Corn and his wife, Hannah Heatherly Corn, had at least nine known children, all of whom grew up to be solid citizens. W...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Early Union County Settler Adam Corn Noted as a Minister

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He was likely referred to as “Elder” Corn among those who knew him. His name was Adam Corn, an ordained Baptist minister, who was living wi...
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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Appalachian Values and Some People Who Exemplify Them (part 3)

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We have looked at Appalachian Values as specified by Loyal Jones in his book, Appalachian Values (Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1994) and listed...
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Appalachian Values and Some People Who Exemplify Them (part 2)

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Continuing on author Loyal Jones’s list of Appalachian Values as given in his book by the same title (Jesse Stuart Foundation, 1994), we foc...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Appalachian Values and Some People Who Exemplify Them

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Senior scholar, Loyal Jones, a native of nearby Cherokee County, North Carolina, and for many years director of Appalachian Studies at Berea...
Thursday, February 16, 2012

Singing in the Cotton Mills or Mountain Music from the Sweat Factories

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In these parts, Union, Towns, Fannin and surrounding counties in North Georgia and also in nearby Tennessee and North Carolina, we like what...