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Sample Past Posts
- The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN January 13, 2023
- Brief History of the Akard Family in Scott County, Virginia (near the State Line) September 23, 2022
- Scott’s Field March 27, 2022
- Chaos at the State Line: A Brief History of Unsavory Businesses Near Weber City, Virginia December 18, 2021
- Where’s My Cow? A Bit of History August 7, 2021
- A More Comprehensive History of Weber City, Virginia February 20, 2021
Top Posts & Pages
- A Conversation that didn't Go Well
- The Mystery of the Origin of Robert Smith of Kingsport, TN
- The Flood of 1977
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- "Benge! What Are You Doing?"
- Faces of the Past: Part Three, Our Kentucky Connections
- A Second Look at Community Names
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Tag Archives: preaching
Gone to Conference
“Not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as the manner of some is; but exhorting one another: and so much the more, as ye see the day approaching.”–Hebrews 10: 25, (King James Bible) I am not sure who first thought … Continue reading
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Tagged Annual Conference, appointments, Church, civil war, day lilies, East Tennessee, Lake Junaluska, license, means of grace, Methodist, ministry, North Carolina, ordination, preacher, preaching, singing, Southwest Virginia, union confederate, United Methodist
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Faces from the Past: A Minister in the Family
Mammaw Scott always wanted a preacher in the family. She wanted it so bad she dedicated her seventh child to the Lord, praying that he would become a preacher. He grew up and worked for IBM. But there was a … Continue reading
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Tagged 1939, Church, churches, civil war, district superintendent, Emory & Henry College, former slave, Methodist, Methodist Episcopal Church, Methodist Episcopal Church South, minister, Morrison Chapel, Payne College, Perry, Perry family, preacher, preaching, presiding elder, Scarritt, Tennessee, Tucker, Tucker family, Uniting Conference, Vanderbilt, Virginia
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By the Waters of Possum Creek 