History A Neighborly Hand in Old Fayette County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 17, 2026 “Labin Gwinn has Settled that debt with me & has no right to be pushed on that debt Given under my hand” Hey there, neighbors! Pull up a chair, because I’ve found a real treasure in the archives today that’s as warm as a woodstove on a November morning. Back… Continue Reading
History A New Year’s Greeting from 1866: News, Crops, and a Lost Pocketbook M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I found oald Stevn Harmons pocket Book laying in the Road a few dayes a go containing 1.76 cts he felt beter when he got it.” Gather ’round, friends, because I’ve got something special to show you from the back of the filing cabinet. It’s a letter from December 31,… Continue Reading
History A Heartfelt Greeting from 1866: A Letter to the Gwinns M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “we very much lament the loss of Mr James Millburn as he was a truely honest man in worldly dealings and without controversy one of the best neighbors where he lived but is no more with us in this life” There is something truly special about holding a letter from… Continue Reading
History A Brotherly Hand in Hard Times M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 13, 2026 You had better go as soon as you git this Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the stacks today. It’s a small piece of paper, dated August 16, 1866, and it feels like holding a piece of a conversation that happened over a century and… Continue Reading