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Tags: 477, 5/29/05, Alvis, Amanda Sargent, Anthony, Anthony Rife, Ashley Rife, B.J. Davis, Biographical, Buckhannon County, checkers, chores, Christmas, Church, Compton Mountain, Daniel Stowers, Democrat, Eisenhower, electricity, farm, Farming, Fuzz, games, garden, Gerald Payne, Gilda Gay Kennedy, Granville Lundy Rife, Halloween, Hilda, home remedies, Joe Rife, John Crockett, John Glen, John Wayne, Johnson, Jolo, Josh Taylor, Juanita, Junior Keene, Kennedy, Knox Creek, Korean War, Lammon Atwell, Laura June Coleman, Life in Bland County, Louise Octavi Cooper Rife, Lucy, marbles, Marie, Marietta Islands, Marilyn, McDowell County, Merrill, Nixon, Oakie Rife, Orville Gay Hale, Pearl Harbor, Penecostal, pranks, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Rosie, School, Sheridan Rife, shooters, slingshot, South Pacific, The Great Depression, Thelma Sparks, This is an interview with Daniel Stowers about his life in Bland County., toys, Travis Rife, Truman, Vietnam, Virginia, wagon, Walter Rife, War, Watergate, White Mountain, Willard Rife, Winnie Elkins Rife, WWII

Tags: 4/15/03, 423, Bee Clark, Biographical, Christmas, Dewey B. Williams, Germany, Halloween, Hollybrook School, J.B. Wright, Jeanie Williams, Kyle Linkous, Life in Bland County, Lillian Williams, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Pep WIlliams, Pinch Creek: Blake Williams, Shady Grove United Methodist Church, Stony Creek, This is an interview with Dewey B. Williams about his life in Bland County., VDOT:

Tags: 1938, 397, 6/10/03, Agnes Saunders, B.B. Saunders, baseball, Basketball, Biographical, Bluefield, Brooklyn, Calloway, Campbell Cecil, Carlotta, CC Camps, Chappell, checkers, Chicago, chores, Christmas, Church, Church of Christ, coal mining, Connie T. Cecil, courting, cut grass, dancing, dating, Della Fergeson, Dewey, Dickie Sessoms, Eastern Parkway, Ed Sullivan, Eisenhower, Elanor Roosevelt, Eli Myhand, Erasmus High School, Erica, farm, fights, Floyd County, Football, Frank Parker, Franklin County, Franklin Roosevelt, garden, gris mill, Halloween, hockey, holidays, home remedies, housewife, Ida Cecil, Ida Saunders, Jackie Robinson, Jersey City, Jesica, Jewell Cecil, Johnson, Kennedy, Kim, Korean War, Kyle, Lee Powell Saunders, Lexington Avenue, Life in Bland County, Lonnie Price Saunders, Manhattan, Marc, May 24, Memorial Day, memories, mental institution, Monica, Moochie, Morstine, Morstine Colclough, movies, Ms.Lewis, New Deal, New Year’s, New York, Newark, Nixon, Octavia, Petersburg, Pitkin Avenue, Postal Service, pranks, President Truman, restaurant, rock battles, Rocky Gap, Sawmill, School, shows, snowball fight, snowstorm, Sports, Tazewell, telephone, television, This is an interview with Connie T. Cecil about his life in Bland County., toys, train set, Veteran, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate, Williamsburg, Willie Mays, WWII

Tags: 3/24/03, 396, Andy Slaughter, Beth Slaughter, Biographical, Bland County, Carthy, Christmas, Church, Church of God, Clint Slaughter, courting, Dearly in the Sun, Dorcas Slaughter, Eisenhower, Eugene Slaughter, Fall Mills, Farming, Franklin Roosevelt, Freddie Ray Slaughter, Gina Slaughter, Haiti May Willis, Halloween, holidays, Hubert Slaughter, Johnson, Kennedy, Laurel Creek, Life in Bland County, mechanic, movies, Mr. Elsie, Mr. Looney, Mrs. Folgeson, Mrs. Pierre, Mrs. Stowers, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Penecostal, pranks, Rocky Gap, School, Slim, Stadium Drive, Terry Slaughter, This is an interview with Eugene Slaughter about his life in Bland County., Tina Elizabeth Slaughter, Tobacco Road, Tom WIllis, Vernon Taylor, Vietnam War, War, Watergate, WWII

Tags: 391, 5/15/02, Betty Lambert, Biographical, Burt Reynolds, Burton School, Christmas, Clara Helvey, Cloyd Blankenship, Della Blankenship, Eisenhower, Elbert Clovis, Elise Wright, games, Harry Fogglesong, Harry Shrader, Helen Bowling, James Muncy Lambert, Jennings Lambert, John Wayne, Johnson, Kennedy, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Luther Bivens, Lynnie Allen Bivens, Margie Stowers, Mollie Neal/Dusty Williams, Nixon, Ora Grey Stowers, Pearl Harbor, Railroad, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Round Bottom United Methodist Church, Roy Clovis, School, Sports, This is an interview with Virgie Bailey about her lfie in Bland County., THomas Lambert, Truman, Valentine’s Day, Vietnam War, Virgie Bailey, Watergate, Wolf Creek, Womsley’s General Store, Woodrow Stowers

Tags: 390, 5/1/02, Albert Wolfe, Alice Mustard, Bell Clark, Biographical, Bland County, Carl Farlow, Christmas, Clumby Clark, Eisenhower, Fourth of July, Great Depression, Halloween, Hollybrook, Irene Faulkner, James Byrd, James Roby Byrd, John Harry Bird, Johnson, Kennedy, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Lois Bird, Lorene Updike, Macey Saunger, Mary Rosette Byrd, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Roosevelt, Samantha French, This is an interview with James Roby Byrd., Truman, Vietnam War

Tags: 0318, 318, 5/20/00, Air Force, Angela Williams & Nada Lathrop, Biographical, Bobby Whited, Christmas, coal miner, Halloweeen, Hong Kong, Life in Bland County, Marine Corp, Nixon, R+R, This is an interview with Bobby Whited about his life in Bland County., weapons

Tags: 3/1/00, 305, arithmetic, Beulah Morehead, Biographical, Bishop Chapel, Blanche Comptom, Bland County, Bland Fair, Bluefield, Bluefield Sanitarium, Bruden Dranolick, Casablanca, CCC Camps, Christmas, Clearfork, coal stove, Conley Store, crack the whip, Craig County, Depression, electricity, English Army, Enlgish, farmer, fireplace, Fort Oglethorpe, garden, geography, Georgia, Germany, Grandma Hutchinson, Halloween, history, Honaker Store, hopscotch, Japan, Jessica DeHart & Tiffany Munson, Life in Bland County, marbles, MP, Nannie Rose Tiller, New Deal, New Years Eve, nigger, Nixon, Oscar W. Caldwell, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, Ralph Tiller, Raymond Stowers, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, RT Reynolds, Ruth Crabtree, Sally Anne Bird, Sleigh riding, St. Lukes Hospital, This is an interview with Beulah Morehead about her life in Bland County., Timberman, WAC, washing board, William Clarence Morehead Jr., Women’s Auxilary Corps, WPA

Tags: 0303, 2/28/00, 303, Biographical, cattle, Crandon, Farming, Germans, Great Depression, Jeffrey Johnson & Ryan Leftwich, Kennedy, Life in Bland County, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Bird, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, radio, Rocky Gap, This is an interview with Mr. & Mrs. Bill Bird about their lives in Bland County., Vietnam War, Watergate, World War II

Tags: 2/22/99, 239, Alvy Taber, Amos Taber, Arnold Taber, Bertie Taber, Bishop Chapel, Bland, Bland Courthouse, Bluefield, Bob Gibson, Brother Taylor, Christmas, Clearfork, dating, Donald Gibson, Ed Gibson, Elsie Taber, Farming, Frank Taber, games, garden, George Washington, Glenn Hare, Grace Taber, Halloween, Helen Gibson, Helen Taber, Helen Wolf, Homer Taber, house, Jane Gibson, Jewel Gibson, Johnson, Josh Kidd & Zane Perkins, Kennedy, Korean War, Laurel Fork, Lincoln, Mayberry, movies, Myrtle Taber, Nanny Taber, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, radio, Richard Gibson, Rocky Gap, Russia, Ruth Taber, school subjects, Sherwood Goleycomb, Stowersville, Tazewel, Truman, VA, Watergate, Wolfcreek, World War II

Tags: 226, 4/20/98, Akers, atomic bomb, ball, Batan, Batan Death March, battery radio, beer, bingo, Bland County, Bluefield, brother, candy, Capefield Battle Hospital, Carbaugh, cattle, CCC, chewing gum, children, chores, Christmas, cigarettes, cook stove, corn, cost, country house, creek, cut wood, Depression, dope, Doug Harless, Egleston, Elbert Minnick, electricity, Everett Harless, feed chickens, Field Theatre, fish, fought, Franklin D. Roosevelt, games, garden, Gary Cooper, Gary Harless, gasoline, George Harless, Germans, Glen Harless, Guam, Halloween, hide and seek, High Point, high school, hogs, holidays, home, horses, housewife, hunt, industry, Iris Harless, Japaneese, Japanesse Concentration Camp, Jeremy Harless, Karen Harless, Korean War, L. M. Harless, Lena Rivers Harless, Luther Harless, Marion Harless, married, meal, meats, miner, movie, movie star, New Deal, Nixon, North Carolina, Novis, Okanawa, Orville Harless, paddles, paling fence, paralyzed, Paul Harless, Pearl Harbor, Philipines, play cards, pop corn balls, president, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Truman, PWA, radio, restaurant, Rocky Gap, Roy Harless, Saw Mill, School, school bus, service, set back, Shirley Ann Harless, shoes, shot marbles, sleds, South Gap, Spinner McGhee, Sprucerun, Staffordsville, stock market crash, storms, Sunset Restaurant, switches, teachers, telephone, television, Tilitha Harless, toys, trade., tree, Troutville, Vietnam, Violet Harless, Virginia, wagons, War, Ward Harless, wash dishes, Watergate, wheelchair, Wilburs, winter, wood, World War II, WPA

Tags: 200, 4/15/98, Anne Hager, Arthur, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield Hospital, chores, Christmas, Cleo, Columbus, Darby Elementary, Davie Cassidy, Family/People, fun, garden, Halloween, Jarret, Larry Payne, Lisa, Mike Payne, Nixon, Ohio, Partridge Family, Patty & Sam F. Payne, Pickaway County School, Rick Payne, Robert Dean Payne, Robin, Robin Payne, Rocky Gap, Rose Payne, This is an interview with Rose Payne about her life.

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: 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: 154, 4/24/96, Ada Simpkins, Alice Coburn, Bastian, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, CCC, Charlie Coburn, Charlie Gregory, Christie Hull, Christmas story, Clarence Millirons, Claude Stowers, cow story, Elizabeth Allen, Family/People, FDR, Germans, Grand Old Opry, Great Depression, Guss Coburn, Japanese, John and Mog Coburn, John Ed Shrader, John Gregory, Junior Coburn, Koren War, Laurel, Margie Blankenship, New Deal, Nixon, Nora Shrader, Paul Coburn, Pauline Gregory., Pearl Harbor, Preacher Parsley, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Truman, PWA, Rocky Gap, Rosa Stowers, Round Bottom, Roy Acuff, Ruth Burress, This is an interview with Waucella Gregory about her life., Vietnam War, Watergate, Waucella Gregory, West Virginia, WPA, WWI, WWII, Zelmer Coburn

Tags: 147, 3/27/96, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, CCC, Christmas, Clear Fork, Dale Evans, Don Smith, Easter, F.D.R., Fairie Reed, Family/People, George Sawyers, George Smith, Helen Morehead, Hoover, Julie Sawyers, Lucille Reed, Methodist Parsonage, Newport News, Nixon, Ohio, Pearl Harbor, Phillip Edward Reed, Phillip Reed, Preident Roosevelt, PWA, Rocky Gap High School, Roy Rogers, Sarah Smith, St. Luke's, stock market crash, This is an interview with Fairie Reed about her life., Valentines Day, Watergate, WPA

Tags: 146, 4/12/96, Agent Orange, Appalachian Power Company, Biography, Bland County, Bluefield, Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, CCC, Chicago, Clear Fork, D-Day, Donna Finger, Eisenhower, Ethal Maison, Exxon Company, Falls Mills, Family/People, FDR, Flordia, Florida, Germany, Grayson County, Grayson Compton, Harriet Kinser, Hazel Starks, Henry Ratliff, Henry Starks, Jane Kinser, Japanese, Jeannine Starks, Johnson, Kennedy, Korean War, Little French Beauty Academy, Margret Luveny Wagner, Mary Starks, Mattiline Starks, Myrtle Starks, Nell Webster, New Deal, Nice Frnce, Nixon, Ohio, Paul Finger, Pearisburg, Pearl Harbor, People's Loan Company, Phyllis Gregory, Pure Oil Company, PWA, Roanoke Fashions, Robert Starks, Ronaoke
Gracie Mae Wagner, Shawvers Mill, South Carolina, Southern Bell Telephone Company, St. Paul's Methodist Church, Stafford Wagner, Tazewell High School, This is an interview with Mattiline Starks about her life., Truman, Tultex, Vietnam, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Watergate., West Virginia, West Virginia Business College, Wiley Robinson Compton, Wilmington, Wolf Creek, WPA, WWII, Wytheville

Tags: 144, 2/6/96, Ann Reed, Biography, Blanche Walters, Bland County, Bluefield, Bobby Mae Reed, Bristol, Buckhorn Mt., CCC, Clearfork, Coburn, Dark Ages, Democratic Congress, Dora Stowers, Earl Reed, Eisenhower, Family/People, Franklin D. Roosevelt, George Smith, Germans, Great Depression, Hampton, Hazel Stowers, Helen Reed, Hoover, Howard Reed, James Reed, Jane Reed, Japanese, Jenny Reed, John Ed Smith, John Reed, Julie Stowers, Korean War, Mary Elizabeth Reed, Mary Reed, Michael Earl Edward, Minnie Laura Reed, Minnie Mullins Sayers, Missouri, Mullins, New Deal, Nicholsville, Nixon, Pearl Harbor, Phillip Reed, President Johnson, President Kennedy, PWA, Robert Sayers, Robert Taylor, Rocky Gap, Rosy Gordon, Sarah Stowers Smith, Seorge Stowers, Shirley Reed, St. Lukes Hospital, Susie Reed, Tennessee, This is an interview with Bill and Lucille Reed about their life in Bland County., Truman, Vietnam, Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, William Cecil, William Reed, William Reed/Lucille Reed, Woodyard, WPA, WWII

Tags: 11/28/95, 137, Charlie Sarver, Christmas, Community, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Gradic Stowers, Hollybrook, Jesse James, Lee Hankins Jr., Mechanicsburg, Nixon, No Business, NRA, Thanksgiving, This is an interview with Charlie Sarver about No Business., Watergate., Wolf Creek Mountain, WWI

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: 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: 10/30/95, 125, Alexander, atomic bomb, Belroy Hospital, Biography, Bland, CCC, Christine Sheets, Estil Corman Narrows, Estil Cormen, Family/People, Florida Sheets, Fort Belvoy Hospital, Gary Cooper, Germans, Giles County, Great Depression, Helen Ilene Sheets, Hobert Sheets, James Sheets, Japanese, Jean H. Conley, Jim Bumgarderer, Jim M. Sheets, Jimmy R. Sheets, Johnson, Kelly Gussey Sheets, Kennedy, Korean War, Korean War., Magy M. Sheets, Marvin Crabtree, May Bumgardener, Medical Center in Prince William Co., Mrs. Arsin, Mrs. Hazel Stowers, Mrs. Helen Neal, Nixon, President Eisenhower, President Hoover, PWA, Robert L. Sheets, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, State Highway Department, stock market crash, Tazewell County, This is an interview with Hobert Sheets about his life., Truman, Virginia, World War, WPA, WWI, WWII