Rebellion in the Hills (2016)
28 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Civil War, Lincoln County Feud, Logan
28 Wednesday Sep 2016
Posted in Civil War, Lincoln County Feud, Logan
23 Friday Sep 2016
Posted in Civil War, Lincoln County Feud, Logan
11 Sunday Sep 2016
Posted in Dunlow, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachian, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Cabwaylingo State Forest, Camp Anthony Wayne, Camp Twelvepole, Civilian Conservation Corps, Dunlow, history, Pelican Publishing Company, Wayne County, West Virginia

Cabwaylingo State Forest, located at Dunlow in Wayne County, WV, began in the 1930s as a CCC camp project. I recently introduced my book to the park. 20 August 2016. Photo by Mom.
10 Saturday Sep 2016
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, author, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Greenbrier College, Greenbrier County, John McElhenney, Lewisburg, Lewisburg Academy, Lewisburg Literary Festival, Lewisburg Seminary, Lincoln County Feud, Pelican Publishing Company, West Virginia

Many thanks to the Lewisburg Literary Festival for hosting us in Lewisburg, WV. 6 August 2016. Photo by Mom.
05 Monday Sep 2016
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, author, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Greenbrier County, Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lewisburg, Lewisburg Literary Festival, Lincoln County Feud, Pelican Publishing Company, West Virginia

Greenbrier County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lewisburg, WV, 5 August 2016. Photo by Mom.
21 Saturday May 2016
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Absolum Spry, Appalachia, Atenville, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Dry Branch, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Rachel Spry, West Virginia

Absalom “Ap” Spry grave, located at Dry Branch in Atenville, Lincoln County, West Virginia. Mr. Spry (1850-1930), husband to Rachel Brumfield, appears as a character in the book.
26 Tuesday Apr 2016
Posted in Huntington, Lincoln County Feud
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author, authors, Blood in West Virginia, book, books, Brandon Kirk, Dave Lavender, Empire Books, Herald-Dispatch, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, West Virginia
The book and I will appear at Empire Books & News in Huntington, WV, on Saturday, April 30, from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. Our last appearance in September was a sellout venue…and we met many amazing people. If you are local to the Tri-State area, come and see us this Saturday! (We will be joined by over 25 regional authors.) For information about our last visit to the store, follow this link: http://www.herald-dispatch.com/features_entertainment/author-to-sign-new-book-at-empire-on-saturday/article_dcf95a5c-13eb-5ecf-aeca-713a131626c5.html


24 Sunday Apr 2016
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud, Little Harts Creek, Queens Ridge
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Ray Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, history, John S. Nester, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Little Harts Creek, Malinda Nester, Nester Cemetery, photos, Short Bend, West Virginia

I recently visited the grave of Malinda Nester, whose husband John S. Nester appears as a character in “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.” 23 April 2016
03 Sunday Apr 2016
Posted in Big Creek, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Lilly-Adkins Family Cemetery, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, midwife, Nancy Simpkins, photos, West Virginia

Early today, I located the grave of Nancy Simpkins at Big Creek in Logan County, WV. Nan was a midwife who appears in my feud book, “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy.”
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
17 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Warren
09 Friday Oct 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Spottswood
04 Sunday Oct 2015
Posted in Ed Haley, John Hartford, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Ashland, Ashland Daily Independent, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Dave Lavender, Ed Haley, Ed Haley Memorial Fiddle Contest, Empire Books, fiddlers, fiddling, Goldenseal, Greenup, Hannibal H. Holbrook, Harts Creek, Herald-Dispatch, history, Huntington, John Hartford, Kentucky, music, Poage Landing Days, Steve Haley, The Kentucky Explorer, U.S. South, West Virginia, writing
The Herald-Dispatch of Huntington, WV, and the Ashland (KY) Daily Independent have recently provided great coverage of the book and related research projects. Many thanks to these newspapers for supporting regional history. Here are the links to the stories:
I am honored that some of my writing will appear in forthcoming issues of Goldenseal and The Kentucky Explorer, two of my absolute favorite magazines. The Winter issue of Goldenseal will feature a story about Ed Haley’s background on Harts Creek and his later visits to the community. A smaller story details John Hartford’s search for Ed Haley in the Harts Creek area. The December issue of The Kentucky Explorer will feature a story about Ed Haley’s friendship with Dr. H.H. Holbrook of Ashland and Greenup.
03 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
03 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
18 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
17 Thursday Sep 2015
Posted in East Lynn, Lincoln County Feud
09 Wednesday Sep 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
03 Thursday Sep 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
31 Monday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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