History A Treasury from Blue Sulphur Springs: A Hand-Written Promise from 1875 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025May 16, 2026 “pleas attend to the matter an have the dee Readdy by the March cort so that I can get them when I com out” Well hello there, neighbors. Pull up a chair while I share a little piece of our local history that just landed on my desk. It is… Continue Reading
History A Stained Scrap of Paper and a Big Decision in Blue Sulphur Springs M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I have all but yours now but they all have to have the money that their lots bring pleas send it rite away and oblige” Pull up a chair, friends, because I have found a real treasure tucked away from our local past. It is a letter from October 1874,… Continue Reading
History A Christmas Eve Note from Blue Sulphur Springs M Gwinn, December 27, 2025May 11, 2026 Mr Labin Gwin Sir you will pleas meet Me at fayett Cort Hous on the 28th of the Preasent Month Well now, pull up a chair and let me tell you about a little piece of our history that just came across my desk. It is a humble letter written… Continue Reading
History A Penny Saved and a Word from the Women: A Lesson from 1874 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025April 2, 2026 “the first payment two heave for our purse & another our women folkes think that it is two mutch out of the way” Step back in time with me for a moment to a spring day in May of 1874. I was just looking through some old papers from Alderson… Continue Reading
History A Sack of Flour and a Saturday Visit M Gwinn, December 27, 2025April 5, 2026 “Ma if you have any small hams could you Spare us one we have no ham meat and I suppose we will have company Sunday” Now, pull up a chair and let me tell you about a little treasure I found tucked away in our archives. It is a simple… Continue Reading
History A Little Slip of History from the McKendree Post Office M Gwinn, December 27, 2025May 13, 2026 “This blank is to be filled up at the mailing office and given to the person who presents the letter for registration.” Come on in and sit a spell, friends. I have stumbled upon a real treasure today that takes us right back to a warm summer morning in 1874…. Continue Reading
History A Healing Note from the Old White M Gwinn, December 27, 2025April 14, 2026 “Keep the legs as much as possible raised on a line with the body and this is especially necessary until the bandage has been applied for a few days —” Pull up a chair and let me share a little treasure I found while sorting through the old papers from… Continue Reading
History A Dusty Debt and a Neighborly Note: A Treasure from 1873 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025March 27, 2026 “We Do not wish to put cost on any one But we are orderd to collect By the shortest way” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve come across a real gem in our local archives. It is a humble piece of cream-colored paper, lined and gently yellowed by the… Continue Reading
History A Helping Hand at Mouth Greenbrier M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 1, 2026 “You will confer a great favor if you will furnish it, and at Raleigh County court I will repay you, or before if I see you” Well now, pull up a chair and let me show you a little piece of our local history that just warms the heart. It’s… Continue Reading
History A Handshake in Ink: A 150-Year-Old Greeting from Laurel Creek M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “they have Paid me all rents Due & delivered the House to me in good order.” Pull up a chair, friends, and take a look at this fragile little window into the past. It is a simple note dated way back to November 24, 1872, written by a man named… Continue Reading