Bluefield, Virginia (2015)
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
07 Saturday Nov 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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
18 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in 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
30 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
29 Saturday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
05 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
17 Friday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
16 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
12 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County Feud, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Squire Sol Adams, West Virginia, Whirlwind, writers

I recently visited the Squire Sol Adams cabin at Whirlwind in Logan County, WV. I love the cabin and the way the land rolls here. When my book is placed at such a powerful historical site, an indescribable energy results. It’s electrifying. 11 July 2015
04 Saturday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
02 Thursday Jul 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
30 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Heritage Farm Museum and Village, history, Huntington, Ice Cream Social, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, Thad McClung, U.S. South, Way Back Weekend, West Virginia, writers
The book and I will appear at Way Back Weekend Ice Cream Social at Heritage Farm Museum and Village in Huntington, WV, on Saturday, July 4, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be situated near Thad McClung and his cannon. http://www.heritagefarmmuseum.com/ The book is titled “Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” and details the Lincoln County Feud.
30 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Big Sandy Valley, Lincoln County Feud, Matewan
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, feud, Gretna, history, Lincoln County Feud, Louisiana, Matewan, Matewan Depot, Mingo County, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, writers

“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” is available for purchase at Historic Matewan Depot in Matewan, WV. 20 June 2015
30 Tuesday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
26 Friday Jun 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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
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