May 29, 2021 | Feather Cottage Media

Decoration Day

It is Memorial Day weekend in the United States, but in Appalachia, particularly West Virginia, it is more commonly referred to as “Decoration Day.” My parents, Carl J. and Cossette (Watring) Feather, seemed to have a standing engagement in West Virginia each May, for the…

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Carl E. Feather

Carl E. Feather is a retired, award-winning print journalist and photographer who lives in Bruceton Mills, W.Va. His work has received awards from Associated Press, UPI, Thomson Newspapers, and CNHI newspapers.
He provides boutique film-to-digital transfer services, writes for Goldenseal Magazine and is the author of more than a dozen books. His work also may be found in the Tucker County Observer (W.Va.) A film collector since high school days, he pursues documentary photography and filmmaking, as well.

Decoration Day