History Hopes and Heartaches from Oak Hill M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I would like to know if you and the others wish to employ me” Come pull up a chair, neighbors, because I’ve come across a little treasure in the stacks that I just had to share with you. It’s a letter dated October 5, 1877, from right here in Oak… Continue Reading
History A Humble Apology and a West Virginia Promise M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 In regard to your Locus Timber I am Free to confess that you have been treated Badly about it Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a humble little slip of paper from September 10th, 1877, sent out from St. Albans, West… Continue Reading
History A Handshake on Paper: The Gwinn Brothers and a Missing Bond M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “The Bond alluded to above can not be found at present.” Now, pull up a chair and let me show you something special I found tucked away in the archives. It is a simple sheet of lined paper, yellowed just a bit by the passage of many years, but the… Continue Reading
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