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Tags: 713, 9/25/11, Basketball, Bland County Fair, Blue Print Cinemas, Bluefield, Chris Seal, Clockedman Wheels, Clover Cafe, Collein Muncy, Craned, Danny Harden, Easter, Erica Muncy, Football, Forth of July, Ida Dillow Havens, Imagine Harden, James Melvin, Karen Faulkner, Karen Faulkner’s life in Bland County., Lauren Faulkner, Life in Bland County, Lindsey Faulkner, Margie Shepherd, Marvin Havens, Norma Gene, Paul Burners, Radford University, Rocko Planes, Roger Faulkner, Ronald Reagan, Sue Cattron, tennis, Terri Lynn, United Methodist Church, VA, Wytheville, Zeal Harden

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: 0313, 313, 5/25/00, Annie French, Appomattox, atomic bomb, Augusta, Austria, Bastian, Biographical, Bland Co., California, Canada, chores, Depression, Dink Rooker, East Berlin, East End, Europe, Florida, Franklin Roosevelt, Georgia, GTE, Halloween, Jeffrey Johnson & Ryan Leftwich, Jimmy Pemberton, Joe Dokes, Johnny Bogle Honaker, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Loris Davis Neal, Pearl Harbor, Pres. Eisenhower, Pres. Kennedy, Pres. Nixon, Pres. Truman, PTA, Rhine River, Richard Neal, Richard Wiley, Rocky Gap, Ruritan Club, Sam James Neal, school subjects, Tazewell Co., This is an interview with Richard Neal about his life in Bland County., VA, Watergate, World War II, Yellow River

Tags: 1/6/00, 292, Bastian, Bastian One Room School, beans, Biographical, Biology, Bland County, blizzard, Blue Grove Inn, CC camp, CCC Camp, Cecille Colley’s Station, Chemistry, chevorlet cars, Churches, Cynthia Akers & Kara Perkins, Eunice Childress, geometry, goverment, Hazel Stowers, Kegley Clinic, Korean War, Life in Bland County, movie, Mrs, Mrs. Ruth Kegley algerbra, Norfolk, PF Shrader, potatoes, President Eisenhower. CC Cap, President Truman, R.E. Kidd, Railroad, rasberry, Sawmill, Science, strawberry patch, T.V., This is an interview with Eunice Childress about her life in Bland County., VA, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, winter

Tags: 251, 5/15/99, Bastian, Biographical interview conducted with Gene Slaughter., Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Carroll’s Store, Charlie Taylor, Christmas, Clifford Willis, Cumberland Road, Dorcas White, Falls Mills, Family/People, Freddy Ray Slaughter, Gene Autry, Gene Slaughter, Grandmother Slaughter, Halloween, Harless, Hattie Willis, Heath Slaughter, Hitler., Hubert Slaughter, Jimmy Stuart, Johnny Mac Brown, Lash LaRue, Laurel Creek, movies, Mr. Roosevelt, Palmer Carroll, Pearl Harbor, Puckett, rationing, Rocky Gap, Roy Rogers, Shufflebarger, Tazewell County, Tinia Elizabeth Slaughter, Tom WIllis, VA, weather, WWII

Tags: 248, 5/10/99, Bland, Bland County, Dallas Hubbard, East River Mountain, equipment., Erik Compton, Ford Tandem, logging business, logging convention, Marion Harless, PG Builders, Princeton, Richmond, Roncevere, Rt. 606, Squire, Steve Inscore, Stihl 64, Tim Compton, Turman Lumber, VA, WV

Tags: 245, 3/22/99, Anguis, April Love, Bedford County, Betty K. Munsey, Bland County, Bluefield, Bob Munsey, Botetaut County, Caba Methodist, Constance Whitt, Craig County, Debbie Munsey, Don Dubrant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, garden, Good Friday, Halloween, June Keffier, Kataba Sanotarium, Katopa, Kayaba, Kennbeck, Mason Keffier, May, Michael Munsey, Miner Keffier, Montgomery County, North Side High School, Oren Spin, Pat Boone, Pecks of Otter, Princeton, Roanoke, Seattle., Shirley Jone, Southern States pig feed, St. Patrick’s Day, Thelma Spin, Top Elementary, VA, Viowa Keffier, Virginia Tech, Wayne Keffier

Tags: 244, 4/9/99, 61 Ford, 63 Impala 409, 64 409 Impala, 64 Fairlane, 64 XL Ford, 66 Fairlane, 66 Super Sport Chevelle, 67 Chevelle, 68 Chevelle, Adam Akers, Al Faulkner, Bastian, Bill Burton, Bill Gross, Bird, Bland, Bluefield, Bob Burton, Bob Gross, Bobby Wimmer, Buford Tuggle, Calvin Weddle, car parts, Charlie Sarver, Clearfork, Corvettes, David Kidd, Doc Kegely, Dodge Charger, Frankie Kidd, Gary Dillow, Gene Dalton, Giles County, Harry Shupe, Jerry Groseclose, Jim Hagy, Jimmy Gregory, John Kinser, John Price Newberry, Johnny Compton, Johnny King, Judy Tolbert, Junior Akers, Larry Stowers, Linda Stowers, Marie Akers, Mary Lou Stowers, Maynard Green, Melissa King, Melvin Cox, Monti Jennings, Ms. Looney, North Carolina, Paul Newberry, Peggy Faulkner, Phillip King, Post Office, Princeton, Radford, Rev. Lee Ellis, Rocky Gap, Roger Looney, Shelby Mustang, Stanley Puckett, Steven Newberry, Stockner, Sunset Restaurant, Super Sport Impala, Tastee Freeze, Teddy Bradshaw, Terry Akers, Tommy King, VA, Wendell Hall, Wylie Akers, Wytheville

Tags: 12/21/98, 240, Amanda Kitts, Ardelia Repass, Arten Repass, Bastian, Bland, Blessing’s Store, Bruce Repass, Cathleen, Ceres, Charen and Lutheran cemetery, Christmas, Clark Gable, Delaware, Digsby Repass, Eula Kitts Repass, food, France, Freta Repass, games, garden, garmet factory, Holston River, Jimmy Berg, jobs, Lesley Umbarger, Mallie Tibbs, Manuela Young, Mary Belcher, Masonic Lodge, Megenisk’s, Mr. Wagner, Nannie Rose, National Cemetery, North Fork, Odd Fellows, Pete Sands, Ray Tibbs, Rocky Gap, Roger Arten Repass, Rural Retreat, Santa, School, Shirley Temple, Sluss, Smyth County, Sports, St. Lou, Tillson Farm, VA, Valentine’s Day, Will Rogers, Wilmington, Wytheville

Tags: 2/22/99, 239, Alvy Taber, Amos Taber, Arnold Taber, Bertie Taber, Bishop Chapel, Bland, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bob Gibson, Brother Taylor, Christmas, Clearfork, dating, Donald Gibson, Ed Gibson, Elsie Taber, Farming, Frank Taber, games, garden, George Washington, Glenn Hare, Grace Taber, Halloween, Helen Gibson, Helen Taber, Helen Wolf, Homer Taber, house, Jane Gibson, Jewel Gibson, Johnson, Josh Kidd & Zane Perkins, Kennedy, Korean War, Laurel Fork, Lincoln, Mayberry, movies, Myrtle Taber, Nanny Taber, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, radio, Richard Gibson, Rocky Gap, Russia, Ruth Taber, school subjects, Sherwood Goleycomb, Stowersville, Tazewel, Truman, VA, Watergate, Wolfcreek, World War II

Tags: 225, 3/7/98, ABC’s, Ada, AEP, Appalachian, apple pies, Arnett, bank, barn, barnyard, baseball, Bastian, bed, bedroom, Belcher, Belcher Furniture, Belcher Lumber Company, Biographical / Dry Fork, Bishop, Blanche Ferguson, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, bonnet, Bonnie Dodson, brach, Bramwell, Brazil, bread, brick oven, brothers, Buckhorn Mountain, cabbages, cabinets, cakes, carpenter, Cashew Hill, cast iron, cemeteries, chain saw, Charlie Taylor, cheesecloth, chimney, China, Christmas, Church, cloak room, cloth, coal miner, Columbia French, cookies, corn, cover, crane, Creole, D.C., desks, devotion, diningroom, dishes, doctor, dresser, Earth, Eisenhouer, families, Family/People, farm, farm equipment, farmed, farmer, Farming, Fort Chiswell, Franklin County, Fred, French, furniture, games, garden, Georgia, GlenLynn, God, Gordons, government, grades, graduation ceremony, grandma’s, grandpa, Halloween, hay, hearth, Hector, Hill Top, hogs, Honaker’s Store, horse, horses, hospital, house, Howard Stowers, Howard’s Store, Hubert Gordon, Jack Tynes, James, Jefferson National Forest, John and Bonnie Dodson, John Dodson, Junie, kids, kitchen, kraut, land, Lee, Lee’s, Lewis Ferguson, livingroom, log barn, logs, Lord, lunch, M. H. Ferguson, Mac, Mac Ferguson, MacDaniel Ferguson, Mack Harfney Ferguson, mahogany wood, Martha Cobb, Marvin Tynes, Maryland, mattresses, May, May Charles, meat, meat house, mechanic, Mervetta, mild, militia, milk, mill, Miss Black, Miss Morehead, Miss Whitney, Monday, mother, mountain, mountains, movies, Mr. Charles, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Gray, Mr. Honaker, Mr. Honaker., Mr. Robinson, Mr. Tynes, Mr. Will Gray, mules, Murray, New Orleans, North Carolina, note, nurse, Ohio, one room school, open heart surgery, path, Pearl Gordon, Pennsylvania, Pete Ferguson, pies, pipe, pneumonia, ponies, porch, Post Office, potatoes, pots, pound cake, Prices, Princeton, property, props, punish, recess, record, Reuben Ferguson, Roberta, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap School, Roosevelt, Ruben Edward, Santa Clause, saw mill, Saw Mill, School, scraper, seed, shanties, Simpson, sink, sisters, slate rock, slave, slavery government, sled, Social Security, songs, South Carolina, spring, spring box, spring house, spring water, stove, straw, substitute teachers, sulpher spring, taxi cab, Tazewell, Tazewell County, teacher, Thelma Smith, This interview is biographical in nature and focuses on life on Dry Fork., tic mattress, Timber, time, trailer, trailers, trees, trench, trough, truck, VA, vegetables, Vernon Cobb, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood, Wagners, wagons, Washington, water, weeds, well water, wheat straw, Willie, winter, wood stove, Work, WV

Tags: 12/12/96, 187, A.D. Burton, Ailees Wright, Anne Bivens, Bastain, Bill Tracy, Bland, Bluefield, Bobby Newberry, Brushy Mountain, Burton School House, Carol's, Ceres, Chapel, East River Mountain, Elian Kinser, Elmer, Ethel Weddle, Evelyn French, Everette, Geneva Stowers, Helen Bowling, Hollybrook, John, Junior King., Kelly Wolfe, Margie Stowers, Mechanicsburg, Narrows, New River Rebels, Nona Turner, Pembrook, Penver, Recreation, Richcreek, Ripplemead, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap School, Round Bottom, Sports, Steven Black, This is an interview with Virgie Bailey about sports at Rocky Gap School many years ago., VA, Virgie Bailey, Ward Wolfe, Wolf Creek

Tags: 169, 3/20/96, Arizona, Belinda Andrews, Betina Looney, Betsy Olive Scheaffer, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Carl Scheaffer, Carol LaPauly, Cedar Rapids, Coolidge, Eisenhower, Eugene Tolbert, Family/People, Franklin County, Garland Tolbert, Giles County, Harold Andrews, Hila Perkins, Iowa, Jerry Wayne, Johnson, Karen Adkins, Kennedy, Korean War, Louise Nelson., Maria Scheaffer, Marion, Mount Mercury, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Teapot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Marion and Harold Andrews about their lives., Truman, Tuscon, VA, Vietnam, Waltor Andrews, WV, WWI

Tags: 142, 2/5/96, Bertha Bowling, Biography, Blanche Bowling, Bluefield, Boissevain, Bosivane, Christmas, Clyde Bowling, Coolidge, Ella Bowling, Family/People, George Bowling, Great Depression, hanover, Harding, Hiwatha, Hoover, Johnson., Marcie Bowling, Margie Bowling, Mrs. Nally Harmon, Mrs. Reems, Paul Mex, Pocahontas, President Coolidge, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Roosevelt, Tazewell County, This is a summary of the life of George Bowling in this area., Thompson Valley, Thompsons Valley, Tyler Bowling, VA, Vicki Wyatt, Virginia, Vriginia Bowling, West Virginia, William H. Bowling, WVA, Wyoming County

Tags: 10/15/96, 133, annie-over, Archie Olmer Lundy, atomic bomb, Betty Joyce Blessing, Biography, Bland County, blind man.'s bluff, Bluefield, Bobby George Rupert, Buckhorn Mountain, Carroll's Grocery, Charlie Tayolr's Store, Chris DeHart, Christmas, Clark Gable, Clear Fork, Craig Fannon Beer Joint, Danville, Dr. Davidson, Drop the handkerchief, Easter, Eisenhower, Family/People, Ford, Gene Autry, George Lockhard Smith, Germans, Gone With the Wind, Grand Ole Opry, Great Depression, Grenada Theater, Halloween, Halloween Carnival, Hazel Stowers, hood-de-hide, Japanese, Johnson, Julie Lundy, Kennedy, Korean War, Linda Lundy, Mabel Pruett, Maw Perkins, Mr. Malden, Mr. Porterfield, Mrs. Gregory, Mrs. Joedon, Mrs. Tickle, New Deal, Nixon, North Carolina, Ora Gray Stowers, Pearl Harbor, Priscilla Bell Widjard Smith, Robbie Gross, Robert Wilson Gorss, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Rosie Warden, Ruby Phillips, Ruth Morehead, Sarah Jane Elizabeth Stowers Smith, school subjects, Susie Gross, Susie Lundy, The Lone Ranger, This is an interview with Susie Gross about her life growing up in Bland County., Timmy Lundy, Truman, VA, Vietnam War, Watergate., WWII

Tags: 10/20/95, 121, 1913 Cadillac, A. Lincoln, Ash County, Augusta Military Academy, Basketball, Bastian, Biography, boxcars, Bristol, CCC Camp, Civil War, coal, Depression, diesel engines, drug store, Family/People, Grett Mustard, Henry S. Bowen, Hobo's, Hoover, horse buggies, horseshoes, Huckleberry, Maiden Springs, Mary Ellen Bowen, Mary Mustard, Mary Mustard Bowen, Narrows, NC, Norfolk and Southern, Princeton., Reece Tate Bowen, Reese Bowen, Republican, Rocky Gap, Sarah Burge, Sr., Sr. about his life., Stanton, steam engines, Suitor, T-Model Ford, Tazewell, Teapot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Reece Tate Bowen, Union Mine Workers of America, VA, Wittens Mills, WWI

Tags: 0100, 100, 5/16/95, Archie Blankenship, Augusta, Bastian, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Christmas celebrations, Family/People, Flint, Franklin Roosevelt, GA, Gabby Hayes, Grand Ole Opry, Halloween, Hollybrook, Homer Neal Wright, Japan, Johnson Wright, Korean War, Mae Falls Wright, manganese mines, Matelida Ellen Wright, Maxwell Anthony Wright, MI, Ms. Repass' store, Oddfellers lot, President Kennedy, President Truman, Richlands., Richmond, Rick Boucher, Rocky Gap, Roy Rogers, State Convict Road Force, Stephanie Compton, Tazewell, telephones, This is an interview with Maxwell Anthony Wright about growing up., VA, Vietnam, William Olney Wright

Tags: 0097, 5/22/95, 97, Barbara Hull, Beckley, Charlotte, Chinese prisoner, Daisy Kaiser, Dane, Dickinson County, Fort Knox, Fort Less, General MacArthur, Gladys Beaver, Glen White, Hawaii, Jim Beaver, Korean War, Kuntington, KY, NC, Philadelphia, PN, President Truman, This is an interview with Jim Beaver about his experience in the Korean War., VA, Vietnam War, WA, War, WVA, Yalu River.

Tags: 0095, 5/15/95, 606 Wilderness Road, 95, Angela and Keith Conley, baptismal ceremonies, Becky Conley and Michael, Birdie French, Blaire, Bland, Bluefield, Brother Britt, Brother Moore., Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Church of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Wilderness Road, Churches, Danny Short, Donna and Steve Mitchell, Ethie Gilmer, John Stanford, Melanie and Danny Bridges, Melissa Horne, Narrows, Oak Hill, Ola Morehead, Orville DeHart, Paul Lephew, Pembroke, Raven, Ray Woodyard, Rex Morehead's farm, Salem, VA, WV, WVA

Tags: 0090, 5/26/95, 90, Andrea Bruffey, atomic bomb, Bible, Biography, Bluefield, Bluefield Hospital, Bluefield-Tazewell Road, Bluestone, CCC, Christian College in North Carolina, Christmas, Doris Day, East River Mountain, electricity, Family/People, flappers, Graham High School, Great Depression, Halloween, Hillsboro, log cabin, Pearl Shawver, Piggly Wiggly, President Coolidge, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Hoover, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Roosevelt, PWA, rationing, Roanoke Memorial, Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Rocky Gap, Santa Claus, Shawver Store, stock market crash, telephones, television, This is an interview with Pearl Shawver about her life., VA, Vietnam War, Vivien, Watergate, White House., WPA, WV, WWI

Tags: 0087, 5/16/95, 87, baptism, Brother Proffitt, Brother Terry, Charles Clark/ Judy Clark, Charleston, Charlie Conley, Charlottesville, Christmas plays, Churches, Daniel Clark, David Johnson, Dedication, Dismal Swamp, Don Johnson, Dr. McConnell, Dublin, E.T. Hall, Easter, God., Hollybrook School House, Holy Ghost, Little Creek Dublin, Mac Hamilton, Mechanicsburg, New River, New Year's Service, North Carolina, Northern Lights, Paul Deaton, Pearisburg, Pumpkin Center, Resurrection of Jesus Christ, Richmond, South Carolina, Southeastern Conference of the Apostolic Church of the Lord Jesus Christ, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, This is a history of the Wilderness Lighthouse Church., Tommy Ramsey, VA, Wallace French, West Virginia, Wilderness Church, Wytheville

Tags: 0086, 5/13/95, 86, Allen Burton, Angela Clark, Bill Gusler, Bland High School, Blue Ridge Supply, Bluefield, Chris, Community, EPA, EPA., Galdys Morehead Burton, Hollybrook, Hollybrook Elementary, Jim Crider, Joy, Kenny, Malcolm Friend, manganese nime, Marie Greever, Mason Burton, Maxwell Wright, Mechanicsburg, Melvin Cox, Mike, Minnie Wright, Mrs. Irene Faulkner, Mrs. Trent's store, Otis Wright, Pearisburg, Pepsi Cola, Pulaski, Russell and Georgia Lee Francis, Terina Ramsey, This is an interview with Minnie Wright about the history of Tony's Grocery in Hollybrook., Tony Wright, Tony's Grocery, VA

Tags: (adopted son) Argil, (sisters) Alice and Edna, 0068, 1/10/95, 68, Alexanders, Alfred Havens, Bland, Bland County, Blankenship, Buddy Harmon, Car Farlow, Carson Hughes, Ceres, Clayburn Hughes, Community, Crandon, Dave Clifton Havens, Dr. Davidson, Dr. Sieball, Edward Charles Havens, Elizabeth Betty Blankenship Hughes, Ella Mae Narstar, Giles County, Grace Havens, Hollybrook, Honaker, Jenny Williams., Jesse Finley, Jim Hughes, John Burton, John Finley, Leo Hughes, Lewis Hale Havens, Lily Woods, Logging, Lula Hughes, Lula Tracy, Maria Havens, Marie Baker Powers, Marie Bird, Marion Radford, Marvin Havens, Mary Hughes, Matthew Havens, Minnie Roberson, Mrs. Morgan, Myre Branch, No Business, Nona Hughes, O.R. school house, Oakvale, Old Round Bottom School, Pearisburg, R.W. Havens/ Lida Havens, Radford School House, Raymond Hershell Havens, Roanoke, Robinson's, Rocky Gap, Ruth Nunn, S.E. Hurley, Sam's, Shep Havens, Sidney Havens, Theodore Hughes, This is an interview with R.W. Havens and Lida Havens in which they discuss life in Bland County and the surrounding areas., Tom Hughes, Tommy Nunn, VA, Wilderness, William Garland Havens, Wolf Creek, Wolfe Creek, WV

Tags: 0067, 12/14/97, 67, Abington, Andrea Bruffey, Ball Team, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Christmas Day, Civil War, Coke a Cola Company, Confederacy, Cora Hienreitta Johnson, Family/People, Harwood Marion, Holston Rivers, Hutson Garfield, J.C. Penny, Jacob Washington, James Patton, MaCrady, Magistrate, Mahaland Taylor Counts, McDowell County, Mud Pawn, New Years, Olan Mathison Chemical Plant, Prader Town, Rocky Gap, Salt Capital, Salt Shakers, Saltville, Saltville High School, Santa Claus, Smith County, Smith County., This is an interview with Veneda Wyatt concerning her life., VA, Veneda Wyatt, WWII

Tags: 0052, 10/25/94, 52, Alice Mustard, Andrew Morehead, Archie Hamilton, Aunt Gelly's Church, Aunt Gelly's Church., Bernard Clark, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Bonnie Morehead, Braddy Clark, Bunyon Morehead, Charlotte Morehead, Connie Morehead, Crandon, Della Mae Clark, Doctor Wagner, Ethel Dickerson, Family/People, Frances crockett, Frank Morehead, Genseng, Gilbert Morehead/ Ola Morehead, Gordon Morehead, Harry Byrd, Ila Clark French, Jean Morehead, Lorene Morehead, Margie Blankenship, McKinley French, Melanie Morehead, Melissa Horne, Mete Pearly Clark, Miss Berhard, Myrtle Stuart, New York, Noren Updike, Opal Strouse, paul Clark, Pumpkin Center, Radford School House, Randal Morehead, Rocky Gap, Ruby Lambert, Shiloh Church, Simon Steffey, Steve Josiah Steffey, This is an interview with Gilbert Morehead and Ola Morehead about how life in Bland County., Tootsie Michill, VA, WWII, Wythe County