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Tags: 716, 9/27/11, Bluefield Sanitarium, chores, games, Growing up in Bland County, Halloween, holidays, Kody Sarver, Lower Wolf Creek, Mary Byrd, paddle, pranks, Railroad, Roue 61, telephone, West Virginia Business School

Tags: 3/4/07, 510, Audrey Blessing, Bastian, Bastian Elementary, Bastian Union Church, Bill Bruce, Bland County, Bland High School, Bluefield College, Bud Blessing, Christmas, Denise Hershel, Denver Conley, Depression, Eddie Kid, Franklin D. Roosevelt, German, GIV, Grand Ole Opry, Halloween, Harber Lumber Company, Harped Hoover, Ira Kid, Iraq, Japanese, Jim Kitts, John Bruce, John Wayne, Korean War, Larry Kid, Lob and Adner, Mark Blessing, Mildred Kid, Mr. Wright, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs. Kegley, New Deal, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Ralph Reynolds, Stella, Stella Kits, Suiter, Sylvie Homan, VA, Vietnam War, Virginia Tech, Watergate, WW2

Tags: 3/10/08, 519, and Rocky Gap., Annie Bell Richardson, Arlie Richardson, Bessie Gills, Bland County, Bland County Fair, Bluefield, Bukhart & Carroll, Carroll County, Christmas, Danielle Jennings, Danny Ray Thompson, Dinky Track, Donna Kay Thompson, Elbert Richardson, Fay Hodges, Giles County, Grey Hound Bus, Halloween, Harry Thompson, Her earlier life in the County, I.B. Underwood, John Richardson, Korean War, Laurel Fork Church of Christ, Laurel Fork Road, Life in Bland County, Loretta talks about her earlier life in Laurel, Loretta Thompson, Louise Richardson, Riley Richardson, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap School, Roy Akers, Sarah Victoria, Valentine’s Day, Vietnam War, Virginia Richardson, Wilburn Richardson, World War 2

Tags: 2/28/08, 518, Alton Nelson, Andrew Ferguson, Anthony Nelson, Archie Nelson, Aury Nelson, Bill Nelson, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Charlie Taylor, Cheyenne, Christmas, Eisenhower, Elbert, Ethel Nelson, Freddy, Giles Memorial, God, Halloween, Japanese, Jope, Josephine Nelson, Lawrence Welk, Life in Bland County, Lucile Ball, Marilyn, Milky Way, Molly Nelson, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Gregory, Ms. Nanny Rose Tiller, Ms. Nilly, Ms. Stiltner, Newton, Palma Carol, Pearl Harbor, Perry Como, Roanoke, This is an interview with Winifred Blankenship about her life in Bland County., Tony, Tony Curtis, TV, Vinny Nelson, white, Winifred, Winifred Blankenship, Wolf Creek, World War II

Tags: 4/16/06, 495, Alfred Milton Walder, Bell County, Bell County High School, Biographical, Bookin, Caroline Sue, Christmas, Cindy Pursifull, Creed Pursifull, Debbie Walder, Detroit, Gavin Baptist Church, Halloween, Jack Sinter, Joanne Pursifull, John Wayne, Kennedy, Kentucky, Life in Bland County, Lori Pursifull, Michigan, Mr. Miracle, otto Pursifull, Paige, PET Dairy, Reba Walder, Roosevelt, Sara Pursifull, Sifts Tea, Steals Wilson, Tazewell, Tennessee, This is an interview with Creed Pursifull about her life in Bland County., Tiffany Smith, Tommy Pursifull, William Pursifull

Tags: 493, 5/15/05, Ashley Bradberry, Ashley Bradberry & Chassity Compton, Beulah Jean Bradberry, Biographical, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Buford William Bradberry, Chassity Compton, Clyde Bradberry, Elvis Presley, Fred, Halloween, High Point, Larry, Matoaka High School, Matoaka Mountain, Mildred Ovita Bradberry, Mrs. Stanley, Norma Jean, North Carolina, Princeton, Railroad, Ralph Byrd, Rock, Ron Bradberry, Rosie Bradberry, Smokey Mountains, Sue, This is an interview with Ron Bradberry about the railroad., W.M. Ritter Lumber Company, West Virginia

Tags: :Valentines Day, 1/15/06, 487, 83 infentry, Amy Sutphin, Anthony Sutphin, Biographical, Bland Co, Bland Co Fair, Blufield W.V., Charles Sutphin, Christmas, Clearfork, Deanie Sutphin, DMZ, Edward Sutphin, Halloween, Heather Barker, Hilda Sutphin, Horse Show, Irene Gregory, Jeremy Sutphin, Korean War, Larry Sutphin, Laurel, Life in Bland County, Linda Sarver, Louis Bolling, Louis Neal, Mavis Davis, Michale Sutphin, moonshine, President Kennedy, Ray Davis, Richard Neal, Richlands, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap Methodist Church, Samantha Sutphin, Shirley Sutphin, Tazwell Va, Thanksgiving, This is an interview with Larry Sutphin about his life in Bland County., Trubie Gregory, Verina Sutphin

Tags: 10/26/05, 483, Biographical, Bluefield, C.J. Thompson, Camador Thompson, Cathlen Leoanna Carter Thompson, Denise Michael Thompson, Dewey C. Thompson, Gladys Mona Wright Thompson, Grapefield, Halloween, Hunting Camp, Iraq, J.R. Thompson, James Thompson, Judith Ann Thompson, Jullien Kidd, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Melissa Bea Thompsonp, Melvin Ugene Thompson, Michael Bea Thompson, Nancy Ella Thompson, Paul Kidd, Sloane Linament, Snohomish, Tad James Thompson, This is an interview with James Thompson about his life in Bland County., Vietnam, Wolf Creek, WWII

Tags: “Bubby”, 11/7/05, 482, ball, Baptist Church, Bessie, Biographical, Bob Nelson, Bubby, carnival, Caroll’s Store, Christmas, cornfields, Earl Crabtree, Earnest Blankenship, Elizabeth Clark, fall festival, farm, farmed, fish, Fred Simpkins, Freddie Blankenship, Giles, Halloween, Heather Looney, Herman Malden, Lester Flatt, Letha Nelson Blankenship, Life in Bland County, Lucile Walters, Methodist, Mr. Watt, Ms. Altizer, Ms. Gordon, Ms. Gregory, Ms. Hazel Stowers, Ms. Mable Pruett, Ms. Ora Gray Stowers, Ms. Turner, Ms. Walters, Narrows, North Carolina, Pilmer Carrol, pranks, Pruett, Railroad, revivals, Richard Blankenship, Robert Nelson, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom Methodist, School, Shrader, Skeens, swim, Taylor’s Store, The Little Pig Restaurant, The Sunset Drive, This is an interview with Richard Blankenship about his life in Bland County., Will Davis

Tags: 477, 5/29/05, Alvis, Amanda Sargent, Anthony, Anthony Rife, Ashley Rife, B.J. Davis, Biographical, Buckhannon County, checkers, chores, Christmas, Church, Compton Mountain, Daniel Stowers, Democrat, Eisenhower, electricity, farm, Farming, Fuzz, games, garden, Gerald Payne, Gilda Gay Kennedy, Granville Lundy Rife, Halloween, Hilda, home remedies, Joe Rife, John Crockett, John Glen, John Wayne, Johnson, Jolo, Josh Taylor, Juanita, Junior Keene, Kennedy, Knox Creek, Korean War, Lammon Atwell, Laura June Coleman, Life in Bland County, Louise Octavi Cooper Rife, Lucy, marbles, Marie, Marietta Islands, Marilyn, McDowell County, Merrill, Nixon, Oakie Rife, Orville Gay Hale, Pearl Harbor, Penecostal, pranks, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Rosie, School, Sheridan Rife, shooters, slingshot, South Pacific, The Great Depression, Thelma Sparks, This is an interview with Daniel Stowers about his life in Bland County., toys, Travis Rife, Truman, Vietnam, Virginia, wagon, Walter Rife, War, Watergate, White Mountain, Willard Rife, Winnie Elkins Rife, WWII

Tags: 3/31/05, 449, Bastian, Biographical, Bland Correctional Farm, Bland County, Christmas, Earl Dunn, Easter, Electrician, Estelle Blankenship, Gene Audry, Great Depression, Halloween, Jack Blankenship, Jessie Rae Hull, Jessie Ray Hull, John F. Kennedy, Johny Ray Hull, Kate Childress, Life, Lucy Blankenship, Nicholas Farmer, Norman Hull, party lines, Pearl Harbor, Rick Hull, Ronald Hull, Seth Hull, Seth Hull and Tiffany Griffith, Shelby Hull, Tiffany Griffith, Valentines Day, William Hull, World War II

Tags: 3/8/05, 447, Ballard Burton, Bastain, Betty Stowers, Beulah Christine Bane, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, Clear Fork, Daniel Stowers, Emal Stowers, Frank Martin Nunley, Halloween, Harry Martin Stowers, Hary Truman, Hazel Stowers, Josh Taylor, Life, Lillian Stowers, Pamerl Carols Store, Peggy Stowers, Radford, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap School, Roy Wayne Nunley Jr., Sunny Port Methodist Church, Teresa Taylor, This is an Interview with Virginia Nunley about her life in Bland County., Thomas Stowers, Vietnam War, Virginia Nunley

Tags: 424, 6/7/03, Audrey Cox, baseball, Biographical, Bird, Bland County, Bob Cox, Ceres, Ceres High School, chores, Christmas, Donnie Cox, farm, garden, Grand Ole Opry, guard, Halloween, Jay Cox, Jessica Cox, Juggler, Larry Cox, Life in Bland County, Mal Cox, Melvin Cox, Mr. Umbarger, Ms. Stowers, Ms. Umbarger, mustard sack, Omen Cox, Presbtyrian, Stony Gap, This is an interview with Melvin Cox about his life in Bland County., Virginia, Whitten Cox, Willie Cox

Tags: 4/15/03, 423, Bee Clark, Biographical, Christmas, Dewey B. Williams, Germany, Halloween, Hollybrook School, J.B. Wright, Jeanie Williams, Kyle Linkous, Life in Bland County, Lillian Williams, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Pep WIlliams, Pinch Creek: Blake Williams, Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Stony Creek, This is an interview with Dewey B. Williams about his life in Bland County., VDOT:

Tags: 1/6/03, 400, Biographical, Bland, Charles Davidson, Charlotte AnnElliot, Christmas, Church, Dinky, Donald Gibson, Dry Fork Baptist Church, games, Gene Schefferbarter, Halloween, holidays, Kayla Gibson/Jessica Barnette, Life in Bland County, movie, movies, Mr. Cummon, Newton, Palmer Carols, pranks, Rocky Gap, School, Series, Steve Gibson, Sunday School, This is an interview with Donald Gibson about his life in Bland County., Tim Gibson, Toler’s, Walter Davidson

Tags: 2/15/03, 399, Arvin Shrader, Bastian Union Church, Biographical, Blanche Shrader, Britany Bowling/Nikki McLeamore, Christmas, Daniel Shrader, Elis Shrader, Franklin Roosevelt, Halloween, Hazel Stowers, Hipe Crabtree, Joseph Shrader, Katherine Shrader, Kathy Billis, Leslie Cochran, Life in Bland County, Louise Compton, Lyndsey Shrader Cochrane, Mark Shrader, Mary Crabtree, Mike Shrader, Narrows, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Round Bottom Methodist Church, Susan Crabtree, Unis Shrader, William Sharder Burton, Wolf Creek, World War II

Tags: 1938, 397, 6/10/03, Agnes Saunders, B.B. Saunders, baseball, Basketball, Biographical, Bluefield, Brooklyn, Calloway, Campbell Cecil, Carlotta, CC Camps, Chappell, checkers, Chicago, chores, Christmas, Church, Church of Christ, coal mining, Connie T. Cecil, courting, cut grass, dancing, dating, Della Fergeson, Dewey, Dickie Sessoms, Eastern Parkway, Ed Sullivan, Eisenhower, Elanor Roosevelt, Eli Myhand, Erasmus High School, Erica, farm, fights, Floyd County, Football, Frank Parker, Franklin County, Franklin Roosevelt, garden, gris mill, Halloween, hockey, holidays, home remedies, housewife, Ida Cecil, Ida Saunders, Jackie Robinson, Jersey City, Jesica, Jewell Cecil, Johnson, Kennedy, Kim, Korean War, Kyle, Lee Powell Saunders, Lexington Avenue, Life in Bland County, Lonnie Price Saunders, Manhattan, Marc, May 24, Memorial Day, memories, mental institution, Monica, Moochie, Morstine, Morstine Colclough, movies, Ms.Lewis, New Deal, New Year’s, New York, Newark, Nixon, Octavia, Petersburg, Pitkin Avenue, Postal Service, pranks, President Truman, restaurant, rock battles, Rocky Gap, Sawmill, School, shows, snowball fight, snowstorm, Sports, Tazewell, telephone, television, This is an interview with Connie T. Cecil about his life in Bland County., toys, train set, Veteran, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate, Williamsburg, Willie Mays, WWII

Tags: 3/24/03, 396, Andy Slaughter, Beth Slaughter, Biographical, Bland County, Carthy, Christmas, Church, Church of God, Clint Slaughter, courting, Dearly in the Sun, Dorcas Slaughter, Eisenhower, Eugene Slaughter, Fall Mills, Farming, Franklin Roosevelt, Freddie Ray Slaughter, Gina Slaughter, Haiti May Willis, Halloween, holidays, Hubert Slaughter, Johnson, Kennedy, Laurel Creek, Life in Bland County, mechanic, movies, Mr. Elsie, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Folgeson, Mrs. Pierre, Mrs. Stowers, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Penecostal, pranks, Rocky Gap, School, Slim, Stadium Drive, Terry Slaughter, This is an interview with Eugene Slaughter about his life in Bland County., Tina Elizabeth Slaughter, Tobacco Road, Tom WIllis, Vernon Taylor, Vietnam War, War, Watergate, WWII

Tags: 12/21/02, 394, 4-H, Angela Davis, Appalachian Power Company, BETA, Bill Jr., Billy Randolph Umbarger Sr., Billy Umbarger, Billy Umbarger/Bonnie Umbarger, Biographical, Bluefield, Bob Patrick, Bonnie Castle Umbarger, Bonnie Umbarger, Burkes Garden, Ceres, Ceres High School, chores, Christmas, Church, courting, Cove Creek, Doloris Anne, Don Davis, Dorothy May, Ebna Irene Lane, electricity, Emma Lane, Evelyn Groseclose, Fairview Methodist Church, FFA, Galbal Orwin, games, GLEE club, Grand Ole Opery, Halloween, Henry Harlow, Iowa Myrtle Seboat, Isaac Howard, J.T. Dunn, Jack Dunn, James Alva Castle, James Garland Castle, James Jackson, Japan, Jerold Wayne, Korea, Leatherwood Coal Company, Life in Bland County, Louise, Madison Harold, Margaret Toggle, Mark Gregory, Mary LIlly Belle Williams Castle, Mr. Thomas, Osama Bin Laden, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Ray Davis, Red Oak Community Church, Ruth Crabtree, Saddam hussein, School, Shew Hubert Harlow, Smith County, Sports, This is an interview with Billy and Bonnie Umbarger about their lives in Bland County., Tommy Rae, Vietnam War, Watergate, weather, William James Castle, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 393, 5/30/02, Big Walker Mountain, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, Core Construction, Emily Williams, Eunice Childress, frog farm, games, Giles County, Halloween, Life in Bland County, Round Mountain, This is an interview with Eunice Childress about her life in Bland County., Trube Childress, Virginia Hardwood Company, Wolf Creek, Wytheville

Tags: 390, 5/1/02, Albert Wolfe, Alice Mustard, Bell Clark, Biographical, Bland County, Carl Farlow, Christmas, Clumby Clark, Eisenhower, Fourth of July, Great Depression, Halloween, Hollybrook, Irene Faulkner, James Byrd, James Roby Byrd, John Harry Bird, Johnson, Kennedy, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Lois Bird, Lorene Updike, Macey Saunger, Mary Rosette Byrd, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt, Samantha French, This is an interview with James Roby Byrd., Truman, Vietnam War

Tags: 379, 5/22/02, Alfred Hitchcock, Baptist Church, Biographical, Bland County, Bob Gibson, Bristol, Charels Acres, Christmas, Dry Fork, Elvis Presley, Frank Tabor, Grand Ole Opry, Great Depression, Halloween, Hazel Stower, Jewel Spence, Jewell Spence & Bobby Gibson, Joe Lewis, Joe Wilcott, John F. Kennedy, John Wayne, Korean War, Laurel Frok, Lexington, Life in Bland County, Marille Swords, Mollie Gibsom, North Carolina, Peggy Lambert, Raymond Meadows, Rocky Gap, Rosie Gordon, Russel Asbury, Sear Roebuck Catelog, Shirley Smith, This is an interview with Jewell Spence and Bobby Gibson about their lives in Bland County., Trista Robertson, Valentines Day, Willy Gibson, WWII

Tags: 12/19/2001
8/30/2011, 360, Alisha Looney(2001) Kristin French (2011), Basketball, Betsy Cochran, Biographical, blizzards, Bluefield bowling alley, Carl Ellis II, Christmas, Clayter lake, coal, Coal Mines, Ellen Macmillan, Falls Mills Christian Church, Fill Chester Mountain, Gel Watson, Guy Boone, Guy Ellis Boone, Halloween, hog killing, holidays, Holly Elizabeth, John Daniels, John L. Young, Life in Bland County, Main Street United Methodist Church, May Ellem Canal, money, Nemours, Pocahontas Ehibition Mines, Pocahontas Temple, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Reda Belcher, Rocky Gap High School, Rocky Gap United Methodist Church, Round Bottom, Sara Lynn, School Pride., snow days, Thanksgiving, This is an interview with Guy Boone about his life in Bland County.
The second interview with Guy Boone is about his career., Watergate, William Chapel Church of Christ, Wolf Creek

Tags: 3/10/01, 334, Biographical, Bland Co., chores, Christmas, gardening, Giles Co., Halloween, Hollybrook, Jessica Conley, Life in Bland County, Mechanicsburg Parsonage, Muster Oil, Odes Wright’s Store, Pres. Johnson, Pres. Kennedy, Pres. Nixon, Radford, This is an interview with Wanda Clemons about her life in Bland County., Wanda Clemons, Watergate

Tags: 2/21/01, 332, Bastian, Bastian Elementary, Biographical, Bland High, Burkes Garden, Ceres, chores, Christmas, courting, Halloween, Life in Bland County, Margie Songer, Mollie Neal, Pearl Harbor, Pres. Kennedy, Pres. Nixon, This is an interview with Margie Songer about her life in Bland County., Watergate, Wytheville