History A Warm Message Through the Winter Snow M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I think we are all right now.” Pull up a chair and let me share a little piece of our local history with you. It is a humble letter dated back to December 9, 1886, sent from right here in Fayetteville. The paper itself is a beautiful cream color, aged… Continue Reading
History A Five-Dollar Dream for the Schoolhouse M Gwinn, December 27, 2025March 2, 2026 “We will give $5.00 for it will you take it.” Well hello there, neighbor! Step on into the archives for a moment; I have got something truly special to show you. It is a letter from way back in January of 1886, sent by a fellow named William F. Lowry… Continue Reading
History A Helping Hand for a Neighbor in Need M Gwinn, December 27, 2025March 19, 2026 “I have tryed every way to be as easey on the boys as I could and have waited over three years for them to pay off their account, & I cannot wait any longer,” Come sit a spell and look at this treasure I found in the stacks. It is… Continue Reading
History A Humble Apology and a West Virginia Promise M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 In regard to your Locus Timber I am Free to confess that you have been treated Badly about it Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a humble little slip of paper from September 10th, 1877, sent out from St. Albans, West… Continue Reading
History A Spirited Plea from the Summer of 1876 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “the county convention was packed against me by Col Henry.” Well, hello there, neighbors! I was rummaging through the archives today and found a real treasure I just had to share. It is a letter from the heat of July in 1876, written by a gentleman named John Roay. The… Continue Reading