Appalachian Bluebird: An Appalachian life: Jefferson Fields

Appalachian Bluebird: An Appalachian life: Jefferson Fields

Historical accounts are often reserved for the wealthy, the powerful and the prominent. There were many throughout our mountains who labored without recognition, suffered without comfort and endured with a quiet grace that shaped the very soul of Appalachia. Their stories are often long lost to time, the only shards left of their existence being a few faded photographs in an old box tucked away in the bottom drawer of a closet. This is the story…