History A Brotherly Debt from the Winter of 1886 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “Your Brother Breckenridge Gwinn has paid me 1/2 ($3.72) of the fee bill of $7.45 which I hold against you – He says you must pay the other half -“ Come on in and sit a spell, because I have a little treasure to show you. It is a letter… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Warning from the Old Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 5, 2026 “I will Expect you to pay the rest of your tax at the July Court which is the first Tuesday in July.” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found a little piece of our past that feels like it’s still whispering today. Imagine holding a sheet of cream-colored paper,… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Request at Sewell Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 7, 2026 “I am hard up for money & must have it” Pull up a chair, friends, and let me share a little piece of history that feels as real as the morning coffee. I’ve been looking at a short, urgent note sent by a man named William Tyree to his neighbor… Continue Reading