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Tags: 0001, 1, 5/23/93, Bastian, Beckner Grocery, Biographical, Bland County., Colleen Beckner, Dr. Carol Weir, Flora Beckner, Florence Lee Beckner, food stamps, Grapefield Post Office, Great Depression, Great Depression in Grapefield, illness, Jean Beckner, Kelly Beckner, Leroy Beckner, Logging, This is about growing up in Grapefield during the Great Depression., Wytheville

Tags: 704, 8/16/10, Blake Stowers, dairy farming, Dinky Railroad, Hollybrook, John Dodson, Krystal Carver, Logging, manganese mines, No Business, Rex Morehead, Schools, This interview covered the history of Hollybrook and the No Business section of Bland County.

Tags: 12/10/00, 464, Frankie Caudell, Interview with Frankie Caudell about his experience logging in Bland County., Life in Bland County, Logging, Tonya Morris and Jordan Havens

Tags: 3/24/03, 425, Clint Slaughter, Eugene Slaughter, Life in Bland County, Logging, This is an interview with Eugene Slaughter about logging.

Tags: 1/15/02, 357, Biographical, Erik Compton, Logging, This is an interview with Tim Compton about logging., Tim Compton

Tags: 11/30/99, 272, Airforce Base, Arch Saunders, Army, Bluefield, Camp Cars, Charles Acres, Community, Dry Fork, E.T. Burton, Florida, Fred Brunalon, Fred Saunders, garden, Greenville, Hogan Ferguson, Jack Tyne, Jessie Pruney, John Dodson, Johnny Sea, Laurel, Life, Logging, Moonshining, Mr. Hunt, Nate Charleton, Norfolk, Old Man Hunt, Portsmouth, Princeton, Prison, Railroad, Rocky Gap, Sack Daddy, Sawmills, South Carolina, Still, Virgina, Washington, Whiteville, Wolf Creek

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: 2/15/99, 243, ABB, Asa Rasnake, Bastain, Bill Parks, Bland, Bland County, Charlie Taylor, Claude Carter, Clearfork, Dean Company, East River Mountain, Homelites, John Kinser, Logging, Matthew Bradshaw, No Business, Ohio, Princeton, Rex Moorehead, Route 61, saws, Stihl, Tazewell, Teddy Bradshaw, Truman Lumber, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, weather, Wolf Creek Mountain

Tags: 12/5/98, 236, Bland, Bland County, Caterpillar, chain saws, Charlie Taylor, D.E. Conley, Doug Harless, dozers, English Ott, English Ott Mill, Ether, Everett Harless, Franklin, horses, International, Jeremy Harless, John Deere, Jr., L. M. Harless, L.M. Harless, Logging, Marion Harless, Martinsville, Massey Ferguson, McCulloch, mill, mines, Poplar, R.H.H.O.E., Railroads, Remington, Rocky Gap, Route 42, saws, skidders, Smiths, South Gap, Swedish, Timber, track loader, trees, trucks, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company

Tags: 11/5/98, 196, Alec Brown, Alex Brown, Alf Umbarger, armistice, Baltmore, Barnett, Bastian, Ben Kegley, Berlin Crisis, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bland Court House, Bluefield, British, brogan, Brown, Buck Stewart, Bud Bruce, Burkes Garden, Calais, called "A Conversation With the Past"., Camp Lee, Carroll County, Carter's store, Ceres, Charles Compton, chickens, Christmas, Civil War, Clay Pole Gap, Clear Fork, Cleve Winesett, Clinch, Crabtree Store, Dave Umbarger, Davis, Davison, dirt roads, Dr. Wooline, East River Mountain, Europe, Family/People, Fancy Gap, Farming, Floyd Crabtree, Foglesong Valley, food, Fort Chiswell, France, French, G.S Bruce and co., G.S. Grocery Company, Garden Mountain, General Lee, George Humphries, Germans, Germany, Gettysburg, Giles County, Gober Peas, Grace Carter, Grayson County, Groseclose, Grover Brown, Gulf Station, Halloween, Hicksville, Hillsville, Horner's Grocery, Ice Nails, Infantry Regiment, Jackson's Ferry, James River, Jesse, Jim Neal, Joe Compton, Joe Kinley, John Barger, Kemple, Leon Shultz, Leon's Service Station, Linsey Woolsey, Little Brushy Mountain, Little Creek, livestock, Logging, Lois, Marion, Maryland, Maude's Cove, McKinley, Mecon Bowen, Molly Tine, Mongolia, Mountain Lions, Mr. Compton, N &W Train, Narrows, Nathan Easterly, New River, Newport News, Nigger Toe, Noah Winsette, Norfolk, North Carolina, North Sea, Northern Army, Ohio, Owens & Owens, Paris, Paul Barger, Pearisburg, Pete Johnson, Petersburg, Philidelphia, Phillip Leonard, Poor Valley, produce, Red Oak, Red Oak church, Red Oak Road, Red Oak School, Roanoke, Robert E. Lee, Rocky Gap, Saltville, Sam Kegley, Saw Mill, Scol Goza, Sharon College, Sharon Springs, Sluss family, Sluss Indian Massacre, South Carolina, Spangler, steam engines, Stone House, Stonewall Jackson, Stoney Creek, Surratt, Susan Brown, Tazewell, Tazewell Pike, Tazewell-Burkes Garden Ash Road, Tazewll- Wytheville Turnpike, Temple, This is one of a series of interviews done by a Radford University student, Thompson., Tilson, Timber, Transportation, turkeys, Turner, U.S. History, Umbarfers, Union Army, Virginia History, wagons, Walking Jim Lambert, Wilderness Road, Will Kegley, Winston Salem, Wlaker Mountain, Wolf Creek, Woodlawn, World War II, Wythe County, Wytheville, Wytheville Court House, Yankee

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: 0093, 5/16/95, 93, Anawalt, Bastian Hardwood Company, Bishop, Bland County, C & A Logging Company, chainsaws, Charlie Taylor, Coal Mines, Cran Creek, Cross Saw, Dry Fork, Fred Bradshaw, Glen Hare, H. Stafford, Jenkin Jones, Joe Lambert, Logging, logging business., logging salary, Matland, oak trees, pine trees, props, This is an interview with Fred Bradshaw about logging. It includes a summary about logging and a description of logging techniques., Work

Tags: 0085, 4/20/95, 85, Arabie, Barbara Bradshaw, Biography, Blue Ridge Parkway., Bluefield, Carl Cooper, Carl Jean, CCC, Christmas, Dr. Davidson, East River Mountain, Eilderness Road, Family/People, Frank, Fred, Glen Harris, Henry Sarver, Hollybrook, J.K. Sarver, Jason Bradshaw, Jr., Korean War, Lawrence County, Logging, Mire Branch, Mr. Crumby, Mr. Cumby, OH, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Roosevelt, PWA, Red Cross, Ronnie Nunn, Sally Nunn, The Great Depression, This is the second interview with Barbara Bradshaw about her life growing up in Bland County., Vietnam, Waterloo, Wolf Creek, Woody, WPA

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: 0021, 21, 6/8/94, and Huckleberry Myers about the dinky railroad that ran up through Laurel Creek., automobiles, Bastian, Bland., Blue Ridge Mountain, Brushy Mountain, Dave Conley, Dinky Railroad, Dinky Railroad of Laurel, Doc. Davis, English Shot Company, Garland Tolbert, Great Depression, Howard Lambert, Laurel Creek, Logging, Michael Shrader, Mr. Newman, Mr. Shot, Mr. Tolbert, Myer Branch, Narrows, Railroads, Raymond Willis/Garland Tolbert/Huckleberry Myers, Rocky Gap, Sam Lambert, Saw Mill, steam engine train, This is an interview with Raymond Willis, Walt Newton, Wilderness, Wytheville

Tags: 0003, 3, 5/25/93, Abington, Allen Hill, and Kate Shrader about the railroad in Bland County., Bastian, Bill Sanders, Bill Wonsely, Bluefield, Booker Pilliam, Bridge Number 2, Buckhorn, Buckhorn Timber, Bude Hale, Burkes Garden, Calanease, CCC Camp, Chappel, Coeburn, Conley's store, Dave Conley: Mr. Halley, Dinky Railroad, Donald, first ford, Gene Davis, George Morehead, Giles County, Grapefield, Hicksville, History of The Railroad In Bland County, Holston & Western Railroad Company, Interstate Commerce Commission, Kate Shrader, Lees and McVitty, Logging, Mabel Pruett/Gene Davis/Kate Shrader, mail order catalogs, Mike, Mr. Tabor, Mr. W.E. Mingea Jr., Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Mabel Pruett, Narrows, Niday, No Business, Norfolk & Western Railroad Company, Norris (South Gap), passenger cars, paul Clark, Pennsylvania, Penvir, Philidelphia, Poor Valley, Post Office, Professor Henderson. New River, Radford, Railroad, Railroad track, Rich Mountain, Ritter Lumber Company, road 61, Rocky Gapa, Round Bottom, S. Robinson, Salem, State Highway Commission, Stephanie Hamilton, Suiter, Talmassh, This is an interview with Mabel Pruett, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, W.M. Ritter, Wes Clark, Wilson Cliff, Wolf Creek

Tags: 0002, 2, 2/20/02, Ailene Nunn, Bill Havens, Biographical, Bland High School, Bluefield, Bussie Havens, Buzzi Havens, Charles Havens, Christine Havens, Cumberland, Doug, droughts, Eddie, electricity, Farming, firefighter, floods, Floyd Ramsey, forest fires, General Store, Great Depression, guns, James Nunn, James Nunn/Charles Havens, Janey Nunn, Logging, Lorrine Nunn, Margaret Havens, Margie Blankenship, Mary Nunn, Mire Branch, Miss Morehead, Miss Sickle, Mr. Stowers, Mrs. Mustard, Peggy Havens, Pinch Creek, radio, Robert Havens., Roney Nunn, Roy Nunn, Ruby Havens, Saddle Blankenship, Sally Nunn, School, storms, This is an interview with James Nunn & Charles Havens about their lives in Bland County.