26 Saturday Apr 2014
Posted in Ferrellsburg
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Albert Adkins, Appalachia, Emma Jane Adkins, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, history, Lincoln County, photos, West Virginia
Albert and Emma Jane (Hager) Adkins of Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV
26 Saturday Apr 2014
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Appalachia, Clark Kessinger, fiddle, fiddler, fiddling, history, Kanawha County, Lincoln County, music, photos, West Virginia
Clark Kessinger
26 Saturday Apr 2014
Posted in Dingess, John Hartford
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Appalachia, Dingess, Gideon Marcum, history, John Hartford, Mingo County, Moses Marcum, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
John Hartford took this photograph of the Gideon Marcum home at Dingess in Mingo County, WV, March 4, 1995
23 Wednesday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, history, Lincoln County, Logan County, photos, Piney, U.S. South, West Virginia, Will Workman
Will Workman house, Piney, Logan-Lincoln county line, WV, 2004
23 Wednesday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Ed Haley, Lincoln County Feud, Whirlwind
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Appalachia, blind, Ed Haley, Harts Creek, history, Imogene Haley, life, Logan County, Milt Haley, music, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
James Edward “Ed” Haley, born August 1885, son of T. Milton and Imogene (Mullins) Haley, Harts Creek, Logan County, WV
23 Wednesday Apr 2014
Posted in Civil War
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Albert Gallatin Jenkins, Appalachia, Cabell County, civil war, Green Bottom, history, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
Albert Gallatin Jenkins House, Cabell County, WV, 2013
21 Monday Apr 2014
Posted in Harts
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Al Brumfield, Appalachia, Harts, history, life, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, Watson Adkins, West Virginia
Al Brumfield-Watson Adkins House, constructed c.1894, located in Harts, Lincoln County, WV
20 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Culture of Honor, Harts, Lincoln County Feud
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Ann Brumfield, Appalachia, Caney Branch, Cole Branch, feud, genealogy, Harts Creek, history, life, Lincoln County, Paris Brumfield, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, William Brumfield
William “Bill” Brumfield (1875-1930), son of Paris and Ann (Toney) Brumfield, resident of Cole-Caney Branch of Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV
20 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Ferrellsburg, Harts
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Appalachia, culture, Ferrellsburg, Fisher B. Adkins, genealogy, Harts, Harts Creek, history, life, Lincoln County, photos, West Fork, West Virginia
Fisher B. Adkins, resident of the West Fork of Big Harts Creek, Lincoln County, WV
18 Friday Apr 2014
Posted in Ferrellsburg, Women's History
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Albert Adkins, Appalachia, Brooke Adkins, Ferrellsburg, genealogy, history, Hugh Dingess, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, Viola Dingess, West Virginia
Brooke (Dingess) Adkins, daughter of Hugh and Viola (Dingess) Dingess, wife of Albert G. Adkins, resident of Ferrellsburg, Lincoln County, WV
16 Wednesday Apr 2014
Posted in Ed Haley
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Ashland, Boyd County, Ed Haley, genealogy, history, John Hartford, Kentucky, music, photos
Ed Haley’s grave, Ashland, Kentucky, 1991
15 Tuesday Apr 2014
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Appalachia, Fourteen Mile Creek, Frances Bush, George Bush, history, life, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia, Wewanta
George Bush and Frances Lucas Bush-Workman (c.1855-1920), residents of Wewanta, Lincoln County, WV
14 Monday Apr 2014
Posted in Ed Haley
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Appalachia, genealogy, guitar, history, Kentucky, music, Ohio, photos, Ralph Haley, U.S. South
Ralph Haley, son of Ella (Trumbo) Haley
14 Monday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek, Green Shoal, Toney
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Appalachia, genealogy, Green Shoal, Harts Creek, history, Irvin Workman, life, Lincoln County, Logan County, photos, West Virginia, Workman Fork
Irvin Workman, resident of Green Shoal, Lincoln County, WV
13 Sunday Apr 2014
Posted in Culture of Honor, Harts, Little Harts Creek
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Appalachia, culture, fiddle, fiddler, genealogy, Harts, history, life, Lincoln County, Little Aaron Adkins, Little Harts Creek, Major Adkins, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
A.E. “Major” Adkins and Aaron Adkins, Jr., residents of Harts, Lincoln County, WV, 1870s
12 Saturday Apr 2014
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Appalachia, Big Creek, culture, history, James B. Toney, life, Lincoln County, Logan County, photos, Toney, U.S. South, West Virginia
James B. Toney, merchant at Big Creek, Logan County, WV
11 Friday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Harts Creek
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Appalachia, culture, Harts Creek, history, life, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
“Dinner on the ground” scene, Harts Creek, Lincoln or Logan County, WV
11 Friday Apr 2014
Posted in Harts
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Appalachia, Bill Adkins, genealogy, Harts, history, Lincoln County, photos, U.S. South, West Virginia
W.C. “Bill” Adkins, resident of Harts, Lincoln County, WV, c.1994
11 Friday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Coal
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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, coal, culture, environment, Lincoln County, mining, mountains, photos, West Virginia
Surface mine on Big Ugly Creek, Lincoln County, WV, 2006
10 Thursday Apr 2014
Posted in Big Ugly Creek, Ed Haley, Rector
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Appalachia, Big Ugly Creek, Brandon Kirk, culture, history, life, Lincoln County, Mayme Ferrell, Milt Ferrell, photos, Rector, U.S. South, West Virginia
Milt Ferrell cabin, Rector, Big Ugly Creek, Lincoln County, WV, c.1998
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