History Raindrops and Real Estate: A 1876 Greeting from Burlington M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I have been drove in from my clearing by a little Shower of rain and have nothing else to do Just now.” Pull up a chair and let me tell you about a little treasure I found in the archives today. It is a letter from April of 1876, written… 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 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
History A Treasury from Blue Sulphur Springs: A Hand-Written Promise from 1875 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 29, 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