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Tags: 3/1/00, 305, arithmetic, Beulah Morehead, Biographical, Bishop Chapel, Blanche Comptom, Bland County, Bland Fair, Bluefield, Bluefield Sanitarium, Bruden Dranolick, Casablanca, CCC Camps, Christmas, Clearfork, coal stove, Conley Store, crack the whip, Craig County, Depression, electricity, English Army, Enlgish, farmer, fireplace, Fort Oglethorpe, garden, geography, Georgia, Germany, Grandma Hutchinson, Halloween, history, Honaker Store, hopscotch, Japan, Jessica DeHart & Tiffany Munson, Life in Bland County, marbles, MP, Nannie Rose Tiller, New Deal, New Years Eve, nigger, Nixon, Oscar W. Caldwell, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, Ralph Tiller, Raymond Stowers, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, RT Reynolds, Ruth Crabtree, Sally Anne Bird, Sleigh riding, St. Lukes Hospital, This is an interview with Beulah Morehead about her life in Bland County., Timberman, WAC, washing board, William Clarence Morehead Jr., Women’s Auxilary Corps, WPA

Tags: 0302, 2/15/00, 302, A.J. Tynes, acre, arithmetic, barn, beans, bears, Big Emmet, Biographical, Bland, Bluefield, Bluefield State, Bristol Adams, Burkes Garden, canemill, cat, Charlie Taylor, Charolette Saunders, chestnuts, Conrad Tuggle, deer, Dry Fork, Emma Gordon Tynes, England, Ernie Ford, Ferguson Cemetary, flags, flour, Franklin County, garden, geography, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Grayson County, Greenville, hams, hogs, Indian Burial Ground, Jack Tynes, Jerry Nidday, Jim Harless, John Dodson, Julia Clark, kitchen, Lawerance Welk Show, leather britches, Life in Bland County, literature, Little Emmet, log cabin, Mack H. Ferguson, Marvin Tynes, Narrows, Nashville, Newberry’s Funeral Home, Octavia Saunders, Ohio, Pete Ferguson, pigs, Portsmouth, Powell Saunders, prayers, Princeton, rabbit, Railroad, recordshop, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Sawmill, slave, sled runner, Smith and Cannon, songs, sorghum, South Carolina, spring, store, Tazewell, Tennesse, This is an interview with Marvin Tynes about his life in Bland County., Thompson, train’ Columbus, Uncle Elige, United Central, Virginia, West Virginia, wheat, Williamson, Wolfe Creek

Tags: 0301, 2/28/00, 301, Baptist Church, beans, Bessie, Biographical, blacksmith, Bland County, Bluefield, Clearfork, corn, costumes, Curtis, Dublin, Elmor Fox, Evelyn Wolfe, Frankie Carver, garden outhouse, Grapefield, James, John Smith, Knoxsville, Laurel, Life in Bland County, Lucretia Williams, McConnel, Miss Boggle, Miss Bowright, Miss Stowers, Model A Ford, Mr. Price, Natasha Looney & April Bradshaw, North Carolina, Palmer, potatoes, Preacher Newton, Railroads, Rocky Gap, rotary button, Roy Akers, Scott County, Stewart, Stinsons, Sunday School, Tazewell County, telephone, This is an interview with Evelyn Wolfe about her life in Bland County., Valentines Day, Virginia Hardwood Company, washing machine, Weiss County, William Williams, WWI, WWII

Tags: & Tiffany Munson, 0300, 12/27/99, 300, Angel Wolders, bank, Biographical, blind, Bluefield, Carl Wolfej, chicken, chores, Christmas, Clearfork, corn, creek, dog, fireworks, fish, Georgia Dodson, Glenn Davis, Herman, Highway, horsenips, Jessica DeHart, Junior Stowers, lantern, Laurel, Laurel Fork, Lea-Anne Stowers, Life in Bland County, Luther Stowers, New Hope, nursing home, oats, old buggy, oppossom, outhouse, potatoes, Rebecca Willis, roasting ‘ears, Roise Stowers, Rosemary Willis, RT Bowens, Santy Claus, sleigh, snow storm, spring, square dance, stone, store, Sunny Farm, swimming, switch, tap hand, teachers, This is an interview with Carl Wolfe about his life in Bland County., Truddle Stowers, turkey, Valetine’s Day, Virginia Rose, wagon, West Virginia, wheat, winter, woodstove

Tags: 1/2/00, 290, Benjamin Leighton & Jeffrey Johnson, Biographical, Bland, Bland High School, Bluefield, Ceres, Christmas, Christmas program, Darnell Miller, Divides, Don Umbarger, Easter, Eleanor Johnson, fruit basket, Harry Byrd, Hollybrook, Hollybrook School, homecoming, J.D. Clark, Jesus, John Finley, Life in Bland County, Lodeska French, Lord’s Prayer, McNeal Church, Mechanicsburg, Nettie French, No Business, one-room school, Pearl Harbor, Pledge of Allegiance, Pumpkin Center, Radford school, Rev. Don White, Rev. Kegley, revival, Rocky Gap, Route 606, Route 608, Ruth Crabtree, Silver Creek, South Gap, tap plans, Ted Anders, television, This is an interview with Eleanor Johnson about her life in Bland County., Virginia Brown, Walkers Creek, weather, Wessendock United Methodist Church, White Sulphur Spring, Wilderness Road

Tags: 12/20/99, 286, Ashley & Sue Lilly, Ask, Atlanta, Betty K. Munsey, Big Walker Mountain, Biographical, Bland, Blue Spruce, Bluefield, Buick, Christiansburg, College in Continuing Education, Colorado, Doug Lester, Dry Fork, Ford, garden, Greenville, Hawthorn Shrubs, Indian Village, Jack Compton, Life in Bland County, McCoy, Milwaukee, Montgomery County, Mr. Ellis, New River, North Carolina, Norway Spruce, Raleigh, Roanoke, Salem, South Carolina, This is an interview with Ashley & Sue Lilly about their lives in Bland County., Virgina, Walker’s Creek, White Pine, Winston, Wytheville Community College

Tags: 278, 3/15/98, Biography, Bluefield, Cleveland, Columbus, Cora Dey, Dry Fork, Dry Fork Creek, Family/People, Grayson Co., Havens, Jack Tynes, Jersey City, Jim Hill, John and Bonnie Dodson, Johnny Harris, Lee Anderson Tynes, Lee Tynes, Mullins, Noahy Charlton, OH, Price, Rocky Gap, Tazewell, Toots Tynes, WV

Tags: 11/30/99, 272, Airforce Base, Arch Saunders, Army, Bluefield, Camp Cars, Charles Acres, Community, Dry Fork, E.T. Burton, Florida, Fred Brunalon, Fred Saunders, garden, Greenville, Hogan Ferguson, Jack Tyne, Jessie Pruney, John Dodson, Johnny Sea, Laurel, Life, Logging, Moonshining, Mr. Hunt, Nate Charleton, Norfolk, Old Man Hunt, Portsmouth, Princeton, Prison, Railroad, Rocky Gap, Sack Daddy, Sawmills, South Carolina, Still, Virgina, Washington, Whiteville, Wolf Creek

Tags: 11/14/99, 1930, 270, Airport Road, Akers, Andrew Ferguson, Athens, Atlanta, Baptist Church, Bill Henry Wagner, Biography, Blacksburg, Bland, Bland County, Blessing, Bluefeild Avenue, Bluefield, Bobby Scroqqs, Bramwell, Captain Saunders, Carter Street, Christiansburg, Christmas Pararde, Columbus, Connie, Cunningham, Danny Kinder, Dave Charlie Taylor, Deer Day, Depression, Doctor Davidson, Dodge Truck, Dodson, Dry Fork Creek, East River Mountain, Ellis Street, Estella, Family/People, Fischer, Floyd County, Ford, George, George and Lee Tynes, Georgia, Gladys Ferguson, Granny Woods, Grayson County, Harris, Hazel, Hector, Helen, Helvers, Helvey, Henry, Highway, Huckleberry, Huckleberry Myers, Jack Tynes, James, January, John Dodson, John Neal, Kimberling, Lee, Liqour, Lois, Lucky Strike, Mac Dowell County, Marvin, Mary Little, mines, moonshine, Mr. Delores, Mr. Hagan, Mullins, Nale log school house, Narrows, Neal Hagan, October, Ohio, Old New Ground, Pal, Pal Saunders, Pinch Creek, Polaroid Camera, Railroad, Ramsey, Rocky Gap, Santa Clause, Saunders., Saw Mills, Shawalters, Smith Lumber Company, Sutphins, Tazewell, Timbering, Tynes, Tynes Chapel, Violea graveyards, Virginia, West Virginia, Whiskey Bottles, Wilderness, Wolf Creek, Woods, World War I, World War II, Wytheville

Tags: 11/14/99, 269, Billy French, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Brunce Brewer, canning, Castle Wood, Churches, Cleveland Ohio, Dryfork, EastEnd Church, Family/People, Floyd, Gardens, Grayson, Great Depression, Hardy Clolumbus Ohio, Homes, Jack Tynes, Jersey City, Jim Hill, John Dodson, Judge Sexton, Lee Tynes/Toots Tynes, Low Gap, Making Whiskey, Maryland, moonshine, Mr. Mack Daniel, Mullins, Noahy Charlton, plane crash, Princenton, Railroad, Rocky Gap, Roy Day, Sam Mitchem, Saw Mills, School Field Trips, Schools, Sutphin Grocery, Tazewell, Virgina, West Virgina, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 11/14/99, 1923, 266, Archie, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Dry Fork, Family/People, Floyd County, Fred, Freda Scruggs, Harrison, JC Penneys, Jonh Dodson, July the 21st, Katherine Sanders, Martha Cobb, Mrs. Morehead, North Carolina, Pal Saunders, Raleigh, Richmond, Robert, Rocky Gap, Route 1. Box 104A, Tyne’s Chapel Church, Virginia

Tags: 11/9/99, 265, Airplane Crash, Atlanta, Beckley, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Cemetaries, Charlie Tiller, Christmas, Church, Clumbus, Dickenson, Dryfork, Emma Gordon, Engleside, Family/People, Flordia, Floyd, Gardens, Grayson, Halifax, Hazel Tynes, Houses, Hunting, Jack Tynes, John and Bonnie Dodson, Loan Company, Maryland, May Queen contest, Mercer, Monroe, Mr. Cunningham’s, Mullins, Narrows, New Jersey, Ohio, Pete Ferguson, Portsmouth OH, radio, Railroad, Roaoke, Rocky Gap, Schools, segration, slave, Smiths Saw Mill, Tazwell, Verdel Gordon, Virgina, West Virgina, Wolfcreek, Wythe

Tags: 10/20/99, 261, April Fools, Army, baseball, Berkhart and Carrol, Biographical interview with Ms. Faye A. Hodges. Mrs. Hodges has lived up Laurel Fork her whole life., Biography, Blanche Alkers, Bland County, Bluefield, Calvin Coolidge, carpentry, Carrol Bros. Store, cattle, CCC, checkers, chores, Christmas, Conley’s Store, Danridge Akers, Darthena Akers, dating, Democrat, Dublin, Easter, electricity, Everett B. Akers, family/ people, Farming, Faye A. Hodges, Faye Hodge’s Grocery, Fourth of July, foxtrot, games, Giles County, Halloween, Herbert Hoover, Hubert Wilson Hodges, Jessica DeHart and Tiffany Munson, Juanita Akers Updike, Laurel Fork, Mable Leverson, Mable Pruett, Margaret Gleason Akers, Marilyn Monroe, Mary Blanche Musick, New Deal, P.E. Goodman, Patrick B. Akers, planes, plays, plumbing, President Roosevelt, Pulaski County, PWA, radio, Republican, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap High School, rooke, School, setback, snowstorms, South Carolina, Spartenburg, stock market crash, suffrage, Thanksgiving, The Great Depression, turkey raising, TV, Valentine’s Day, waltz, WDA, West Virginia Hotel, William David Akers, William Hubert Hodges

Tags: 10/25/99, 1950’s, 260, advice, arithmatic, Bastian, Bastian Elementary School, Bibliography, bicycles, Biographical interview of Mellissie, Bland High School, Bluefield, Ceres, children, Chinese Checkers, chores, Christiansburg, Christmas, Commissioner of Revenue, courting, Cynthia Akers and Kara Perkins, David Newberry Kidd, electricity, games, Halloween, Helen Hardy, hide and seek, Ira S. Kidd, Jimmy Ray Gibson, John W. Kidd, John Wayne, Kidd Cheverolet, Korean War, life in Bland Co, lunch, Mary Margaret, Mellisie Kidd Gibson, Mildred Newberry Kidd, movies, Mr. Dow Davis, Mrs. Marie Groseclose, Mrs. Rosa Byrd, mud pies, Narrows, Old Maid, out house, paper dolls, party lines, peer pressure, pranks, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Pulaski Community Hospital, punishment, radio, Railroad, rationing, Red Skeleton, Riner, Rook, Saw Mill, shape the world is in, shows, telephone, television, Valentine’s Day, vdgetables, Virginia, W.S. Newberry, Watergate, weather, writing, WWII

Tags: 258, 9/11/99, AFC office, and working for the Post Office., bars, Bastian, Big Walker, Bland, Bland County Fair, Bland Messanger, Bland Post Office, Bluefield, Bob Davis, Bobby Newberry, Brushy, Cawana’s Club, Clearfork, clerk for Draft Board, Cloyd’s Mountain, Colonial Fields, courthouse, deferment, discrimination against blacks, Dr. Kegley, Draft Board, East River, Ed, Elmo Silo, exhibits, FFA, fights, Frankie Newberry, grouse, Henry Ratcliff, horses, Hunting, John Dodson, John Dodson and Robbie Morehead, Koren War, Life and the Bland County Fair, Mig Hoges, Miss. Repass, Moorehead’s, Mr. Gilley, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Roy Kidd, Nancy Tate, NAPA, Ohio, Pierce Kegley, Post Master, quail, Richardsons, rides, Roanoke, Robbie Morehead, Social Services, Suzanne, Tech, Ted, This is an inteview with Nancy Tate. She talks about life in Bland, Vietnam War, Washington County, West Virginia, working for the Draft Board, Wright’s, Wytheville, Yonce’s

Tags: 255, 9/9/99, Bastian, Big Walker Mountain, Bland, Bland Co., Bland Co. Fair, Bluefield, Brent Moore, Bruce Niece, Bruce’s Station, Bus Line, Campbell City, Ceres, Charles Moore, Chevrolet, Clear Fork, Depression, Dow Davis, Fair interview, General Motors, Grey Hound, Guy Niece, Joe Lambert, John Dodson, Model T, Moore Brothers, Pinch Creek, Red Oak church, Reed Creek, Richmond, South Gap, St. Luke, State Corporation Commission, Stony Fork, Studibaker, Walker Creek, Winston Salem, Work Tickle, Wytheville

Tags: 253, 3/15/99, Amos, Angel Cooper, Arabie, Araby, Barbara Bradshaw, Bastain, Bessie Cooper, Biography, Blue Ridge Parkway.Waterloo, Bluefield, Bradshaw's Store, Buckhorn, Carl Cooper, Carl Jean, CCC, Children of Barbara Bradshaw, Christmas, Colly Creek, D.J. Bradshaw, Danna Mae, Davey Bradshaw, Deptwill, Dr. Davidson, East River Mountain, Eilderness Road, Elbert Wright, Elma Myers, Elmer Edward Cooper, Faith Yonce, Family/People, Fort Wayne, Frank, Frank Bradshaw, Frank Cooper, Fred, Gallipolis, Galole County, George, Gladis Cooper, Glen Hare, Glen Harris, Hank Bradshaw, Henry Sarver, Hollybrook, Hope Yonce, Hunter Bradshaw, Indiana, Ironton, J.K. Sarver, J.W. Burton, Jaky, Jason Bradshaw, Jr., Jr. Jackson, Juanita, Kentucky, Korean War, Lawrence Co. Phoebe Boggess., Lawrence County, Linnie Maude Bosggess Cooper, Logging, Mary Cooper, Mire Branch, Mr. Crumby, Mr. Cumby, OH, Ohio, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Roosevelt, PWA, Red Cross, Ronnie Nunn, Sally Nunn, Sam Yonce, The Great Depression, This is the combination of two interviews with Barbara Bradshaw., Tultex, Vietnam, Virginia, Waterloo, Wolf Creek, Wolfcreek, Woody, WPA

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: 250, 4/7/99, Biographical interview conducted with Lula Blankenships, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, chores, Christmas, Courtney Simpkins, Courtney Simpkins & Laura Rife, Dismal Creek, Eleanor Johnson., Emory, Family/People, Farming, Ford, house, Kegley Manor, Laura Rife, Lula Blankenship, Lula K. Mitchell Blankenship, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Mitchell, Mr. Dodson, Robert Blankenship, School, Tap Piano, Trent’s, Virginia

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: 2/21/99, 241, Adam Akers, Army, Bland County, Bluefield, cars, Central Europe, Charles Akers, Christmas, Earl Terry Akers, Ella Lambert, England, Fort Veldare, France, General George S. Patton, Germans, Germany, Hazel Stowers, Helen Morehead, Italians, Jake Akers, James B. Akers, Laurel, Lee Akers, Loretta Richardson, Lucille Akers, Lucille Walters, Luella Akers, lunch, Luxenburg, Mae Akers, Mary Akers, Nelsene Marie Stowers, Pearl Harbor, Pee Wee Gills, President Kennedy, prisoners, Queen Mary, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Ryeland, Sam Lambert, Sardines, Sash and Door, School, Scotland, service, Tazewell County, Virgie Akers, Virginia, Walter Akers, weapons, Wylie W. Akers

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: 12/6/98, 238, activities, Almer E. Harman, antiques, Athens, Bastian, Beaver, Beaver High School, Bible, Bland County, Bluefield, Bluefield High, Bobby Thompson, Broadway show, Concord College, cook, dairy farm, Depression, drive-ins, drug store, Dutch oven, East River Avenue, elementary school principal, Fareview Junior High, food, freezer, garden, Grey Hound, hairdresser, Illee H. McGlen, Illee Harman, Jefferson Street, John J. McGlen, junior high school, Landmark, Leverit, Levert Trump, Little Orpan Annie, Louisburg, Marion Compton, Mary Belcher, Mary Beth Belcher, Medusa, Mercer County, Morgan Town, movies, Nannie Catherine Dare, New York, Norfolk, North Carolina, Ohio, one-room schools, Palmener Carol’s General Store, Peggy Trump, Pennsylvania, Raleigh, Rocky Gap, Second World War, stove, teacher, tin can alley, Uncle Dave Shufinbaker’s Store, VDOT, Virginia, Walter Sutton Harman, West Virginia, West Virginia Hardwood, Willow Brook, Wilmington, WVU

Tags: 2/15/98, 237, animals, B.A. Smith, Bastian, Bluefield, buggy, Burton, Christmas, Church, courting, Depression, Don, drop the hankerchif, Ed, Ethel Phillips, farm, Flat Top Mountain, games, graduation, Grandfather Wright, Grandpa Williams, hard wood lumber company, Hollybrook, J.D. Halvey, J.D. Harvey, Lester Chandler, Matt Bradshaw, Mechanicsburg, Metty Repass, Minnie Williams, movie, movie house, Mr. Courty Harvey, Mr. D.C. Nunn, Mr. Farlow, Mr. John French, Mr. Port Chelveys, Mr. T.R. Ramsey, Mrs. Oathy Powers, Ms. Marion Rathford, Narrows, Oathy Pruett, oxen, pheasant, Pinch Creek, Princeton, Pulaski, radio, Railroad, recess, Rich Creek, Rocky Gap, School, stores, Tam, teachers, telephone, television, train, wagon, Walkie Talkie, Walter Chandler, Wardensville, West Virginia, Winchester, Wolf Creek