A History of Hollow Trees (and people who LIVED in them)

Stories of people living in hollow trees aren’t just fiction, like My Side of the Mountain. Fugitive soldiers, escaped slaves, frontiersman, and many more used giant hollow trees for shelter.

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Featured Artwork/Artists:
“We Dined in a Hollow Cottonwood Tree” by Robert Griffing https://www.paramountpress.com/fw-15
“Nature’s Refuge” by David Wright https://davidwrightart.com
“Heritage Tree” by Bernie Andrews
“Ida Martin” by Judith Serling-Sturm https://judithserling-sturm.com
“Thomas Stanley” by Dennis Auth
“Marlin and Sewell” by Galina Sorokina
“Daniel West” by Galina Sorokina

Voice Over by:
JP Wright
Schuyler Simmons
Simon Jackson
Breylen
Jeffrey M Smith
Steve Gilly

Special thanks to:

Marc DeWerth/Big Trees Ohio:   / bigtreesohio  

The Museum of Appalachia

Steve Gilly from the ‪@StoriesofAppalachia‬ channel for providing voice over on this project. Check out their channel, it’s one of my favorites!

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