21 Saturday Jun 2014
Posted in Civil War, Green Shoal
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34th Battalion Virginia Cavalry, Confederate Army, Erastus Kelly Steele, Green Shoal, Harts Creek District, history, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Erastus Kelly Steele (c.1848-1908), Confederate veteran and Green Shoal postmaster (1878-1879), resident of Harts Creek District, Lincoln County, WV
19 Thursday Jun 2014
Posted in Harts, Pearl Adkins Diary, Women's History
Pearl Adkins grave, Harts, Lincoln County, WV, 2011
13 Friday Jun 2014
Posted in John Hartford, Music
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bluegrass, culture, history, John Hartford, life, Museum of Appalachia, music, Norris, photos, Tennessee, U.S. South
John Hartford’s vest and hat, Museum of Appalachia, Norris, TN 5.15.2012
12 Thursday Jun 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Shively
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Cecil Brumfield, Harriet Brumfield, Harts Creek, history, John Brumfield, Logan County, photos, Smokehouse Fork, West Virginia
Cecil Brumfield (1897-1974), son of John and Harriet (Dingess) Brumfield, resident of Smokehouse Fork of Big Harts Creek, Logan County, WV
11 Wednesday Jun 2014
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Ben France, Cabell County, civil war, Confederate Army, fiddler, fiddling, history, Long Branch, music, photos, West Virginia
Ben France, a Confederate veteran and fiddler from Long Branch area of Cabell County, WV
07 Saturday Jun 2014
Posted in Culture of Honor, Ed Haley, Green Shoal, Lincoln County Feud
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Admiral S. Fry, George Fry, Green Shoal, history, life, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, West Virginia
George Fry home, Green Shoal, Lincoln County, WV
07 Saturday Jun 2014
Posted in Queens Ridge
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Alice Workman, Appalachia, Hezekiah Workman, history, life, Mingo County, photos, Queens Ridge, Rufus Workman, U.S. South, Wayne County, West Virginia
Abijah J. and Alice (Porter) Workman with sons Hezekiah and Rufus, residents of Grant District, Wayne County, WV, c.1908
05 Thursday Jun 2014
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Appalachia, Ed Belcher, fiddler, fiddlers, fiddling, genealogy, history, Logan, Logan County, music, photos, violin, West Virginia
John Edward “Ed” Belcher (1886-1970), violinist and resident of Logan, WV
05 Thursday Jun 2014
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Rector
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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, Mayme Ferrell, Milt Ferrell, photos, Rector, Sarah "Dolly" Ferrell, U.S. South, West Virginia
Milt Ferrell family, residents of Rector, Lincoln County, WV
02 Monday Jun 2014
Posted in African American History, Ferrellsburg, Harts
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Appalachia, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek District, history, John Adkins, Lincoln County, photos, slavery, U.S. South, West Virginia
John Adkins grave, located in Harts, Lincoln County, WV. Born into slavery at present-day Ferrellsburg, he was a life-long resident of Harts Creek District.
02 Monday Jun 2014
Posted in Harts, Women's History
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Bessie Adkins, Caroline Brumfield, Charley Brumfield, genealogy, Harts, Herb Adkins, history, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Bessie Adkins (1900-1959), daughter of Charles and Caroline (Dingess) Brumfield, wife of Herb Adkins, resident of Harts, Lincoln County, WV
31 Saturday May 2014
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Leet, Timber
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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, history, Laurel Fork, Leet, Lincoln County, photos, timbering, U.S. South, West Virginia
Leet, a timber community situated on Big Ugly Creek, Lincoln County, WV
30 Friday May 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, Ewell Mullins, genealogy, Greasy George Adams, Harts Creek, history, life, Logan County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Ewell Mullins and “Greasy George” Adams, Harts Creek, Logan County, WV
29 Thursday May 2014
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Green Shoal
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Blackburn Lucas, Elizabeth Lucas, Evermont Ward Lucas, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Evermont Ward Lucas (1884-1918), son of Blackburn and Elizabeth (Dial) Lucas, Lincoln County, WV
28 Wednesday May 2014
Posted in Atenville, Cemeteries
Rock formation at the Mullins-Vance family cemetery, Atenville, Lincoln County, WV, 2003
25 Sunday May 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Anna Adams, Appalachia, Great Depression, Harts Creek, history, Johnie Adams, life, Logan County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Johnie and Anna (Adams) Adams, residents of Upper Hart, Logan County, WV
23 Friday May 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Spottswood, Women's History
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Alice Adams, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Logan County, photos, Victorian Age, West Virginia
Alice Adams, daughter of Anthony and Alafair (Chapman) Adams, c.1900
23 Friday May 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Harts, Timber
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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, Lincoln County, logging, photos, timbering, U.S. South, West Virginia
Harts Creek Timber Man, 1890-1915
21 Wednesday May 2014
Harts, Guyandotte River flood, 1963
Harts, Guyandotte River flood, 1963
20 Tuesday May 2014
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Appalachia, genealogy, Harts, Herb Adkins, history, Lincoln County, merchant, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Herb Adkins store, Harts, Lincoln County, WV
Herb Adkins store, Harts, Lincoln County, WV
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