Owl hooter, which Woody Boggs made from a PVC pipe, hollowed out piece...
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Woody Boggs, Roger Clay, Dave and Glenna Bailey, Stickney, WV
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Two ton snub nose 1948 Chevy," refurbished by Woody Boggs
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain image of a truck, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cabin on the hill behind Woody Boggs's cabin. This cabin was moved fr...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Coal river. Ripening pumpkin and pumpkin blooms. Southern West Virgini...
Event: Harvest time. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dave Bailey and Woody Boggs with a harvest of molly moochers in three ...
Event: Molly mooching on Lillybrook Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Full view of porch and kitchen
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Woody Boggs' gasoline-powered wood splitter
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs splitting wood at Gail Ballard's house
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. House under construction. Southern West Virginia.
Public domain photograph of a barn, farm, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Walter Bailey of the Baileys from Bailey Mountain
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Violin on the wall of Woody Boggs's log house. This violin belonged t...
Joe Pettry, who lived on Shumate's Branch with his wife Ann (daughter of Jim and Margaret Bailey, from Bailey Mountain), was an acclaimed fiddler. Dave Bailey reminisces about Joe Pettry as farmer and musician ... More
Coal river. Woody Boggs splitting wood. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs in his vegetable garden
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Woody Boggs's ramp patch. Southern West Virginia.
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Harvest display: fodder shock with pumpkins and chrysanthemums
Event: Harvest time. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Laying up the chimney. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
A wooden wheelbarrow made by Joe Pettry, Woody Boggs' grandfather, who...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Woody Boggs in the ramp patch that he planted on the hill behind his h...
Public domain photograph of farm, farmer, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
"Two ton snub nose 1948 Chevy," refurbished by Woody Boggs
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain image of a truck, historical photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Homemade "boom" for hoisting logs, mounted on a flatbed behind Woody's...
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Woody Boggs welding "the teacher's jeep"
Event: Visit to the home of Woody Boggs. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Goldenseal, aka "yellow root" - Public domain botanical illustration
Goldenseal, more commonly known as "Yellow Root," is gathered both for the purpose of selling it and for its medicinal value. It is widely used as a remedy for colds and sore throats, as well as other maladies ... More
Coal river. "Indian turnip," aka "Adam turnip". Southern West Virginia...
The berries of Jack-in-the-pulpit are often mistaken for ginseng berries.
Coal river. Sarah Boggess with mole beans. Southern West Virginia.
Castor beans, also known as "mole beans," are toxic to moles, which find them irresistible. Hence the plants are used to keep moles from damaging gardens.
Pile of molly moochers found on Bradley Mountain by Woody Boggs and Da...
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. John Bowman with his Buick. Southern West Virginia.
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Woody Boggs' ramp patch, Pettry Bottom
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Woody Boggs in his vegetable garden
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs' homemade cannon, before a celebratory shot
Event: Molly mooching on Lillybrook Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs claiming a molly moocher under a freshly-sprouted mayapple
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ramp bottoms, in the summer after the leaves have dried
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Coal river. Five-prong ginseng. Southern West Virginia.
Note the green pod of unripe berries on this five-prong specimen.
Coal river. More of the developing kitchen. Southern West Virginia.
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Woody Boggs demonstrating how he stores potatoes underground over the ...
Event: Visit to the home of Gail Ballard. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Woody Boggs (right) and James Martin in front of a hollowed chestnut s...
Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied.
Coal river. Wormy chestnut boards. Southern West Virginia.
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Trillium, a.k.a. "mountain lilies," massed on a hillside.
Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dave Bailey and Woody Boggs looking for molly moochers
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs in the ramp patch that he planted on the hill behind his h...
As the women cleaning ramps in the "ramp circle" on Drews Creek made clear (see ramp essay), you can start your own ramp patch from the small rootlets leftover from the cleaning process. Many domesticated ramp ... More
Woody Boggs rebuilding an engine at Jarrell's Garage
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Castor bean plants, for controlling mole infestation
Event: Gail Ballard's garden in Pettry Bottom. Castor beans, also known as "mole beans," are toxic to moles, which find them irresistible. Hence the plants are used to keep moles from damaging gardens.
Woody Boggs with fire rake, used for fighting forest fires
Event: A visit to Pettry Bottom. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs and Dave Bailey molly mooching
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. American Folklife Center: Squirrel house. Southern West Vi...
Event: Building a Log Cabin. This block of wood, hollowed out for the convenience of nesting squirrels, is located twenty-five feet up in a Black Walnut tree.
Copy photo of Jim Bailey and his wife, Margaret, known as "Tood"
James and Margaret Bailey were the parents of Ann Bailey, who married Joe Pettry. Sarah Boggess, Woody's mother, is the daughter of Joe and Ann. Jim Bailey was shot and killed by a federal agent for making moonshine.
Exterior of log house built by Woody Boggs. Front porch with old saw ...
The oak timbers used to make this log cabin were salvaged from the former bridge to Edwight, which spanned Coal river near the mouth of Hazy Creek for many decades. "A lot of trucks have driven over this house,... More
Corn crib at the homestead of Jim and Margaret Bailey, Woody Boggs' gr...
"Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied. Bailey Mountain is now known as Montcoal Mountain."
Corn crib at the homestead of Jim and Margaret Bailey, Woody Boggs' gr...
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Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
T-Shirt: "Ginsengers Beware." Graphic depicts ginseng plant with rat...
Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs surveying rusting machinery, probably from the coal mines
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Dave Bailey and Woody Boggs looking for molly moochers
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs, laying a foundation of cut sandstone from the chimney and...
Event: Building a Log Cabin. In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee ... More
Woody Boggs, recycling the wormy chestnut timbers from the dismantled ...
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Harvest display besides Woody Boggs' cabin
Event: Visit to the home of Woody Boggs. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs and Mary Hufford in the Bailey/Boggess cemetery
Event: Trip to Montcoal Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs' homemade cannon, after a celebratory shot
Event: Molly mooching on Lillybrook Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Wakerobin, aka "stinking benjamin". Southern West Virginia...
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Woody Boggs looking for molly moochers
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Woody Boggs harvesting molly moochers. Southern West Virgi...
Event: Molly mooching on Bradley Mountain. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Woody Boggs demonstrating how he stores potatoes underground over the ...
Event: Visit to the home of Gail Ballard. Public domain photograph - historical image of West Virginia, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
Jim Bailey's homemade hunting pouch and powder horn, on display in the...
Woody Boggs built this cabin from the discarded oak timbers of the bridge to Edwight. Jim Bailey, his great grandfather, made the pouch and did the leather tooling on the strap.
Jerusalem artichoke blooms - Public domain portrait drawing
Event: Gail Ballard's garden in Pettry Bottom. Public domain scan of drawing, botanical illustration, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Ramps gone to seed - Public domain botanical illustration
Public domain image related to botany, botanical artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Coal river. Cabin made of yellow poplar. Southern West Virginia.
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
A wheelbarrow made by Joe Pettry, Woody Boggs' maternal grandfather, ...
Public domain photograph of window, architectural element, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
First snow on the log cabin, winter of 1999
In 1999, Woody Boggs began building a log cabin in Pettry Bottom. This cabin, built of yellow poplar logs, incorporates a kitchen built from the wormy chestnut boards of The Coffee Pot at Edwight. The Coffee Po... More
Hobart Clay, of Shumate's Branch, in front of log cabin built by Woody...
"Please note that the "date" in this case refers to the date that the historic photos were copied. Bailey Mountain is now known as Montcoal Mountain."
Poke berries on a pokeweed plant (Phytolacca americana)
In spring the new leaves are used in making "poke sallet," and are often canned.