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Tags: 10/14/98, 195, Ade Muster, Bane Crabtree, Bethany Church, Biography, Black Lick, Bland County, Brew, Brown Bevel, Bud Bruce, Burkes Garden, called "A Conversation With the Past"., Ceres, Ceres High School, Ceres Store, Charlie Compton, Christmas, Clear Creek, Compton Mines, Coon Hunter's Association., Crawfish, Creek Road, Davis, Doctor Griner, Dr. Wooline, Family/People, FHA, Foglesong Valley, Groseclose, Holston River, Howell, Hubble, Indian Tales, Joe Foglesong, John Hudson, Little Chapel, Louise Compton, lumber company, Lutheran Chruch, Mabel Groseclose, Mandy Spangler, Mason Lodge, Mr. Groseclose, Nebo, Nell Hudson, Newberry, North Fork, Old Fellows Lodge, Paul Crabtree, Peery Groseclose, Peter Spangler, Phillip Leonard, Poor Valley Road, Pulaski, Robert Paul Crabtree, Rural Retreat, Saltville, Sharon College, Sluss Massacre, Smyth County, Soap Creek, Spangler Fort, Stoney Fork, T-Model Ford, Tazewell County, Tazewell Street, This is one of a series of interviews done by a Radford University student, Umbarger, Waddells, Walker Mountain, Walking Jim Lambert, William Compton, World War I, Wythe County, Wytheville

Tags: 1/24/97, 194, Bastian, Beckley, Biography, Bland County, Buchanan County, CCC, Christmas, Cindy Lou Atha, Clara Atha, Clyde Eugene Looney, Clyde Greever Looney, Debbie LuAnn Atha, Democrats, Doris Adeana Atha, Dwight David Eisenhower, Easter, Family/People, Francis Geraldine Looney, Franklin Roosevelt, Georgia Lee Looney, Glenwood Park, Grapefield, Gratton, Great Depression, Grundy, Halloween, Idell Harmon Looney, Jackofall trades, John Harrison Looney, John Wayne Looney, Kenneth Shrader, Korean War, Mary Carolyn Looney, Mercer County, Michael Edward Looney, Navy, New Deal, Patricia Ann Atha, Phillipines, President Nixon, Princeton, PWA, Raleigh County, Republicans, Rex Allen, Rocky Gap Elementary School, Rocky Gap High School, Roy Atha, Roy Patrick Atha, stock market, Tazewell County, This is an interview with Clara Atha about her life., Vadis Carmel Atha, Valentines Day, Vietnam, Virgie Junedale Looney, Virgie Short, Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, Western Bluefield, Willie Carolyn Looney, WPA, WWI, WWII

Tags: 193, 4/17/96, Bill, Biography, Bluefield, Business College, Coolidge, Doc Sands, Ellis Sands, Family/People, Fincastle, Gladys Sands Compton, Henry Blessing, Hoover, Jean Susan Blessing, Jimmy Davidson, Lilly Sands, Mary Beth Pennington and Nancy Conley, Mary Bird Sands, Mary Sands, Mary Sands Dove, Methodist Church, Model T Ford, Mr. Honaker, Mrs. Weldorn, Pete Sands, President Harding, Radford, Richmond, Rosy Stowers, Sears and Roebuck, South Gap, Tazewell, This is an interview with Mr. and Mrs. Pete Sands telling about their life., Wanda Woolford, West Virginia Business College, Woodrow Wilson

Tags: 191, 2/15/96, Baltimore, Bastain, Beth Hull, Biography, Bland High School, Bluefield, Family/People, Fort Blackamore, Frank Hall, Harry Frank Hall, Hazel Stowers, Hellen Gregory Hall, Jay Fred Hall Sr., Jean Hall Alexander, Jey Fred Hall, Jr., Maryland, Miss Virginia Brown, Mrs. Pierce Kegley, Patty Stowers, Peggy Ann Tolbert Hall., Rebecca Stacy Hall, Scott County, Sr., This is an interview with Jay Fred Hall Sr. about his life., Virginia

Tags: 10/24/96, 185, American Red Cross, Biography, Bishop's Chapel, Blanche Compton, Bland County, Bland County Fair Association., Bloodmoblies, Bluefield Chapter, Board of Supervisors, Bristol, CCC Camps, Cecil Robinette, Christmas, Clark Gable, Clearfork, Cloyd " Boots" Buford Tiller, Cove Creek, D.E. Conley, Easter, Eloise Stowers, Extension Homemakers, Family/People, Floyd County, Georgia, Germans, Grayson County, Great Depression, H.M. Kinser, Halloween, Herbert Hoover, Homemaker's Club, Honakers, Ilene Wagner, Japanese, Jennifer Becher, Jennifer Belcher, Jim Higgenbotham, John Henry Kinser, Korean War, Laura Stimpson, Letty Strauss Higgenbotham, Lois Kinser, Miller Harrison Kinser, Miss Guy Bruce, Nannie Bourne Kinser, Nannie Rose Tiller, National Association of Federal Retirees, National Association of Postmasters Organization, New Deal, Old Bishop Place, President Eisenhower, President Franklin Roosevelt, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Princeton, Regional 30 Area president, Rocky Gap, Senior Citizens, stock market, Sunday School Superintendant, Tazewell County, Thanksgiving, Thirty-Niner's Club, This is an interview with Nannie Rose Tiller about her life., United States, Valentine's Day, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate, Wolf Creek, Women's Society, WWII

Tags: 10/31/96, 184, Alfred Havens, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Brian Keith Williams, Chad Williams, David and Jean Williams, David Earl Williams, David Timothy Williams, Doc Nunn, Donnie Mandal Williams, Family/People, Hollybrook, James Harvey Williams, Kimberlin Creek, Korean War, Lessie Brown Kimberling, Myrtle Clare Williams, Naimo Jean Williams, Nora Jane Kimberling, North Carolina, Pearl Harbor, Pinch Creek, President Eisenhower, President Truman, Rebuplican., Rufus Havens, Sears and Roebuck, Sparta, Steve Jeffery Williams, Sunday dinner, This is an interview with David and Jean Williams about their childhood life.

Tags: 10/24/96, 183, Arizona, Author Beamer, Biography, Bishop Mine, Bland County, Bland High School, Bluefield, Charleston, Christmas, Claud Stowers, Depression, East River Mountain., Easter, Edna, Ellen Wright, Elvira Brown, Family/People, Florence Kathy, Gary, George "Dod" Faulkner, Georgie Bonoam, Giles County, Hazel Short, Hollybrook, Irene Vest, Jessie, Jessie Bailey, Jessie Hart Finley, Joe Clintsloe, Martha Williams, Methodist, Minnie Viola Faulkner, No Business, Olean Munsey, Pearisburg, Roger, Roosevelt, Ruth Janelle, Shannell Ball, Shannon Hart, Shuler Hart, Silver Creek, Springville, Tessa Nelson, This is an interview with Jessie Hart Finley about her life., Tylene Ball, Tyler Jackson, Valentine's Day, Virginia, Wayne, Wayne Stowers, West Virginia, William Preston Hart, Willmarine

Tags: 10/29/96, 180, Africa, Andrew, Angela, Annie, atomic bomb, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, CCC Camp, Ceres, Christmas, Conley, Conley Twigg Dillow, D-Day, Deborah, Della Elizabeth Tickle, Democrats, Diana Huddle, English Channel, Europe, Family/People, France, Franklin Roosevelt, German, Gleaves, Great Depression, Greenhill, Groucho Marx, Guy, Halloween, J.T. Dunn, Jackie Gleason Show, Japanese, Korean War, Kristen Bradshaw, Liberty School, Linda, Lucille Foglesong, Mary, Mennis, Myrtle Stuart, Navy, New Deal, Pacific, Pearl Harbor, Philippine Islands, President Calvin Coolidge, President Eisenhower, President Harding, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Republicans, Rhonda, Rocky Gap, Roy Dillow, San Francisco, Teapot Dome Scandal, This is an interview with Roy Dillow about his life., Thurleen, Tula Stowers, Valentines Day, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate., WWI, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 10/26/97, 179, Biography, Bluefield, chores, Christmas, Edith Blankenship, Eisenhower, Family/People, Fred Neil, fun, garden, George Washington Bennett, Georgia, Georgia Durham, Graham High School, Halloween, Harry S. Truman, James Edward Neil, Jeremy Burton, Korean War, Mary Elizabeth Bennett, Mary Stowers, Newton and Lena Neil, Pepsi Cola, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Shirley Temple, Tazewell County, Tazewell School, This is an interview with Edith Blankenship about her life., Vietnam War, Virginia

Tags: 10/27/96, 177, Biography, Bland County, Charles Woodrow Harman, Christmas, Donna Harman, Family/People, Ferne Harman, Freda Harman, Halloween, Hoover, Janet Harman, Japan, Japanese, Jerry Harman, Jessie Eugene Hancock, Jim Harman, Joyce Harman, Korean War, Little Creek, Lula May Harman Hancock, Marsha Harman, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Roanoke Fashion, Rocky Gap, Ruby Hancock Harman, Ruby Harmon, Susie Harman, This is a biographical interview with Ruby Harmon., Tracy Lambert, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate., WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 10/19/97, 175, Arnold & Ann Stinson, Biography, Bluefield, Brenda, chores, Clearfork, Dela Gay, Dolly, Earl, Ema Jane, Fairy Lee, Family/People, Frank Famins Store, fun, garden, George Smith, George Stowers, Helen, Honaker, J.B., John Ed Smith, Johnny, Julie Stowers, Kathy, Lebanon Hospital, Lucile, Michael Nelson, Mike Nelson, Newton, Palmer Carols Store, Richlands, Rocky Gap, Sara Jane Elizabeth Smith, St. Lukes, Susie, Susie Bell Woodjard Smith, Sutphins, Terry, This is an interview with Arnold & Ann Stinson about their life., West Virginia, Yaegars

Tags: 10/31/97, 174, Bastian, Biography, Bogel, Buchannon County, CCC Camp, chores, Christmas, Claude, Clinton, Easter, Ether, Family/People, Flora Lee Beckner, fun, garden, Germans, God, Grapefield, Great Depression, Halloween, Hazel, Jack, Jack Kidd, Japenese, Jesus Christ, John Kidd Jr., John Thompson Kidd, Korean War, Leigh-Anne Hudson, Nancy Jane Short, Pearl Harbor, President Coolidge, President Eisenhower, President Hoover, President Johnson, President Kennedy, Robert, Roosevelt, stock market, Swords Creek, This is an interview with Flora Lee Beckner about her life and about the CCC Camp., Thurman Kidd, Truman, Vietnam, Vivian Brown, West Virginia, World War II

Tags: 10/26/97, 173, 1920s, Adam Herbert Kidd, airplane, Amberst Stowers, Andy Griffith, Anette Kidd, Aunt Dumps, Barbara, Bastian, Bertha Charoltte, Bessie, Biography, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bobbie Wolf, Catron House, CCC, Christmas, Clara Dell, Clearfork, Cynthia Wynn, Dorothy Looney, Dr. Hicks, Dr. Wagner, Ellie Stowers, Emmit Kidd, Ervin, Family/People, Farming, flood, Ford, Fox Christian, Frank, Franklin., Fred Harmon, Grace Day, Gulf Creek, Guy Stowers, Halloween, handy over, Helen, Heman, Henry Pete, Herbert Hoover, horseshoes, Houston, Hubbles, Ivory, Jeopardy, Lady Stowers, Linnie Looney & Macie Blessing, Lucy Akers, Mammie Burress, Marklins House Party, Marvin Kelly Kidd, Maxine Dye, Mel Davis, Melvin, Methodist Church, Minnie Carter, Misty Balas, Mrs. Levite, Ollie Kidd, Ollie Yost, Otis, Paul Looney, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Roosevelt, Price is Right, radio, Ralph, Ray and Lottie, Ray Carter, Richard Beckner, Robert Clay, Rocky Gap, Roy, Sally, Samuel Sidney Kidd, Simon, Stacy, Tannery, Tazewell, Therman, This is an interview with Linnie Looney and Macie Blessing about their lives., Uncle Bud, Uncle Henry, Uncle Sid, Uncle Whittley, Wheel of Fortune, Willis Dye, Wolfe Creek, Wynettea Christian, Zora

Tags: 172, 5/4/96, A-Model, Albert Mennick, Bastian Hardwood Mill, Billy Moore, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Brushy Mountain, Burton, Carl Dehart Sawmill, CCC Camp, chainsaws, Charlie Taylor Sawmill, Clearfork, Cleveland, Corregidor, D.E. Conley Sawmill, Dane Havens, Ed Havens, Eggleston, Eisenhower, English Ott Sawmill, Everett Harless, Family/People, FDR, George Harless, Glen Harless, Gravel shooter, Groptoes Virginia, Hal Gills, Hazel Stowers, Henry Sarver Sawmill, Hicksville, Home-Lite, Iris Harless, Johnson, Josh Havens, Kennedy, Kimberling, Korean War, Laurel, Lena Mennicks Harless, Logging, Luther Harless Jr., Luther M. Harless, Martainsville, Marylin Harless, Matoka, Miller Sawmill, Mrs. John Pruett, Ms. Davis, Narrows, Nixon, Norfolk and Western, Ohio, Ora Gray Stowers, Orville Harless, Otis Nelson, Paul Harless, Pearl Harbor, Phillipines., Poulan, Radford Arsenal, Railroad, rocks, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap High School, Route 21-52, School, South Gap, Stihl, Suiter, T-Model, Talide C. Carball, This is an interview with Glen Harless about his life., Tom Harless, Truman, UMWA, United Transportation Union, Vataan, Vietnam War, Violet Harless, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, Virginia Ruth Foglesong, Watergate, West Virginia, Williamson, Winchester, WW2, Wytheville

Tags: 171, 5/4/96, Ada and Frank Conner, atomic bomb, Bastian, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, brick bank building in Rocky Gap, Buford Tiller, Burmice Virginia Conley, Camp Obediah, Ceres, Chapel, checkers, Chris Harless, Cindy Harless, Clearfork, Cleveland, Conley Mercantile Store, Conley Store, D.E. Conley, Dee Dee Harless, Deer Run Estates, Dillard Taylor Conley, Dr. Davidson, Dry Fork, Elizabeth Rodgens, English Ott Sawmill, Esso store, Family/People, FDR, Filler McGee, Gadriel heater, Germans, Glen D. Harless, Grand Ole Opry, Honakers store, Howard Stower's store, J.C. Tuggle, James Josepf Davidson, Japanese, John Barker, Josh Havens, Korean War, Lena Gracen Davidson, Life of Shirley Harless, Marietta Conley, Medical College of Richmond, Michael Harless, Model-T, Monroe County, Mr. B. Murph, Mr. Beamer, Mr. Bill Hail, Mr. Bud Hail, Mr. Carroll's store, Mr. Charlie Taylor, Mr. Clyde Coeburn, Mr. D.E. Conley, Mr. English Ott, Mr. Greens Dangerfield, Mr. Henderson, Mr. John Lambert, Mr. John M. Tuggle, Mr. Juan McGinnley, Mr. Lambert, Mr. Nelson, Mr. S. Robinson, Mr. Tom Wall, Mr. Tuggle, Mr. Wolfe, Mrs. Hazel Stowers, Mrs. Honaker, Narrows, Nelson house, Norfolk, North-Western Railroad, Ohio, Parisburg, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Princeton, Randy, Rocky Gap, Sears & Roebuck, Sharon College, Shirley Harless, Shufflebargers, Susan Sands Blessing, Sutphin's, Taylor's store, Tazewell County, The Royal Mounty, Timothy Harless, Today Show, Tonight Show, Vietnam War, Virginia, Water Hole, Watergate., West Virginia, Western Railway, Wolf Creek, World War II

Tags: 170, 4/15/96, Appellation Line, Bethany Williams, Bill Brown, Bill Craft, Biography, Celia Smith, Clint Brown, Copperhead, Dr. Richardson, Family/People, Great Depression, Grundy, Johnson, Laurel Creek, Maggie Cradt Brown, Mariah Craft, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Religion, Rife, Slate Creek, snake bite, Tazewell County, This is the story of a woman raised in a log cabin way back up a holler in Buchanon County., Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, White Sulfur Springs, Whitewood, WWI, WWII

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: 1/27/98, 167, Biography, Bland County, Buchanon County, Bula Stowers, Courtney Brizendine, Cynthia Kidd, Edna, Elma Ruth, Everett, Family/People, Farming, garden, Grapefield, Grapefield School, Harry Foglesong, Hick Looney, Lena Looney, Levica Looney, Mrs., Otho Looney, Paris Looney, Rocky Gap, Sidney Kidd, This is an interview with Otho Looney all about his life.

Tags: '39 Chevrolet, 166, 1951 Oldsmobile, 4/30/97, atom bomb, Augusta County Virginia, Betty, Biography, Bland County, Brushy Mountain, California, Ceres, Ceres High School, Chaplin, Christmas, Civil War, entertainment, Eugene Orr, Family/People, Farming, fire department, flooding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fred Simpkins, Gary Cooper, Gayle Matthews, Germans, Goldsboro, Gordon Junior High, Gwen Thompson, Halloween, household chores, Japanese, Jews, John Atwell, John Thompson, Laura Atwell, Laurel Fork Creek, Mangus Lee Thompson, Marion, McDonald Douglas, Mount Vernon High School, Mr. Thomas, Mrs, Mrs. White, Navy, North Carolina, Oldsmobile Star fire '88, Patrick Pace, Pearl Harbor, Poor Valley, Radio Shack, rationing, Robert MacMillan, Rocky Gap, Roger Suda, Russians, Sarah, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, snow storms, South Carolina, Starger, This is an interview with John Thompson about growing up in Washington D.C. and Ceres, Tom and Lily King, United States, victory gardens, Virginia, Virginia., Waddle, Walkers Mountain, Washington D.C., William Thompson, World War II, Wytheville

Tags: 165, 4/25/96, America, Bastian, Bastian Hotel, Beverly Hall and Vicki Wyatt, Biography, Bland County, Bruces, California, Catholic, Christmas, Dunn's, Easter, Family/People, GIV, Italy, JFK, Katrina Jackson, Katrina Jackson talks about growing up in Italy and coming to America as a war bride. She also tells about her life in Bland County., Korean War, Leftwiches, Massachusetts, Naples, New York City, Polio, San Francisco, Statue of Liberty, trolley, Tultex, Valentines Day, Vietnam, WWII, Wytheville, Yugoslavia

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: 160, 4/30/96, Acheson Harden Company, Bill Gillespie, Biography, Bland County, Bland Street, Bluefield, Bluefield Milling Company, Calvin Coolidge, Colon Gillespie, Crescie's, Delaware, Easter, Eileen Steele, Family/People, George W. Steele, Grand Ole Opry, Graton, Great Depression, Hancock School, Harding, Harding Street, Joe Gillespie, John Steele, Johnson, Justice of the Peace, Linda Gillespie, Madge Steele, Mercer County, Miss Grant, Miss Vinnetti, Miss Wilson, Myrtle Gillespie, Nancy Gillespie, Paul Steele, Pearl Harbor, Preacher Tolbert, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Princeton, Ramsey School, Ray Steele, Roosevelt, Roscoa H. Gillespie, Steele's Grocery, Stinson School, T-Model Ford, Teapot Dome Scandal, Teresa M. Steele, The Grand Ole Opry, This is an interview with Myrtle Gillespie about her life., Truman, Vietnam War., Violet Steele, Virginia, Watergate, West Virginia, Withie Bishop, WWI

Tags: 159, 4/4/96, Biography, Bluefield, Bluefield Bottling Company, Bramwell, Family/People, Fort Valley, Georgia, Joe Hagey, Kentucky, Louisa, Lynn Hollow, Mama Hagey., Margaret Marre Byrd, Mont P. Branham, N & W, R.T. Bowen, Reese Tate Bowen, Ruth Bowen, Sarah Burge, Sr., Tazewell, This is an interview with R.T. and Rose Bowen about their lives in Bland County., Virginia, West Virginia, Wilten's Mills

Tags: 157, 4/22/96, atomic bomb, Bill Wyatt/ Veineda Wyatt, Biography, Bland County, California, Camp Stuart, Cleveland, Coca Cola Company, Detroit, Egglandfield, Family/People, Florida, Fort Bragg, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Georgia, Gone With the Wind, Hiroshima, Holston River, Hoover, Hopalong Cassidy, Hungry Mother's Park, Kentucky, Long Island, McDowell, Nagasaki, North Carolina, Ohio, Saltville, Saltville High School, Social Securities Act, Spars, The Victory Letter, This is an interview with Bill and Veineda Wyatt about their lives., Tom Hexy, Truman., Vicki Wyatt/ Nick Bruffey, Vietnam War, Virginia, war materials, Washington, Washington Monument, Waves, Wax, Welch, William Lloyd, WPA, WWI

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.