History A Valentine’s Note from the Hotel Perkins M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 5, 2026 “I wish very much you would send to me the balance on your note.” Well, hello there, neighbors! Come on in and pull up a chair. Today, I’ve got something special to show you from our local history chest. It’s a little slip of paper dated February 14th, 1894—Valentine’s Day—but… Continue Reading
History A Glimpse into the Timber Woods of 1892 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “Hoping you will be able to make a promp sale to a good advantage” Step back in time with me for a moment to April of 1892. I’ve been holding a little piece of our local history in my hands today, and it is just remarkable how much life is… Continue Reading
History Neighbors, Notes, and the Power of a Promise M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Pay me the balance as soon as you can Your friend J W Davis” There is a certain kind of magic in holding a piece of paper that has survived over a hundred and thirty winters. I was looking through our archives today and came across this lovely little note… Continue Reading
History A Patch of Dirt and a Piece of Paper: A Letter from Fayette’s Past M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I will either sell or buy your part.” Pull up a chair, folks, and let me share a little piece of our town’s history that just came across my desk. This handwritten note, dated way back to May 21st, 1890, was sent from J.W. Davis to Mr. Laban T. Gwinn… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Note from 1891: Saving a Penny and Mapping the Land M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “will save Expence as the one Trip will do all the Work.” Pull up a chair and let me show you a real treasure I found tucked away in the archives. It’s a simple letter from February of 1891, written on lined paper that has turned the color of a… Continue Reading
History A Bit of Trouble and a Lot of Heart in Old Union M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Wickline is coming back on me and of corse I will have to come back on you” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a single sheet of lined paper, yellowed like a dried corn husk and showing the soft creases of… Continue Reading
History A Little Note from the Sheriff’s Desk: A Glimpse into 1891 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 21, 2026 “My demands are such that it is a matter of necessity not a matter of choice.” Come on in and sit a spell, neighbors. I’ve got something special to show you today—a little scrap of paper that’s traveled over a hundred and thirty years just to tell us a story…. Continue Reading
History A Cold January Resolve: A Letter from Old Ronceverte M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 8, 2026 Either buy my interest, or let us auction the whole off to the highest bidder. Pull up a chair and let me share a little piece of our shared past that I found tucked away in the archives. It is a humble thing, really—just a single sheet of yellowed, lined… Continue Reading
History A Handshake Across Time: Mr. Morris’s Urgent Letter from Springdale M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Will you Please Come up at once and Sign your wright of Way and receve your money for same” Now, pull up a chair and let me show you something special I found tucked away in the archives. It’s just a small scrap of lined paper, yellowed like an old… Continue Reading
History A Father’s Firm Words and a Sack of Coffee: A Glimpse into 1858 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I Dont like hugens to have any thing To Do with any Thing of One As he is out of my Books for Ever” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got something special to show you today. Imagine reaching into a dusty drawer and pulling out a single sheet… Continue Reading