History A Stern Word Across the Fence Line from 1877 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 11, 2026 “These Are to Notise you to Quit tresperfsing on Our Land if you dont we will put The Law in forse against you at Once” Gather ’round, neighbors, because I’ve found a little piece of history that’s as sharp as a winter wind and just as honest. This isn’t a… Continue Reading
History A Winter Promise at Kanawha Falls M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I want you to let me have that big poplar tree that stands by the ferry.” Pull up a chair, friends, and let’s take a look at a little piece of our local history from a cold winter long ago. This letter, written on January 18th, 1877, comes from J…. Continue Reading
History A Spirited Plea from the Summer of 1876 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “the county convention was packed against me by Col Henry.” Well, hello there, neighbors! I was rummaging through the archives today and found a real treasure I just had to share. It is a letter from the heat of July in 1876, written by a gentleman named John Roay. The… Continue Reading
History A Simple Relief in Fayette County: A Note from 1876 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “your need not put your belf to the trouble to hunt a witness as the claim was allowed” There is something about holding a piece of paper that has survived nearly a hundred and fifty years that just makes you stop and catch your breath. This little scrap, written by… Continue Reading
History A Winter Meeting at the General Store M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 5, 2026 “I Will be down on Monday Morning to look at your Walnut Timber” Now, isn’t it something to hold a little piece of 1876 right in your hands? This letter, sent from the mountain air of Paw Paw, West Virginia, takes us back to a cold December morning when a… Continue Reading
History A Quick Note from Paw Paw: The Friendship of W.P. Phillips M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “hope you Will not think hard of me” Pull up a chair, friends. I’ve found a little scrap of paper that’s traveled over a hundred years just to tell us a simple story. It’s a single sheet of lined paper, now turned a warm, buttery yellow with age. You can… Continue Reading
History A Winter Wish for the Guinn Children M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “if they have Books I think I can advance them this Winter further than they have been yet” Pull up a chair, friends, and take a look at this little treasure from the archives. It is a humble note written back in December of 1873 by a teacher named S…. Continue Reading
History A Handshake Across Time: Mr. Mason’s Lost Horse M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “You may let me know your expenses and I will send you the money please deliver hous at once and oblige” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve come across a real little treasure from our own backyard. It is a letter dated April 9th, 1875, written right here in… Continue Reading
History A Hand-Delivered Promise from Kanawha Falls M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I hope you will not get out of patience with me, do you still want any goods if so please let me know” Pull up a chair and gather ’round, friends, because I’ve found something truly special tucked away in the archives. It’s a modest little scrap of history from… Continue Reading
History A Helping Hand from Blue Sulphur Springs M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “you had better not buy anny as they have gon down to a low figure and I cant buy any more” There is something truly special about holding a piece of history in your hands, like this little note from Blue Sulphur Springs dated October 23, 1875. This handwritten treasure,… Continue Reading