History A Handshake and a Hearth: A 1892 Message from the Gwinns M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 29, 2026 “it is with great pleasure I take to write you a few lines to let you know that we are all well and hope this will find you all the same” Pull up a chair, friends, because I have something truly special to share with you today. Imagine holding a… Continue Reading
History A Glimpse into the Timber Woods of 1892 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 19, 2026 “Hoping you will be able to make a promp sale to a good advantage” Step back in time with me for a moment to April of 1892. I’ve been holding a little piece of our local history in my hands today, and it is just remarkable how much life is… Continue Reading
History A Bit of Trouble and a Lot of Heart in Old Union M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Wickline is coming back on me and of corse I will have to come back on you” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a single sheet of lined paper, yellowed like a dried corn husk and showing the soft creases of… Continue Reading
History A Cold January Resolve: A Letter from Old Ronceverte M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 8, 2026 Either buy my interest, or let us auction the whole off to the highest bidder. Pull up a chair and let me share a little piece of our shared past that I found tucked away in the archives. It is a humble thing, really—just a single sheet of yellowed, lined… Continue Reading
History A Handshake Across Time: Mr. Morris’s Urgent Letter from Springdale M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Will you Please Come up at once and Sign your wright of Way and receve your money for same” Now, pull up a chair and let me show you something special I found tucked away in the archives. It’s just a small scrap of lined paper, yellowed like an old… Continue Reading