History A Touch of the Mountains in a Yellowed Letter M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 18, 2026 “I purpose selling nursery improved fruits in your Country for fall delivery also to get orders here for Shrubs of the Mountains” Hello there, neighbors. I was rummaging through our archives today and came across a piece of paper that just feels like a handshake from the past. It is… Continue Reading
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 Friendly Request from the Winter of 1886 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 11, 2026 “I want to see you on Business if you dont come to Day come in the Morning” Hello there, neighbors! I was tucking away some files in the archive today when I stumbled upon a little slip of history that felt just like a warm handshake from the past. It… Continue Reading
History A Helping Hand from Green Sulphur Springs M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 4, 2026 “The record in Lewisburg shows the West line of Skiles tract 475 Poles in place of 175.” Pull up a chair, neighbors, and let’s take a little trip back to the chilly autumn of 1886. Imagine the crisp mountain air in Green Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, as Samuel Gwinn sat… Continue Reading
History A Sun-Drenched Note from a Fayette County Farm M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 10, 2026 “i got John McGuyre to plow the corn last week and it look splendid” Gather ’round, neighbors, because I’ve come across a little treasure that I just had to share with you all. It’s a humble, yellowed sheet of lined paper, worn thin by time and marked with the distinct… Continue Reading
History A Hand-Written Hello from 1886 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 13, 2026 “mama said for you and Sabers to com up soon as you can” Step into my little corner of history for a moment and take a look at this fragile slip of paper I found tucked away. It is a single sheet of lined paper, now a soft, golden yellow… Continue Reading
History A Warm Hearth and a Fair Shake: Laban Gwinn’s 1885 Letter M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I want a draft for the amount I Claim with interest from date of the Claim between and the circuit Court or I will have to put it in the oficers hands for collection” Pull up a chair, friends, because I have found a real gem in the archives today…. 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 Helping Hand at Prince’s Station M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “Which we trust you will find correct and that you will give the same your earliest attention and settle same as we are very much in need of the money” Come pull up a chair and take a look at this little piece of West Virginia history I found tucked… Continue Reading
History A Neighborly Request at Sewell Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 22, 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