History A Patch of Earth to Call Home: A Winter’s Promise from 1889 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 2, 2026 “asking you to Save the Place for me as I cannot move until the 1st of February dont let no one have it” Pull up a chair, friends, and let’s take a look at a little treasure I’ve got here on my desk. It’s a single sheet of paper, lined… Continue Reading
History A Secret Tucked Away in Purple Ink M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “I mite want to use your leter for reference to induse the part to go and look at he land” Come on in and pull up a chair, friends. I’ve stumbled upon a real curiosity today that feels like catching a glimpse of a secret whispered over a backyard fence… Continue Reading
History A Winter Wish for the Guinn Children M Gwinn, December 27, 2025 “if they have Books I think I can advance them this Winter further than they have been yet” Pull up a chair, friends, and take a look at this little treasure from the archives. It is a humble note written back in December of 1873 by a teacher named S…. Continue Reading
History A Healing Note from the Old White M Gwinn, December 27, 2025February 15, 2026 “Keep the legs as much as possible raised on a line with the body and this is especially necessary until the bandage has been applied for a few days —” Pull up a chair and let me share a little treasure I found while sorting through the old papers from… Continue Reading