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Tags: 12/11/95, 139, Billy Joe French, Bland County, Bluefield, Ceres, Chevrolet, Dr. Davidson, Dr. J.J. Bishop, Family/People, FLu epidemic, James Joseph Davidson, Jim Davidson, John Allen Davidson, Kimberling, Lena Grayson, Mary Beth Pennington/ Nancy Conley, Mattie Jane Harmon, Pulaski, Rocky Gap, South Gap, St. Lukes., This is an interview with Jimmy Davidson about Dr. Davidson., Veris Burton, Welch, Wilderness Creek

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: 134, 5/3/97, Abe Saunders, Andrew Ferguson, Archie Saunders, Biography, Bland County, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bluefield Sanitarium, Brizillea Berguson, Carnelia Ferguson, childhood games, Christianburg High School, Christmas, Civil Rights Movement, Corneal Saunders, dating, Dr. King, Dry Fork, Easter, Elena Ferguson, Eppie Saunders, Estellia Saunders, Evaleen Charlton, Family/People, Flemin Saunders, Floyd, Floyd County, Franklin County, Franklin Roosevelt, Fred Saunders/ Estella Saunders, Freda Scruggs, Gamelia Ferguson, garden, Ida Cecil, Jim Saunders, Kacelia Williams, Kermit Ferguson, Kwusses, Lillies, Lonnie Saunders, MacDaniel Ferguson, Martha Cobbs, Mose Saunders, NAACP, Norfolk, Octavia Tynes, Pal Saunders, President Hoover., Priscilla Ferguson, Pulaski, Raymond Boone, Rev. Boone, Rev. Raymond Boone, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt Ferguson, school life, Social Security, This is a summary of Fred and Estella's childhood and their life together. It also contains short summaries on their family history and the history of the black community on Dry Fork., Tynes Chapel, United States, Vialee Ferguson, Virginia, Virginia Ferguson, West Virginia, Willie Ferguson, Willious, Woodrow Ferguson, Wytheville

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: 132, 4/30/97, Bland Correctional Farm, Bland County, Bluefield, Bob Bruce, deer hunting., Dismal, Elk hunting, Elk Hunting/ Law Enforcement, Fred Pennington, Giles County, Grundy, Jefferson National Forest, Kathy Starks, Recreation/Work, This is an interview with Bob Bruce about elk hunting and law enforcement., Virginia, Virginia State Police, West Virginia, World War II, Yellowstone National Park

Tags: 10/15/95, 129, Alice Mustard, Billy Dunnagan, Biography, Black and White Inn, Bland County, Bland Court House, Bland High School, Bluefield, Buford Burton, CCC Camp, Celanese, Charles R. Burton, Charles Robert Burton, Christmas, Colonial Theater, Coolidge, Covington, Democrats, Easter, Eisenhower, Eleanor Burton Johnson, Elliot Burton, Eric Snow Johnson, Eugena Burton, Family/People, Garland Waggle, Gary Johnson, George Johnson, Great Depression, Halloween, Harding, Harry Burton, Hollybrook, Hoover, Iola Burton, Jane Helby Burton, Japanese, Jennings Burton, Johnson, Jr., Kennedy, Korean War, Lexington, Margie Blankenship, Mary Boggle Dunnagan, New Deal, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Pendleton Burton, PWA, Randall Johnson, Reesee M. Dunnagan Burton, Regina Johnson, Republicans, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Steve Johnson, stock market crash, Sulfur Springs, Teapot Dome Scandal, Thelma Burton, This is an interview with Elanor Burton Johnson about her life and family history., Truman, Valentine's Day, Vietnam War, Virginia Brown, Washington, Watergate, West Virginia, White Sulfer Springs., Wilburn Burton, William Burton, WPA

Tags: 10/23/95, 128, Ada Belle Wright, Ada Viola Wright, Albert Wright, Alvis Edward Wright, Annie Marie Wright, Annie Wright, Azara Ann, Bastian, Betty Belle, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Bogle Cemetary, Bristol, Canada, Charles Herbert Wright, Charles M. wright, Charles Monrow, CM Wright, Cora Wright, Crandon, David Oliver Wright, David Wright, DeHart School House, Donald E. Wright, Dr. William McComas, Dr. WM Wright, Earnest Lee Wright, Edna Wright, Edward Jurgan Williams, Edwin Randall, Eilliam Olney Wright, Eisenhower, Eliza Susan wright, Emma, Emma Wright, Ethel Wright, Family/People, Flat Top Mountain, Ford, Francis Wright, francis wright Jr., Frank J. Wright, Frisk, George Wright, Giles County, Great Depression, Grover Cleveland Wright, Hollybrook, Hoover, HowardSarver, Ina Cathleen Wright, Issiah Walter Wright, Jasper, John B. Wright, John bowman, John Emerson, John Watson Chandler, John Wright, Johnson, Joseph Wrighytt, Kennedy, Kimberling, Lee Johnson, Lilla Jane Chandler, Lilly Wright, loettic Stafford, Margaret Elen, Margaret Wright, Marilda J. Ramsey Wright, Mary Jane, Maude Perkins, Mechanicsburg, Milton Stafford Wright, Minnie Williams, Miola May Wright, Morris M. Wright, Mr. Othy Priutt, Mr. William McComas Wright, Myrtle Claire Wright, Nina Jane Wright, Nixon, Oliver Wright, Pearisburg, Rena Cathleen Hall, Robert Lee Wright, Robert William Wright, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Ruby Lee Wright, Sarah Ann Bruce, Sarah Bruce, Shady Grove Methodist Church, Shiloh Methodist Church, Susna Bussey Wright, Tennessee., This is an account of Minnie William's life in Hollybrook and Pinch Creek told in her own words., Thomas Wright Jr., Tonya Bradshaw, Truman, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Una Myrtle Wright, Vance Ramsey, Vietnam, Virginia, Watergate, William brown Wright, William Haven Brown Bicy Cecil Stafford, WWI, WWII

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: 10/31/95, 124, Agnes Lazenby, Belle-Acres club and corporation, Betty Kirk, Bill Riley, Bluefield, Camp Iva, Clovis Street, Cove Creek, Dot Riley, Edward Douglas, Eula Stowers, Florda, Florence Douglas, Frank Kersey, Hank Burnley, History of Belle-Acres, Jack Thompson, Jame Thompson, Jeannine Starks, Jim Leighton, Joe Kirk, John (Hopper) Lazenby, John Kersey, Kate Kersey, Katharine Kersey, Lois Burnley, Lowell Grubb, Meghan, Mel Harris, Phillip Lilly and wife, Pogo, Pug, Recreation, Red Cross, Shortie Stowers, Someone with initials J. T., This is an interview with someone with the initials J. T. about the history of Belle-Acres., Vivien Grubb, Walter Stowers, Wolf Creek, Wyoming.

Tags: 10/25/95, 120, beerjoint, Bluefield, cable, casino, East River Mountain Lookout, gift shop, information center, interstate, log cabin, Mr. Poe., museum, overlook, perk, picnic areas, radio towers, Raymond Woody, Recreation, Rocky Gap, scenic railroad, Tabitha Roesch, telephone, television, This is an interview with Raymond Woody about the East River Mountain Lookout.

Tags: 10/1/95, 119, Abilene, Bluefield, Charles L. Honaker, Chinese, Crumpecker Hill, David Blankenship, Fort Campbell, Fort Knox, General MacArthur, Georgia, Japan, Korea, Korean War, KY, New York, North Korea, POW., Princeton, Russia, San Fransisco, Seoul, South Korea, This is an interview with Charles L. Honaker about his life and experiences in the Korean War., TX, United States Army, War, Woodrum Roofing & Sheet Metal Company, Yokohoma

Tags: 0118, 10/23/95, 118, Beth Hull, Bland County., Bluefield, Clear Fork, East River Mountain Tunnel, Jay Fred Hall, RGHA, Rocky Gap High School, Sr. and Peggy Hall about the building of the East River Mountain Tunnel., Sr./Peggy Hall, This is an interview with Jay Fred Hall, Tunnel, Tunnels, WV, Wytheville

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: 0114, 10/30/95, 114, Biography, Bluefield, Bluestone, Christiansburg, Elkhorn, Eunice Lambert, Family/People, Graham, Hillsboro, Nick Bruffey, Pearl Shawver, Pricey Waterhouse., Robert Thomas, Rocky Gap, Sally Creig, Shawver's Store, Tazewell, This is an interview with Pearl Shawver about her life., Vivian, William B. Mitchem, William B. Yost, World War I, World War II, WV

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: 0107, 10/17/96, 107, Bastian., Bluefield, East River Mountain Tunnel, Jim Lundy, Nathaniel Lundy, Rocky Gap, This is an interview with Jim Lundy about the building of the East River Mountain Tunnel., Tunnels, Wytheville

Tags: 0105, 10/29/97, 105, Alfred Andrew Thompson, atom bomb, Biography, Bland County, Bland County schools, Bland Street, Bluefield, Bluefield Sanitarium, CCC Camp, Central School, Christmas, Clarence Wooldrige, Davis Munsey, Doctor William Spiero, Eddie Edith, Egypt, Ethyl Blythe, Family/People, First National Bank, Franklin Roosevelt, Germans, Great Depression, Greta Munsey, Halloween, Japanese, Jenay Thompson, Johnson sisters, Kate Thompson, Kennedy, Korean War, Learners, Maryland, Melissa Leedy, Miss O'Neal, Ms. Scott, New Deal, Ollie Virginia Munsey, Pearl Harbor, President Johnson, President Nixon, President Truman, Presient Eisenhower, Princeton, Ramsey School, Ramsey Street, Reed, Rialto Theater, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Rogers Street, Shirley Temple, Social Security, Stan Sweet, Stumpy Bottom, Tazewell, This is an interview with Kate Thompson about her life., Vernon Munsey, Vietnam War, Virginia, Wade School, Watergate., West Virginia, William Robert Munsey, Woodrow Munsey, WPA

Tags: 0103, 10/27/97, 103, Amos and Andy, Andrew Ferguson, Babtist Parson, barbershop, barbershop discussions, Bastian, Bastian garment factories, Bernard Chewey Conley, Bernard Drayton Conley, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Bob Conley, Bonnie Sue Nelson Conley, Carroll's store, CCC Camps, Charlie Taylor, Christmas, Cliff Conley, Clinch Valley., Colonial Theater, D.E. Conley, dance hall, Dry Fork, East River Mountain, Eisenhower, Family/People, Fanning's, first radio, games, Gene Autry, Goldie Conely, Great Depression, Grenada Theater, Greyhound Corporation, Halloween pranks, home life, Honaker Church, Honaker's grocery sotre, Howard Stowers, Ida Eustus Conley, Isaac Conley, Isabelle Brookman, Iwo Jima, Jean Conley, June-Gail Conley, Kentucky, Korean War, Laurel, Lena Conley, Loraine Conley, Mayberry Tunnel, Methodist Church of Rocky Gap, Mr. Ed, Mr. French, Mr. Tom Booth, Nancy Conley, New Deal PWA, North Carolina, Palmer Carroll's store, Peterstown, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Nixon, Princeton Avenue, Railroad, Ralph Tiller's, Richlands, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Sam Newberry, school life, State Theater on Raleigh Street, Stowers Grocery, Sutphin's Grocery, taxes, telephone, television, This is an interview with Thurman Conley about his life and experiences in Bland County., Thurman Conley, toys, Truman, Verlin Shrader, Vietnam, Virginia, Watergate, Watt Conley, Westmoreland Coal Company, Williamson, Winston-Salem, Wolf Creek, WVA, WWI

Tags: 0101, 101, 4/22/97, Agnus, Agnus Hart, atom bomb, Betsy Whitaker, Billy, Biography, Bluefield, Butch Hart, CCC Camp, Chesapeake, Christmas, Dicky Hart, Easter, Elmer VanBlaricom, Fallsmills, Family/People, FDR, George, Halloween, Hoover, Illinois, Iowa, Japanese, John Wayne, Julienne, Kentucky, Korean War, Maggie Walton, Michigan, Mistic Island, Ms. Butler, Ms. White, Norfolk, Norra, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Robert, Roosevelt, Ruby, Sandy Hart, Shannell Ball, Shuler, This is an interview with Velma Hart about her life., Tommy, Tommy Hart, Valentines Day, Velma Hart, Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, World War I

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: 0099, 5/26/95, 99, Bland County, Bluefield, Bunyon Morehead, Buzzi Havens, Community, Doc Nunn, Doctor Jim Davidson, East River Mountain, electricity, Floyd Ramsey, Frank Newberry, Great Depression, James Burton, Matthew Havens, Mont Miller, No Business, Pinch Creek, R.W. Havens/ Lida Havens, Roney Nunn, Sawmill, sawmills., T-Model Fords, This is an interview with R.W. Havens and Lida Havens about their life in Bland County., Walker Mountain, 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: 0092, 5/25/95, 92, Andrew Ferguson, barbershop, Bastian, Biography, Bluefield, Clifford's, Family/People, Flossie Shrader, Giles County, Glen Hare, Hope Shrader, Lee Shrader, Lorreane Conley Shrades., Lorrene Conley Shrader, Mrs. Sanda, Mrs. Wick's Restaurant, Newberry murder, Pearisburg, President Eisenhower, President JJohnson, President Kennedy, President Roosevelt, President Truman, rationing, Rocky Gap, Schools, Suiter, This is an interview with Verlin Shrader about his life., Verlin Shrader, Woodrow Stowers

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