History Mountain Greenery and a Hopeful Heart: A Letter from 1887 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 13, 2026 “Now Laban please dont fail to send them as directed & if there proves to be money in the business you shall be a sharer in the Business as before stated” Come on in and pull up a chair, friends. I have found something truly special in the archives today… Continue Reading
History A Little News from Meadow Creek: A 1887 Winter Greeting M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 17, 2026 “I did them good work in that case; and if Flanagan did not notify them in time to give bond I could not help it.” Gather ’round, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a humble letter written way back on a chilly February day in… Continue Reading
History A Simple Request Between Neighbors M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 7, 2026 “Will give you the Money or meal or flour for it Just which you Want” Well now, friends, have a look at this. It’s just a tiny slip of paper, but it carries the weight of a whole world that used to be. Back in the winter of 1888, a… Continue Reading
History A Lock of Hair and a Letter from Flat Fork M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 27, 2026 “when this you see remember me tho meny miles a part may be” Imagine holding a piece of 1878 right in the palm of your hand. This precious letter, penned by Mary So Gandll to her Aunt Jane, is written on yellowed, lined paper that feels like a bridge across… Continue Reading
History A Patch of Earth and a Point of Pride: A Message from 1853 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 this is to notify you not to cary out This Survy You Have made Latly as you must Know These Lands Is not Subject to Entry Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today that takes us right back to a chilly December day… Continue Reading
Civil War Era A Neighborly Note from Long Ago: The Tale of the Unpaid Beef M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I take my pen to rite you A few lines and hope it will bee no offense to you” Pull up a chair and settle in, friends, because I have found a real treasure in the archives today. It is just a small scrap of history, really—a single page of… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Hand in Old Fayette County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 17, 2026 “Labin Gwinn has Settled that debt with me & has no right to be pushed on that debt Given under my hand” Hey there, neighbors! Pull up a chair, because I’ve found a real treasure in the archives today that’s as warm as a woodstove on a November morning. Back… Continue Reading
History A Christmas Eve Tussle in Fayette County M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “He has imployed Caperton & Patton and we must be ready to give him the best we have gat in the Shop.” Well now, come on in and sit a spell. I’ve found something special for us to look at today—a little slice of life from just two days before… Continue Reading
History A Little Piece of Home from 1873: J.H. Gwinup’s Snowy News M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “Winter has Commenced too Soon for the Farmers as there is but little Corn Cribed Yet” Gather ’round, friends, because I’ve found something truly special tucked away in our archives. It’s a letter written way back on November 16, 1873, by a fellow named J.H. Gwinup. Holding it in your… Continue Reading
History A Trunk of Tales and a Date at the Greenbrier Court M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I wont that trunk of paper that is there if you can send them to me I wold be mutch obliged” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve got something special to show you today. Nestled in our archives is a letter from May 15, 1874, sent from the beautiful… Continue Reading