History A Winter Word from Sewell Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “Please so arrange as to let me have the amount due Wm Cook for timber at that time.” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found a real treasure tucked away in the archives. It’s a humble little letter, dated January 22, 1883, sent from Sewell Depot, West Virginia. A… Continue Reading
History A Bit of Land and a Muddy Road: A Note from 1885 M Gwinn, December 27, 2025December 27, 2025 “I will go out and See Samuel When the Roads Dry up a little” Pull up a chair, friends, because I’ve found something special in the archives today. It’s a humble two-page letter, penned back in the winter of 1885 at Sewell Depot. The paper itself has turned a lovely… Continue Reading
History Justice in the Timber: A Small Scrap of History from Sewell Depot M Gwinn, December 27, 2025January 9, 2026 “Guinn: as I understand the Law had then no right to Saw the logs, Without the Cosent of the owner,” Gather round, friends, because I have a little piece of our history to share today that is as worn as a favorite pair of work boots. 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