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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: 488, Bastian, Bastian Church of God, Betty Baines, Biographical, Bland Pentecostal, Bluefield Lumber Company, Catherine Hepert, Cindy Havens, CJ Thompson, CJ Thompson and Daniel Mullins, Daniel Mullins, Dreama Neil, Edith Looney, Elise Bricke, Fort Blackmore, George Allen, Grand Ole Opry, James Bricke, Jimmy Dye, Lauchie Taylor, Life in Bland County, Lottie Bricke Estep, Margery Blankenship, Mary Muncy, Maxine Taylor, Mr. Dilly, Mr. Tool, Mrs. Groseclose, Pearl Harbor, Pete Dye, President Truman, Robert Estep, Robert Wagner, Terpantine, This is an interview with Maxine Taylor about her life in Bland County., Virginia, Virginia Hardwood, Vivian Brown, World War 2

Tags: 424, 6/7/03, Audrey Cox, baseball, Biographical, Bird, Bland County, Bob Cox, Ceres, Ceres High School, chores, Christmas, Donnie Cox, farm, garden, Grand Ole Opry, guard, Halloween, Jay Cox, Jessica Cox, Juggler, Larry Cox, Life in Bland County, Mal Cox, Melvin Cox, Mr. Umbarger, Ms. Stowers, Ms. Umbarger, mustard sack, Omen Cox, Presbtyrian, Stony Gap, This is an interview with Melvin Cox about his life in Bland County., Virginia, Whitten Cox, Willie Cox

Tags: 379, 5/22/02, Alfred Hitchcock, Baptist Church, Biographical, Bland County, Bob Gibson, Bristol, Charels Acres, Christmas, Dry Fork, Elvis Presley, Frank Tabor, Grand Ole Opry, Great Depression, Halloween, Hazel Stower, Jewel Spence, Jewell Spence & Bobby Gibson, Joe Lewis, Joe Wilcott, John F. Kennedy, John Wayne, Korean War, Laurel Frok, Lexington, Life in Bland County, Marille Swords, Mollie Gibsom, North Carolina, Peggy Lambert, Raymond Meadows, Rocky Gap, Rosie Gordon, Russel Asbury, Sear Roebuck Catelog, Shirley Smith, This is an interview with Jewell Spence and Bobby Gibson about their lives in Bland County., Trista Robertson, Valentines Day, Willy Gibson, WWII

Tags: 378, 5/6/02, Artie Kitts, August 11, Bastian, Becky, Ben Bird, Biographical, Bland, Bland County, Blessing, Brushy Mountain, Charley Pauley, Chevrolet, chores, Christmas, construction, courting, dating, Debbie, depot, farm, Farming, fishing, Frankfort, gas, George Allen, Gertrude Pauley, Gordon Pauley: Belle Pauley, Grand Ole Opry, Great Depression, Greens Construction, Harry E. Pauley Sr., Harry Pauley, Hoover, horehound candy, Huntington, Jane Ella Pauley, John F. Kennedy, Johnson, Junior Pauley, Kegley, Kennedy, Lebington, Levi Long, Lexington, Life in Bland County, Lone Ranger, Margret Thompson, marriage, North Carolina, Novas, Olmens, out house, Parkersburg, Pearl Harbor, Post Office, Ralph Mills, Randy Pauley, remedies, Rescue Squad, restaurant, Shrader, Shufflebarger, snow, South Gap, Southern Coal, store, storms, This is an interview with Harry E. Pauley Sr. about his life in Bland County., Thompson, town, Walker’s Creek, Walker’s Mountain, wedding, Will Neal, WWII

Tags: 0325, 12/14/00, 325, Bastian, Bastian Elementary, Betsey Ross Bakery, Biographical, Blessing Brothers Grocery, Bluefield, Chatham hill, chores, Christmas, Cussin Hollow, Depression, Dora Coulthard, East River Mountain, Easter, Edna Sarver, Franklin D. Roosevelt, gardening, Grand Ole Opry, Halloween, Jon Sarver, Kingsport, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Little Women, Louisa May Elcot, Marion, Marion Clem Buchanan, Nashville, New Deal, Pearl Harbor, Pres. Eisenhower, Pres. Johnson, Pres. Kennedy, Pres. Nixon, Pres. Truman, Pulaski, Reynolds Aluminum, Roy Rogers, Rural Retreat, school programs, Smith Co., Social Security, This is an interview with Edna Sarver about her life in Bland County., TN, Vietnam War, Watergate

Tags: 0321, 12/31/00, 321, Amanda Looney, arithmetic, Bastian, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, Bogle School, Buchanan County, CC camp, Crockett Looney, East River Mountain, Eisenhower, English, Eribe Looney, garden, geography, Gladys, Granada Theater, Grand Ole Opry, Harless Looney, Hick Looney, history, Hollybrook, Joe Childress, Kennedy, Kent Looney, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Lucille Looney, Margaret Looney, Marice Devors. Vickie Lynn, Marvin, Marvin Looney, Plantnick Brothers, Pricey Jane Looney, Randy Lee, reading, Roanoke, Rufus Looney, This is an interview with Kent Looney about his life in Bland County., Vick Looney, Vietnam War Nixon, Virgina on 614, Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, Wolf Creek, writing

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: 12/8/98, 234, American Power Company, Baptist Valley, Bastian, Bland, Bogle School, Burkes Garden, Ceres, Claypool Hill, Dr. Walker, Dry Fork., Georgie Havens, GIV.Clark Gable, Grand Ole Opry, Jami Price & Tonia White, Kingsport, Korean War, Lawerence Welt, M.C. and Beatrice Stacy, Macness Products, Narrows, Pembrooke, President Nixon and Watergate, President Truman, Princeton, PWA and CCC, Roosevelt, Suitor, Tony, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, Wise County, Wolfe Creek, WPA

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: 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: 150, 4/5/96, Adolph Hitler, Bastian, Biography, black market, Bland County, Bland High School, Bluefield, Brian Payne, Brown Field, Cabit, Canada, CCC Camp, Cherokee Indian, Clear Fork, Clyde Sarver, Converse., Dave Conley, Dummy Burse, Dutch Irish, Dyst Bowl, East River Mountain, Elizabeth Tolliver, F4UI fighter planes, Family/People, FDR, Fredericksburg, George Washington, Germans, Glenn Hare, Grand Ole Opry, Grandpa Jones, Great Depression, Idnell Lambert, John Lambert, Katharine Mercer, KKK, Lone Ranger, Lucille Mercer, Mack Wiseman, Minnie Pearl, Model-T Ford, Montgomery Ward's, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs. Gregory's store, Narrows, Nashville, New Deal, Nickelodeon, Nike, North Carolina, Pansy Ball, Pearl Harbor, Pulaski, PWA, Quantico, Quantico Base, Ralph Graves, Rocky Gap, Rocky Gap High School, Ruby Shrader, Sears Catalog, Silby Conley, Snowball, Suitor, This is an interview with Pansy Ball about her life in Bland County., Turner Field, VE Day, Virginia, West Virginia, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWII

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: 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: 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