03 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud, Logan
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, George Brumfield, history, Logan, photos, Sampson Brumfield, West Virginia, World War II
I recently enjoyed meeting 89-year-old George Brumfield and his family in Logan, WV. George is the great-grandson of Sampson Brumfield, a World War II veteran, and a wealth of knowledge about local history. September 2015
03 Saturday Oct 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, author, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Empire Books and News, feuds, genealogy, history, Huntington, John Adkins, John Brumfield, Lincoln County Feud, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
“Blood in West Virginia: Brumfield v. McCoy” is available for purchase at Empire Books & News in Huntington, WV.
05 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Sand Creek
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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Mile Branch, Paris Brumfield, photos, Price Lucas Family Cemetery, Sand Creek, U.S. South, West Virginia
I recently visited Paris Brumfield’s grave at Lucas Cemetery on Sand Creek ridge in Lincoln County, WV. 3 September 2015
05 Saturday Sep 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Sand Creek
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Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, David Price Lucas, genealogy, Harry Kirk, history, Lincoln County, Mile Branch, photos, Phyllis Kirk, Sand Creek, West Virginia
Dad and I recently visited the grave of his great-great-great-grandfather, David Price Lucas (c.1811-1917), at Sand Creek ridge in Lincoln County, WV. Photo by Mom. 4 September 2015
04 Friday Sep 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Fourteen, Wewanta
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Appalachia, Billy Branch, Brandon Kirk, Emily Lucas, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, photos, Sulphur Spring Fork, U.S. South, West Virginia, William R. Lucas
Here I am visiting the graves of William R. and Emily (Fry) Lucas, my great-great-great-grandparents. Location: Billy Branch of Sulphur Spring Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek in Lincoln County, WV. 30 August 2015
31 Monday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Barnes and Noble, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, history, Lincoln County Feud, Morgantown, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, writers
Thanks to Barnes and Noble in Morgantown, WV, for hosting us last weekend. We met some amazing people and enjoyed our visit. 29 August 2015
30 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, Clay, Clay County, history, Lincoln County Feud, Pelican Publishing Company, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, writers
I recently visited a favorite structure in Clay, West Virginia. 28 August 2015
27 Thursday Aug 2015
Posted in Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Al Brumfield, Appalachia, geography, Green Shoal, Guyandotte River, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, map, photos, U.S. South, West Fork, West Virginia
Hart, noting “Brumfield’s Store,” in 1891-1892. Al Brumfield owned the store.
24 Monday Aug 2015
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Andrew Lewis Sias, Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, cemeteries, civil war, Fourteen, Fourteen Mile Creek, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, photos, Phyllis Kirk, Sias Family Cemetery, West Virginia
Mom and I recently placed a military marker at the grave of Andrew Lewis Sias, who served in Company D, 34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry. Lew Sias is my great-great-great-grandfather. He is buried in the head of East Fork of Fourteen Mile Creek, Lincoln County, WV.
15 Saturday Aug 2015
Posted in Ed Haley, Music, Women's History
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Appalachia, fiddle, fiddler, history, Josie Cline, Kentucky, Kermit, music, photos, U.S. South, Warfield, West Virginia
The fiddle of Josie (Spaulding) Cline, “Lady Champion Fiddler of Kentucky, Virginia, Ohio & West Virginia”
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in John Hartford, Music
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banjo, bluegrass music, Cumberland River, fiddler, John Hartford, Madison, music, Nashville, photos, Tennessee
John Hartford’s porch, Madison, TN
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Brandon Kirk, Devil Anse Hatfield, feuds, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, history, Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kentucky, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Pike County Tourism, Pikeville, sheriff, Tennis Hatfield, West Virginia, William K. Hatfield
Here I am earlier today with William K. “Billy” Hatfield, a descendant of Tennis Hatfield (son of Anse). My Kirk ancestors supported Tennis Hatfield, who served as Sheriff of Logan County (WV) during the 1920s
09 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Lincoln County Feud, Pikeville
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Brandon Kirk, culture, Diggers, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Jenny Wiley Theatre, Kentucky, life, photos, Pike County Tourism, Pikeville, Tony Tackett, tourism
Here I am earlier today with Tony Tackett, Pike County (KY) Tourism Director, at Jenny Wiley Theatre in Pikeville, KY. Tony and his associates are unsurpassed in what they do. Many thanks to Tony and Pike County Tourism for inviting me to the Diggers premiere. It was a great time.
05 Wednesday Aug 2015
Posted in Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, books, Brandon Kirk, genealogy, Hatfield McCoy Day, Heritage Farm Village and Museum, history, Huntington, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Way Back Weekend, West Virginia
Heritage Farm Village and Museum in Huntington, WV, 01 August 2015
29 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Harts
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Appalachia, culture, Harts, history, Jessie Brumfield, life, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Jessie Brumfield cup and saucer, Harts, WV, 2014
28 Tuesday Jul 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud
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Appalachia, Blood in West Virginia, cemeteries, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Hugh Dingess, Hugh Dingess Family Cemetery, Lincoln County Feud, Logan County, photos, Smokehouse Fork, U.S. South, Viola Dingess, West Virginia
Hugh and Viola (Dingess) Dingess grave, Smokehouse Fork of Harts Creek, Logan County, WV, 24 August 2014
26 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, Bernie Adams, cemeteries, guitarist, Harts Creek, history, Hoover Fork, John M. Adams Family Cemetery, Kathy Adams, Logan County, music, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Thanks to Kathy Adams and her family, I located the Bernie Adams grave on Harts Creek earlier this year. 28 March 2015
26 Sunday Jul 2015
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bluegrass, Ed Haley, life, music, Nashville, Paul Kowert, photos, Punch Brothers, Steve Haley, Tennessee
Steve Haley, grandson of Ed Haley, and Paul Kowert, of Punch Brothers, were two of my recent dinner companions in Nashvillle. Two outstanding fellows. 21 July 2015
26 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Cemeteries, John Hartford
During my recent trip to Nashville, I visited the final resting place of my late friends, John and Marie Hartford.
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
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