History A Winter Word from Sewell Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Please so arrange as to let me have the amount due Wm Cook for timber at that time.” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found a real treasure tucked away in the archives. It’s a humble little letter, dated January 22, 1883, sent from Sewell Depot, West Virginia. A… Continue Reading
History A Ledger, a Letter, and a Lesson in Lumber M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 1, 2026 We dont want Lumber as the cooperage Co will not take lumber for their part. Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve just unearthed a little slice of our shared past that’s as crisp as an October morning in the mountains. This week, I’ve been leafing through a letter dated… Continue Reading
History A Handshake and a Harvest of Timber M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “it ant often you can buy one half interis in a farm and pay in lumb” Gather ’round, friends, and take a look at this little scrap of history I pulled from the archives today. It’s a letter from September of 1883, written by a fellow named R. H. Maxwell… Continue Reading
History A Sigh of Relief in Old Lewisburg M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “The Circuit Court has decided in your favor: to wit: that the sale by John G. Gwinn to you was not fraudulent, and I do not see why you should not pay the purchase money to the holder of the bonds given for the place.” Pull up a chair, friends,… Continue Reading
History A Little Whisper from Princess Street M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 1, 2026 “Don’t fail to let the man Know and oblige” Have you ever stumbled upon a tiny piece of the past that feels like a warm handshake? Today, I want to show you a weathered fragment of a letter that reached out to me from the archives. It is a humble… Continue Reading
History A Secret Tucked Away in Purple Ink M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I mite want to use your leter for reference to induse the part to go and look at he land” Come on in and pull up a chair, friends. I’ve stumbled upon a real curiosity today that feels like catching a glimpse of a secret whispered over a backyard fence… Continue Reading
History A Little Dash of History from the Hinton Factory M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “Sent you note Monday have not heard from you pleas return it either signed or unsigned at once & oblig” Gather ’round, neighbors, because I’ve stumbled upon a little slip of paper that whisked me right back to a brisk autumn day in 1883. It is a simple business letter… Continue Reading
History A Saturday Meeting at Princes Station M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 23, 2026 “I will buy the dog if he does not ask too much for him.” Gather ’round, neighbors, and take a look at this charming little piece of our history from the autumn of 1883. It is a short, simple note addressed to a Mr. Laban Gwinn, and it tells a… Continue Reading