26 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, culture, Goldenseal, Harts, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, John Lilly, life, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, magazines, Pelican Publishing Company, West Virginia
Goldenseal magazine’s summer edition has featured a small review of the book; thanks to retiring editor, John Lilly
Goldenseal offered treatments of the Lincoln County Feud in 1986 and 1992; Goldenseal helped inspire me to write the book
24 Wednesday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Vorginia, Boney Lucas, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Cain Adkins, feuds, Guyandotte River, Harts, Harts Creek, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Huntington, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Linda Comins, Logan, Logan County, Paris Brumfield, photos, Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, West Virginia, Wheeling, Wheeling Intelligencer, Wheeling Register
22 Monday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Baker-White Feud, Blood in West Virginia, Boney Lucas, books, Brandon Kirk, feud, Harts Creek, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Martin-Tolliver Feud, Matewan Depot, Paris Brumfield, photos, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia, writers
Our feud…we have arrived! 20 June 2015
20 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Lincoln County Feud, Women's History
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Cain Adkins, Catlettsburg, Chadwick's Creek Missionary Baptist Church, Faye Smith, Green McCoy, history, Kentucky, life, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Spicie Fry, U.S. South, writers
Here I am during a recent visit with my friend Faye Smith, the granddaughter of Spicie (Adkins) McCoy-Fry
20 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Coal House, Eric Simon, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Lincoln County Feud, Mingo County, photos, Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce, U.S. South, West Virginia, Williamson, writers
Eric Simon and myself at the Hatfield-McCoy Marathon, Williamson, WV, 13 June 2015
12 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Coal House, fairs, festivals, Hatfield-McCoy Marathon, history, Lincoln County Feud, Mingo County, photos, Tug Valley Chamber of Commerce, U.S. South, West Virginia, Williamson
Tomorrow, on 13 June 2015, the book and I will appear at the Hatfield McCoy Marathon in Williamson, WV. We will be located near the Coal House. I hope my Tug Valley friends will stop by our table and say hello. We love to discuss the Lincoln County Feud.
Coal House, Williamson, WV, 2014
10 Wednesday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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author, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Gretna, history, Lincoln County Feud, Louisiana, Lunch With Books, Ohio County Public Library, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, West Virginia, Wheeling, writers
Presenting the Lincoln County Feud story to the wonderful folks at the Ohio County Public Library in Wheeling, WV, 2 June 2015
06 Saturday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, Charleston, Gretna, Louisiana, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, Taylor Books, West Virginia, writers, writing
Taylor Books in Charleston, WV, 30 May 2015
05 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Ray Kirk, Charleston, genealogy, Gretna, history, Lincoln County Feud, Louisiana, Paris Brumfield, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, Taylor Books, West Virginia, writers, writing
Here I am meeting wonderful people on 30 May 2015 at Taylor Books in Charleston, WV
26 Tuesday May 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, circuit clerk, crime, genealogy, Henderson Dingess, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan, Logan County, U.S. South, West Virginia
Henderson Dingess and others serve as jurors (March Term of Court, 1866). Source: Law Orders Book A (1868-1875), p. 146, Logan County Circuit Clerk’s Office, Logan, WV.
26 Tuesday May 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Bill Brumfield, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, Cole Branch, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Bill Brumfield grave, located at Cole Branch of Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV
25 Monday May 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Hamlin, Lincoln County Feud
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Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, cemetery, genealogy, history, Joseph E. Chilton, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, prosecuting attorney, Saint Albans, Teays Hill Cemetery, West Virginia
Joseph E. Chilton, who is buried at Teays Hill Cemetery in Saint Albans, West Virginia, served as Prosecuting Attorney for Lincoln County during the 1880s. He prosecuted the Haley-McCoy murder case in 1890.
18 Monday May 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, East Lynn, Lincoln County Feud
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Armilda, Blood in West Virginia, Cain Adkins, cemeteries, Community Memorial Gardens, genealogy, history, Lincoln County Feud, Mariah Adkins, Wayne County, West Virginia
Community Memorial Gardens, Armilda, Wayne County, WV. 12 October 2014
18 Monday May 2015
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Lincoln County Feud, Matewan
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author, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Ray Kirk, history, Lincoln County Feud, Matewan, Matewan Depot, Mingo County, West Virginia
“Blood in West Virginia” is available for purchase at Matewan Depot in Matewan, WV
10 Sunday May 2015
Posted in Inez, Lincoln County Feud
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Aquillia Porter, Blood in West Virginia, genealogy, Hart, history, John W Runyon, Kentucky, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Martin County, Mary M. Runyon, photos, Stidham, Wealthy Hinkle, West Virginia
John W. Runyon family, c.1900. Mr. Runyon, shown at back left, was a storekeeper and timberboss in Hart during the late 1880s. His wife, the former Mary M. Williamson, is shown at back right. Their daughters are also shown (l-r): Aquillia and Wealthy.
06 Wednesday May 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, East Lynn, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Armilda, Blood in West Virginia, cemeteries, Community Memorial Gardens, East Lynn, genealogy, Green McCoy, history, Lincoln County Feud, Sherman McCoy, Spicie McCoy, Stiltner, Wayne County, West Virginia
Sherman Boyd McCoy grave, located at Community Memorial Gardens, Armilda, Wayne County, WV, 26 October 2014
03 Sunday May 2015
Posted in Civil War, Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, cemeteries, civil war, Confederate Army, Henry Clay Ragland, Logan, Logan County, Logan County Banner, Old City Cemetery, publisher, U.S. South, West Virginia
Henry Clay Ragland grave, located at Old City Cemetery in Logan, WV. 1 May 2015
Henry Clay Ragland grave, located at Old City Cemetery in Logan, WV. 1 May 2015
03 Sunday May 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Timber
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Canada, culture, Enoch Baker, genealogy, history, Lincoln County Feud, logging, Nova Scotia, photos, timbering
Enoch Baker (center), a timber boss on Harts Creek in West Virginia during the 1880s
30 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in East Lynn, Lincoln County Feud, Music, Stiltner
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Appalachia, banjo, Blood in West Virginia, Cain Adkins, culture, East Lynn, Gospel, guitar, Harts Creek, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, music, Spicie Frye, Stiltner, The Adkins Family, U.S. South, Wayne County, West Fork, West Virginia
The Adkins Family, operating out of Wayne County, West Virginia, is one of the Tri-State’s most talented, well-known, and enduring Gospel groups. You can read more about their musical history here: http://theadkinsfamily.waynewv.com/ I’m proud to say their ancestors once lived on the West Fork of Harts Creek in Lincoln County. I met many of them while researching my book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy,” which details some of their family’s rich history. I encourage you to follow their Facebook page. If you enjoy Gospel music, you will not be disappointed. This is one amazing group of musicians. https://www.facebook.com/TheAdkinsFamilyGroup
30 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in East Lynn, Lincoln County Feud, Music, Stiltner
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Appalachia, Charles Bernard McCoy, culture, East Lynn, genealogy, Gladys Richardson Adkins, guitar, history, Lincoln County Feud, music, photos, Raymond McCoy, Sherman McCoy, Spicy Fry, Stiltner, The McCoy Time Singers, Wayne County, West Virginia
The McCoy Time Singers (l-r) of Wayne County, WV: Spicy Fry, Charles Bernard McCoy, Raymond McCoy, and Sherman McCoy
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