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, 2025May 25, 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, 2025May 11, 2026 “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, 2025May 17, 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, 2025June 1, 2026 “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, 2025May 29, 2026 “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, 2025March 28, 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