Warm greetings @amy50! 
Welcome to the forum, weāre blessed to have you here! Please make yourself at home and donāt be afraid to reach out if you have any questions. You have many friendly fellow forum members happy to help or even just chat! 
As for Appalachian Magic, it sounded familiar so I ran a search (and speaking of which, I recommend both the Search Tool and Tag System to help navigate around the forum- there is a lot to explore in here! 
) and found that @Kasandra had done some interesting research about the āGranny Witches of Appalachiaā. And @Amethyst kindly shared a book review of Appalachian Folklore Omens, Signs, and Superstitions (although it sounds like the book wasnāt quite what youād expect it to be) 
Rest assured that you arenāt alone in your studies of the region, Amy! 
Wishing you and your daughter all the best with your studies and magickal learning, and Iām looking forward to talking with you more soon! Blessed be, Amy! 