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Tags: 4/16/06, 495, Alfred Milton Walder, Bell County, Bell County High School, Biographical, Bookin, Caroline Sue, Christmas, Cindy Pursifull, Creed Pursifull, Debbie Walder, Detroit, Gavin Baptist Church, Halloween, Jack Sinter, Joanne Pursifull, John Wayne, Kennedy, Kentucky, Life in Bland County, Lori Pursifull, Michigan, Mr. Miracle, otto Pursifull, Paige, PET Dairy, Reba Walder, Roosevelt, Sara Pursifull, Sifts Tea, Steals Wilson, Tazewell, Tennessee, This is an interview with Creed Pursifull about her life in Bland County., Tiffany Smith, Tommy Pursifull, William Pursifull

Tags: 1/24/01, 330, Bastian, Bill Vanover, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, boxcars, Burkes Garden, Burner Gibson, CC camp, CE Thomas, Charlie Sutphin, Clearfork, Con Tuggle, Dangerfield, Dave Conley, Depression, Emory Thomas Hull, garden, Goodman Conley, Harry Smith, Hugh Baker, Iddie Nice, Jay Fred Hall, John Cantrane, John Kindser, Johnny Gibson, Kentucky, Kister, Korean War, Laurel, Levi Long, Life in Bland County, Lorraine Carpenters, lumber, Molasses, moonshine, Narrows, Old Manise Burton, Paul Hull & Matthew Dent, Pearisburg, Robey Hull, Rocky Gap, T.J. Kitts, This is an interview with Emory Thomas Hull about his life in Bland County., Trudy Lambert, VA Hospital, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, Washington Walter Reed Hospital, whiskey, Wiley Compton, Wolf Creek

Tags: 2/26/01, 327, Abingdon, AEP, Biographical, Bishop, Brown Lambert Mountain, business, California, Coal Camps, Farms, Ferram College, Fieldale, Flashover, Grundy, Herndon, Homes, Jessica Bowen, Kentucky, Life in Bland County, mountain, R.T. Bowen, Ridgeway, Roanoke area, Rocky Gap, RT Bowen Jr., Supplicing, Tagging, Tazewell, This is an interview with R.T. Bowen about his life in Bland County., Virginia, Wyoming Street

Tags: 0316, 316, 378 Combat engineers, 5/15/00, Biographical, Brandy Jackson, Brandy Jackson & Stephanie Rice, Fort Knox, James Jackson, Johnny Brunk, Kentucky, Life in Bland County, South Vietnamese, Stephanie Rice, This is an interview with James Jackson about his life in Bland County., USO, Vietnam

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: 2/21/99, 242, Alaska, Arizona, Boise City, British, California, Camp Cook, Cape Drake Japan, Captain Brinkman, Chicago, Cleveland, Corporal Hartley, Everett Harless, Filipino, Fort Bellvore, Fort Bragg, Fort Jackson, Fort Knox, Fort Lawton, Fort Majuco, Fort Meade, General Ship Hissleman, George Harless, Greeks, Hokeito, Jeremy Harless, Jeremy R. Harless, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Luther May Harless, MacArthur, Maryland, New York Central Railroad, North Carolina, Northern Japan, Ohio, opium, Orville Harless, Paul Harless, Pee Wee Smith, President Truman, Pu’san Harbor, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle, Sergeant Baber, Sergeant Wigga, Sergeant Wolky, South Carolina, South Gap, Tadco, Tagus, Thailanders, Tokyo, U.S.N.S. Marine Atered, Virginia, War, Washington, West Virginia

Tags: 11/15/97, 1949, 1953, 216, American GI, Bastian, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Chad Kidd, chores, Church, family, Family/People, Fort Knox, games, Italy, Kentucky, languages, Little Creek, Louisville, Maria Brunk, Maria Brunk coming to America, Maria Carmella Tombosco, married, Marvel Brunk, New York, Northern Italy, radio, School, ship, skiing, snow, Spur Branch, Statue of Liberty, studying, Transportation, Work, Yugoslavia

Tags: 214, 3/15/98, AME Zion Church, Andrew Boyd, Austria, Bastian, Bed Check Charlie, Billy French, Billy Lockhart, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, Bonnie Dodson, Boston, Caldwell’s, California, CCC Camp, Cecil Charlton, Cecil Webb, Dave Terrence Tolbert, Deacon’s Board, Doctor Davidson, Dr. Boggle, Dryfork, Elgood, Elizabeth Stevenson Charlton, Eveline Charlton, Family/People, Flordia, France, Honaker’s, John and Bonnie Dodson, John Dodson, Kentucky, Lieutenant Landers, London, Marvin Tynes, Mason French, May Pole, Mr. Gibson, Nate Charleton, Nate Charlton, Noah Charlton, Ohio, Pal Saunders, Paris, Pete Ferguson, Portsmouth, Rhine River, Rocky Gap, Rubin, Sam Webb, Serita Burce, Shoalter, Slaughter’s, Taylors, This is an interview with Nate Charlton about his life., Tiffany Manor, Tolbert’s, Tuggles, Tynes Chapel, Wheeler Boyd, Williamson, Willie Charlton, Yorktown

Tags: " E.L. Greever, "Fighting Ninth District, 163, 7/20/94, Andrew Drew Starnes, Andy Chaplin, Andy Redman Chapin, Appalachian State, Arch Mcneil, Asa Rasnake, Ash County, Ashe County, Bastian, Battle of Britian, Bear creek, Big Stone Gap, Bland County, Bluefield WV, Boyd brothers, Burkes Garden, C.W. and E.R. Boyd of Tazewell, Celanese Corporation, Charles Pepper Gillespie, College of Boone, Coventry, Crab Orchard, D-Day, Dickenson county, Don Carson, Doran, English Channel, Fort Blackmoore, Fred Pennington, Garden Mountain, Gary WV, Gilbarco, Gilbert and Baker, Giles, Giles County, Gordon, Hartan county, Henry Pie Berry, Hunting Camp Creek, I. C. Boyd, I.C. Boyd of Putnam, Ike Looney, James Smith Elliott, Jim Belcher, John W. Gillespie, John W. Glanagan of Clintwood, Johnson Bruce, Jr., Kentucky, Keyes Planting mIll, Kimberling, Lakes -to Florida Highway, law office of Barnes and W.T. Gillespie, Lincoln Furniture, Liverpool, Lloyd Quillen Family, London, luftwaffe, Mccorkel, mosquito bombers, Narrows, New River, Norfolk, O.E. Elliott, Poor Valley, Putnam, Ritter Babcock, Robert James Bob Elliott, Royal Air Force, Rufus Reed, Russell County, Scott County, Smyth County, Sooter, South Clinchfield, Springfield Mass., Standard Oil, Swenson Smithy Dierksen, Tadzewell, Tazewell County, This is a paper on the Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company., Tom Starnes, Tom Starnes., US steel, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, W.M. Ritter, Western Railroad, Weyerhaeuser, White Oak, William D. Ord of Alexandria, William Obediah Tracey, Willie Shavenhorse Warfe, WM Ritter lumber co., Wolf Creek Valley, Work

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.

Tags: 143, 2/5/96, Anderson, Bluefield, Camp Upton, Clarance Hannan, D-Day, Don Bigalow, Europe, Fort Bellvour, Fulton, General Hurtiny Hodges, General Omar Bradley, George Bowling, Germany, Hitler, Japanese, Kentucky, Mussolini, New York, Paraboe, Pearl Harbor, Pennsylvania, President Truman, President Truman., Scotland, This is a summary of World War II with George Bowling., Vicki Wyatt, Virginia, War, West Virginia, Wisconsin, World War II

Tags: 135, 5/4/97, Amie Lee, Bland County, Bob Hope, Cam Ranh, Cam Ranh Bay, Comsake Logistic Support Center, Dorsey N. Caracawa, Fort Gordon, Fort Knox, GA, John Reed, Kentucky, Lang Bian, Lua, PFC, Saigon, Saigon., South Vietnamese Army, This is an interview with John Reed about the Vietnam War., USO, Vietnam, Vietnam War, War

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: 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: 0094, 5/17/95, 94, Bland Ministry Center, Christmas, Churches, Dorothy Lambert, Ecuador, History of Laurel Fork Baptist Church, Katie Lewis, Kentucky, Laurel Fork Babtist Church., Methodist Church, Quito, Reverend Phillips. Keysotne Lumber Company, Sandy Ball, This is an interview with Dorothy Lambert about the history of Laurel Fork Baptist Church., Tierney Farm, Tom Farrar

Tags: "the manor place", 0091, 5/28/95, 91, A-Model, Anna Ruth, Arthur J. R. Perkins, Arthur R. Perkins, Asheville, B-2 Bomber, Bastian, Beech Mountain, Bessie Carver, Bessie Emory, Biography, Bland County, Bonnie Faye, Buicks, C.L. Taylor's, Cadillacs, Carroll's, Carter County, Charlotte Shrader, Chevrolet, Christmas, Clark Gable, Clear Fork, Clint Eastwood, Cranberry, Cranberry School, Cubans, Curtis Creek Baptist Church, Curtis Creek Road, Curtis Creek School, Debbie Louise Richardson, Debbie Louisie, Delphina Mae Perkins, Dorothy Evelynn Perkins, Dry Fork, Easter, Family/People, Germans, Grace Montgomery, Halloween, Harlan., Heaton, Heaton School, Honaker Church, Howard's Store, Hugo, Indian Village, Interstate 77, Japanese, Jerry and Retha (kids), Johnny Dan, Kentucky, Lambert's Grocery, Laurel, Mae Perkins, Maxine Loyce, Mitchell County, Mountain Motel, New River, North Carolina, North Gap, Pearl Harbor, President Kennedy, President Roosevelt, Racer Fork, Robert Clarence, Rocky Gap, Roy Rogers, Sadie Jeanette, T-Model, Tennessee, This is an interview with Charlotte Shrader about her life before and after she came to Bland County., United States, Vanrealt, Wizard of Oz, Wolf Creek, WWII

Tags: 0059, 11/4/94, 59, Amos, Angel Cooper, Araby, Barbara Bradshaw, Bastain, Bessie Cooper, Biography, Bradshaw's Store, Buckhorn, Carl Cooper, Carl Jean, Children of Barbara Bradshaw, Colly Creek, D.J. Bradshaw, Danna Mae, Davey Bradshaw, Deptwill, 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, Hank Bradshaw, Hollybrook, Hope Yonce, Hunter Bradshaw, Indiana, Ironton, J.W. Burton, Jaky, Jason Bradshaw, Jr., Jr. Jackson, Juanita, Kentucky, Lawrence Co. Phoebe Boggess., Linnie Maude Bosggess Cooper, Mary Cooper, Mire Branch, Ohio, Sam Yonce, This is an interview with Barbara Bradshaw about her life in Bland County., Tultex, Virginia, Waterloo, Wolfcreek, Woody

Tags: 0027, 27, 3/27/97, Admiral Odendoff, Air Force base, Alkitraz, American flag, American Forces, American GI's, Article of War, atomic bomb, basic training, Bastian, Bland County, Bland High School, California, Canadian border, Charlie Munsey, Chicago, Derrick Hall, Europe, Harry S. Truman, Hawaii, Hiroshima, Hitler, James Quarter, Japan, Japanese, Japanese suicide planes, Jay Fred Hall, kamikaze attacks, Kentucky, Lithuwanian Islands, Maryland, Midwesterners, Mussolini, Nagasaki, New York, New Zealand, North Carolina, Ohio, Okinawa invasion, Pearl Harbor, Pennsylvania, prisoners, Sampson, San Francisco, Senica Lake, South Carolina, South Pacific, Sr., Sr. about World War II., Stubblinsville, submarines, Sunday School, Tennessee, This is an interview with Jay Fred Hall, Tokyo, train, Treasure Island, United States, United States Navy, US Air Force, US LSD 211, US Tennessee, Vice Admiral, Virginia, War, West Virginia, World War II, Yankees, Zamar