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- Remembering the Schoolhouse(s) Known as “Bell Ridge” in the Morrison City area of North Kingsport, Tennessee January 31, 2020
- A Song of Unity from Long Ago August 19, 2019
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- “The Storms are on the Ocean” as a Metaphor for Homesickness June 15, 2019
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- A Barony in the Mountains of Southwest Virginia
- Remembering Vacation Bible School in the '60s and '70s
- The Flood of 1977
- Disappearing Towns: Morrison City
- Robert Sayers Sheffey, Mountain Preacher and Man of Prayer
- A Sunny Day in Sharon Springs
- A Conversation that didn't Go Well
- History of a Part of Weber City, Virginia
- Places I've Lived: Paint Lick, VA
- Ode to Soup Beans and Corn Bread
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Bluefield: A Wedding of Two Communities
This winter I spent some time in the Craft Memorial Library over at Bluefield, West Virginia. I found there microfilmed copies of the Bluefield Daily Telegraph from the late 1800s to the middle of the 1900s. Interesting stories. Of course … Continue reading
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