Patricia Vaughn Hash - Trish is another lifelong resident of the Laurel Community of Carroll County, Virginia, graduating from Carroll County High School and Wytheville Community College.  Trish married Spook Hash at the age of 19 and worked for Sara Lee for 8 years and the Solid Waste Authority for 29 years, retiring and taking on the position of Director of the Matthews Farm Museum after being a volunteer for many years.   Trish is a lifelong member of Pleasant View Church, a member of the Carroll County Fair Committee, and on the Board of Directors of the Laurel Community Center.  Trish’s life has been immersed in all things that an Appalachian Mountain Farm Girl would find herself doing.  Chasing young’ins, cooking, canning, slaughtering, curing, drying, baking, sewing, needlework, quilting, weaving, crocheting, knitting, gardening, bee keeping, hand milking, soap making and foraging just to name a few of those things.  Making music, singing, riding horses, fishing, swimming, camping, storytelling, and gathering knowledge firsthand have always been things that has brought joy to her life.  Trish has often been found walking among the graves of the bones of her people gathering what information she can from those that came before her.  Her Grandfather S.D. Vaughn instilled the love of this in her before she even learned to write with a cursive hand.  Trish is known for her cooking, knowledge of old ways, family history, storytelling, and her love of the Lord, her family, friends, and books.