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Tags: 12/24/96, 164, and II, Bastian, Bastian Union Church, Battle of the Bulge, Beckly, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Cecil Buchanan Andrews, Charleston, China, Degual, Eisenhower, Elizabeth A. Lambet, F.D.R., Family/People, Germany, God, Heaven, Hollybrook, Japan, Jessie Bell Lambert, June A. Lawson, Kennedy, Korean War, Manley Andrews, Mary Beth Pennington/ Nancy Conley, Mr. Hoover, Mt. Airy, Narrows, North Carolina, Ora Gray Simpkons, Page Bowling, Patman, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, Roadway Express, Rocky Gap, Round Mountain., Russia, Salem, Sherry Bowling, SS Trooper, Tazewell, The life of Manley Andrews in Bland County., The Waltons, Thomas A. Andrews, Vietnam War, William J. Lambert, Winston, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWI, Wytheville

Tags: 156, 4/19/96, Amanda Clark, Anna Ruth Perkins, Apartment for Peggy, Arthur Jr. Perkins, Arthur Rodament, Baby Snoots, Baptist Church, Bessie Emily Carver, Biography, Bland, Camp Obediah, Charlotte Shrader, Clarence Boels, Clark Gable, Clear Fork, Dalphina May Perkins, Dan Carver, Darnell Miller, Debbie Louise Perkins, Debbie Vise Perkins, Dorothy Evelyn Perkins, Emmet Lloyd Clark, Family/People, Farmville, Fay Perkins, FDR, George Perkins, Gone With the Wind, Harling County, Heaton, Jerry Clark, Johnny Dan Perkins, Kentucky, Keokee, Maxine Louise Perkins, Mitchell County, Motorola, Mrs. Alscreer, Mrs. Redman, Mrs. Smith, North Carolina, Pearisburg, Pearisburg Hospital, Perkins, Perry Mason, Pete Newberry, Poplar, President Kennedy, Retha Jean Clark, Robert Park Perkins, Rocky Gap, Sudie Perkins, This is an interview with Charlotte Shrader about her life., Virginia, Vista Carver, WWII.

Tags: 154, 4/24/96, Ada Simpkins, Alice Coburn, Bastian, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, CCC, Charlie Coburn, Charlie Gregory, Christie Hull, Christmas story, Clarence Millirons, Claude Stowers, cow story, Elizabeth Allen, Family/People, FDR, Germans, Grand Old Opry, Great Depression, Guss Coburn, Japanese, John and Mog Coburn, John Ed Shrader, John Gregory, Junior Coburn, Koren War, Laurel, Margie Blankenship, New Deal, Nixon, Nora Shrader, Paul Coburn, Pauline Gregory., Pearl Harbor, Preacher Parsley, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Truman, PWA, Rocky Gap, Rosa Stowers, Round Bottom, Roy Acuff, Ruth Burress, This is an interview with Waucella Gregory about her life., Vietnam War, Watergate, Waucella Gregory, West Virginia, WPA, WWI, WWII, Zelmer Coburn

Tags: "Sonny Boy" Al Jolson, 152, 4/29/96, Alice Coburn Shrader, Amos and Andy, Appalachain Power Company, Aunt Bess, Bill Brewer, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Buck Jones, Bunce Brewer, Carroll Store, CCC, Christmas, early transportation, East River Mountain Road, Easter, Family/People, Fibber McGhee and Molly., Ford School Bus, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fred Astaire, Giles, Ginger Rogers, Grandmother Coburn, Hagen Graham, Halloween Carnival, Hitler, Homer Brewer, Honaker's Post Office, Horace H. Brewer, Howard Stowers, Josephine, Juanita Brewer, Korean War, Margie Bumpkin, Megan Freeborn, Mr. Staford, Mrs. Jane, Narrows, Nickatie Shrader, Niday, Pearl Harbor, Ponderosa, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, PWA, Randy Brewer, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Round Bottom Church, Sally Brewer, T-Model Ford Truck, Tennessee Valley Authority Dam, The Realto, This is an interview with Juanita "Bunce" Brewer about her life in Bland County., United States, Valentine's Day, Virginia, West Virginia, William Clovis Shrader, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWII

Tags: 147, 3/27/96, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, CCC, Christmas, Clear Fork, Dale Evans, Don Smith, Easter, F.D.R., Fairie Reed, Family/People, George Sawyers, George Smith, Helen Morehead, Hoover, Julie Sawyers, Lucille Reed, Methodist Parsonage, Newport News, Nixon, Ohio, Pearl Harbor, Phillip Edward Reed, Phillip Reed, Preident Roosevelt, PWA, Rocky Gap High School, Roy Rogers, Sarah Smith, St. Luke's, stock market crash, This is an interview with Fairie Reed about her life., Valentines Day, Watergate, WPA

Tags: 1/25/96, 141, Americans, Arizona, atomic bomb, Autobahn, Bastain, Biography, Bland, Bland High School, Burkes Garden, CCC Camp, China., Christmas, Cleveland, Communists, Easter, Eisenhower, F.D.R., Family/People, Flip Wilson, Gene Godfrey, Geraldine Peery, Germans, Halloween, Hardwood Lumber Company, Harvard Law School, Hawaii, Hunting Camp Creek, Japanese, Korea, Korean War, Kristen Bradshaw, Kronkite, Lash LaRue, Lydia Peery, Marine Corps, Melanie, Mrs. Groseclose, Mrs. Muncy, North Carolina, one-room schoolhouse, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Reverend Byrd, Rich Creek, Roy Rogers, Rpcky Gap, Suiter, Tennessee, This is an interview with Wayne Peery about his life in Bland County., Truman, Vietnam War, Virginia, Vivian Brown, Ward Peery, Watergate, Wayne Peery

Tags: 12/15/95, 138, Albert Sarver, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Brian Ball, CCC, Cherokee Indian, Clara King, Clarence Sarver, Clark, Clyde Sarver, Conley, Craig County, Dave Conley, Dory Skeenes, Dutch, Edith Payne, Elizabeth Allen, Family/People, Floyd Sarver, Franklin Roosevelt, Geleva Bell Clark, German, Giles Sarver, Glen Ball, Great Depression, Hazel Stowers, Honaker's, Japanese, John William Sarver, Korean War, Lawrence and the wrestler, Methodist Church, Narrows, North Carolina, Old Dirt Road, Pansy Ball, Pat Nelson, Pearl Harbor, Pearl Patterson, Phyllis Umbarger, President Calvin Coolidge, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Hoover, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Truman, Pulaski, PWA, Randy and Larry, Rev. Parks, Rocky Gap, Rosie Gordon, Round Bottom, Sherri, St. Lukes, This is an interview with Pansy Ball about her life., White House., Wolf Creek, WPA, WWI, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 10/27/95, 127, Amy Kitts, Annie, Army, Aunt Florence, Bastian, Baz Havens, Biography, Bland, Bland County Supply, Bland Fair, Blessing Brothers, Bluebird Inn, Bluefield, Bluefield Produce, Bob Walker, Buick, CCC Camps, Chatham hill, Christmas, Chrysler, Clearfork, David crockett, Debbie j. Walker, Democrat, Democrats, Dora Cotherd Buchanan, Dr. Walker, East River Mountain, Easter, Elizabeth Honaker, emma Walker, EN Shufflebarger, English Lumber Company, Family/People, Florence Buchanan, Ford, Franklin Street, Gib Repass, Greyhound Bus, Gross Bridge, Guy Gruce, Halloween, Hicksville, Highway 21, Hogback, Holston Railroad, Hoover, Hoover Depression, Huddlely, Hunting Camp, Indian Village, Interstate 77, Iron Mountain, J. Harmon, j.S. Neal, Jack Buchanan, James Walker, Jasper Robert Walker, Jimmy Walker, Johnson Walker, JP Hurley, Judy Walker, Kennedy, Kimberling, Korean War, Kroger Grocery and Bagging Company, Laurel, Lauren Kitts, Lease and McVitty, Lois Walker, Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Robert Walker, Narrows, Nellie Childress, New Riber, Ocie Walker, Pocahontas Lnad Company, Raleigh Grayson Turnpike, Republicans, Rocky Gap, Rosie Pruett, Rosie Rasnake, Round Mountain, Sidney Neal Walker, Smyth County., Steele, Suiter, Tazewell, This is an interview with Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Robert Walker about their lives., Thomas Jefferson Neal, Tom Andrews, Tyler Kidd, Vietnam, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, Wallace Bruce, Wolf Creek, Woodrow Walker, WWI, WWII, Wyrick Trail, Wytheville

Tags: 10/30/95, 125, Alexander, atomic bomb, Belroy Hospital, Biography, Bland, CCC, Christine Sheets, Estil Corman Narrows, Estil Cormen, Family/People, Florida Sheets, Fort Belvoy Hospital, Gary Cooper, Germans, Giles County, Great Depression, Helen Ilene Sheets, Hobert Sheets, James Sheets, Japanese, Jean H. Conley, Jim Bumgarderer, Jim M. Sheets, Jimmy R. Sheets, Johnson, Kelly Gussey Sheets, Kennedy, Korean War, Korean War., Magy M. Sheets, Marvin Crabtree, May Bumgardener, Medical Center in Prince William Co., Mrs. Arsin, Mrs. Hazel Stowers, Mrs. Helen Neal, Nixon, President Eisenhower, President Hoover, PWA, Robert L. Sheets, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, State Highway Department, stock market crash, Tazewell County, This is an interview with Hobert Sheets about his life., Truman, Virginia, World War, WPA, WWI, WWII

Tags: 123, 4/22/97, Abingdon, Bastain, Bill Francisco, Bland, Bland County, Bobby Thompson, Brushfork, Buell Thompson, Calvin Francisco, Carl Thompson, Charles Thompson, Farming, Gene Autry, Glen Thompson, Hal Thompson, Hardwood Lumber Company, Hester Francisco, Japanese, Jennifer Belcher, Jimmy Thompson, Korean War, livestock, Malcom Thompson, Mary Francisco, Mr. Akers, Pearl Harbor, planting, poultry, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Roosevelt, Rita Thompson, Rocky Gap, South Pacific, stock market, Sunday School, This is an interview with Glen Thompson about his life and farming., Una Burke, vegetables, Vietnam War, Virginia, Virginia Bailey, Watergate., West Virginia, Work, World War I, World War II

Tags: 0116, 10/31/95, 116, Arthur Bruce, B.A. Wimmer, Bastian, Bastian., Beverly Hall, Bland, Bluefield, Ceres, Church of God, Community, Daniel Ernest, doctor, Dr. Perry, Dr. Walker, George Starks, Hardwood Lumber Company, Helen Bruce, Mr. Starks, Mrs. Wimmer, Ms. Morehead, Narrows, Radler, Railroad, Ralph Kidd, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Roy Leftwich, Thanksgiving, This is an interview with Ralph Kidd about the Bastian area and the Bastian Hotel., undertaker, Walker's Creek, Walkers

Tags: 0112, 11/5/99, 112, 22 Rifle, A.D. Burton, A.J. Tynes, Anders, Benny Lockhart, Bland, Bluefield, Buckhorn Mountain, Carleton, Charley Taylor, Cobbs, Crackers Neck, Dryfork, East River Mountain, Elizabeth Tynes, Family/People, Fergusons, Gardens, George Tynes, Glen Lynn, Hazel Tynes, Hector Tynes, Highway 42, Hodges, Hunting, Jerry Clark, Jerry Thompson, John Dodson, Las Tynes, Lee Tynes, Mark Edwards, Molly Thompson, Narrows, New River, Ohio, Paul Saunders, Rarspuets, Rich Creek, ridge, Rita Gibson, Rocky Gap, Saunders, Sheep Holler, Virgina Tech, Walker Mountain, West Virgina, Wolf Creek

Tags: 0111, 10/31/95, 111, Betty Blankenship, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Burton School House, CCC, Charlie Taylor, Della Blankenship, Elmer Vadis Bailey, Family/People, Flibber McGee, Flibber McGee., Great Depression, James Earnest, James Muncy Lambert, Korean War, Linnie Bivens Lambert, Luther Bivens, Niday, Palmer Carroll, Pearisburg, Pearl Harbor, Rocky Gap, Steven Black, This is an interview with Virgie Bailey about her life., Virgie Bailey, Wolf Creek

Tags: 0109, 10/22/95, 109, Bertha May VanBlaricom, Biography, Bland, Blemen Chester Lambert, Bristol, Charlie Taylor, Church of Christ, Della VanBlaricom, Earl Lambert, electricity., Family/People, Florence Ann VanBlaricom, George Elmer VanBlaricam, Herman Lambert, Korean War, Laurel Fork, Laurie Ann Lambert, Megan Freeborn, Palmer Carroll, Rebecca Willis, Rocky Gap, Ronny Clay VanBlaricom, Tazewell County, This is an interview with Della VanBlaricom about her life in Rocky Gap., Vietnam War, WWII

Tags: 0098, 5/21/95, 98, Ashley Akers, Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, Bland, Blizzard of 1993, Brian Lawson, Brushy Mountain, Canada, Canadians, Deputy Sheriff, Gary Cutlip, Junior Akers/Gerry Stowers, Kentucky, Kevin Lawson, Michigan, Misc., Ohio, Rocky Gap, Route 606, Snow., Southbound rest area, state policemen, Teddy Simpkins, This is an interview with Junior Akers and Gerry Stowers about the Blizzard of 1993 in Bland County., Tim Harless, Trent's Grocery, VDOT workers, Wolf Creek

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: 0079, 1/15/95, 79, Andrew Ferguson, Ashley Akers, barbers pole, barbershop, Barbershop in Rocky Gap, Black and Decker, Bland, Bluefield, Charles Akers, Charles Akers/Junior Akers, Clara D., Conley Store, Cornelia Hogar Ferguson, Dick Rooker, Dry Fork, Elgood, Elizabeth Stevens Charlton, Eugene Charlton, Evelyn Charlton, Farming, Ferguson, Glen Hare, hair tonic, haircuts, Howard Stowers Store, Johnny Bogle, Junior Akers, MacDaniel Ferguson, Mr. Conley, Mr. Honaker, Mr. Newberry, Mrs. Rayford, Myrtle Charlton, Nathaniel Charlton, oil stove, Palmer Carroll, Ray Williams, Raymond L. Booth, Richard Ferguson, Rocky Gap, shot guns, siren, This is an interview with Charles Akers and Junior Akers about the barbershop in Rocky Gap., Wolf Creek., wood stove, WVA

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: 0058, 11/2/94, 58, Bland, Bluefield, Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Cement Plant, East River Mountain, East River Mountain Tunnel, Flat Top National Bank., Gov. Arch Moore, Great Lakes to Florida Highway Association, Mercer County, Mills Godwin, Nancy Conley, Princeton, R.P. Johnson, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Silk Pend, This is an interview with Thurman Conley about the East River Mountain Tunnel., Thurman Conley, Tunnel, Tunnels, Virginia, W.J. George Kellemberger, West Virginia, Wythe County, Wytheville

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

Tags: 0050, 2/17/97, 50, Army, atom bomb, Battle of the Bulge, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Bluefield Burton, Bluefield Session Door working, Calvin Coolidge, Camp Reynolds, Camp Shanks, Carrol's grocery, CCC, Charles A. Akers, Christmas, Collin's Store, Columbus Lee Akers, Combat infantry, Democrats, Earl Terry Akers, Easter, Ella Lambert, England, Europe, Family/People, Ford, Fort Valvare, Fort Veldare, France, George Patton, Germany, Glass Coast, Grand Ole Opry, Great Depression, Halloween, Helen Morehead, Hitler, Italians., James Bishop, Japenese, Korean War, Laurel, Lone Ranger, Lucille Akers, Luella Akers, Mary Puckett, Matthew Akers, May Lambert, Midwesterners, Mussolini, Nelsey Marie Stowers, New Deal, New York, Pacific, Paso, Pearl Harbor, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Hoover, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Roosevelt, President Truman, PWA, Queen Mary, Republicans, Rocky Gap, Sam Lambert, Sardines Rieland Central Europe, Scotland, stock market crash, Tazewell County, Tea Pot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Wylie Akers about his life and WWII., United States, Valentine's Day, Vietnam War, Virginia, Walter Eugene Akers, Wanda Stowers, Watergate, West Virginia, WPA, WWI, WWII, Wylie Akers, Yankees

Tags: 0037, 3/8/94, 37, A.D. Burton, Bland, CCC Road, F.W. Duffy, Family/People, George Bird, Giles County Jail, Giles., Glen Dunan, H.N. Osborne, J.r., John E. Hopkins III, Johnny Bird, Jr., Judge V.L. Sexton, Michael Shrader, Mrs. Violet Nowlin, Otis Shrader, Rich Creek, Tazewell, The Wilkersons, This is an interview with Verlin Lorrene about George Voster Bird., Verlin and Lorrene Shrader, Verlin Lorrene

Tags: 0029, 11/12/93, 29, 4-H, Bland, Bland Courthouse, Camp Obediah, Ceres, Christmas, Civil War, Clubs, East River Mountain, Field Trips, first school bus, grading system, Hollybrook, Laurel Creek., Marion, Mechanicsburg, Mr. Malery, New Years Day, Old One Room School Houses, Ora Gray Stowers, Princeton, Radford College, Rocky Gap, SCA, school events, school materials, school staff, school subjects, Schools, Smith County, Sports, Tammy Caudill, This is an interview with Ora Gray Stowers about the old one room school houses in Rocky Gap., VA, Virginia, Wolfcreek

Tags: 0025, 25, Agee McNeal, Bland, Building, Burton School, C.L. Morehead, Camp Obediah, Ceres, Christie Whitt, Civil War hospital, Clearfork, Confederate, Conrad Tuggle, Dedication Ceremony, Digsby Repass, East River Mountain, Elmo Sadler, Frank Dunn, Giles, Gov. Battle, Graham, History of Rocky Gap School, J.C. Tuggle, J.W. Stowers, James Gollehan, Joe Compton, John A. Pack, John Lambert, Laurel, Long Hollbush, Mechanicsburg, Methodist Church, Mr. Davis, Mr. Harvey, Mr. John Allen Davidson, Mr. Kaylor, Mr. Updike, Mr. Worrell, Mrs, Mrs. Hutchenson, Mrs. Sands, Mrs. Shrader, Mrs. Stowers, Mrs. Tiley Scott, Mrs. Tiller, Nannie Hedrick, Nannie Rose, Pocahontas Hedrick, Porter Stafford, Powers., Princeton, Principals, R.P. Reynolds, Radford College, Raymond Stowers/Ora Gray Stowers, Rex Morehead, Rocky Gap School, Rudy Stowers, School Board, Schoolmaster, Schools, Sunny Point Schol, Sunny Point School, Tammy Sarver, teachers, This is an interview with Raymond and Ora Gray Stowers about the history of Rocky Gap School., Victor Gilly, Virginia Graves, Wiley Hagar, William E. Munsy, Winston Stowers, Wolf Creek, WPA, Wytheville Community College