West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville, WV (2019)

23 Tuesday Jul 2019

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banjo, banjo contests, Betty Vornbrock, fiddle contests, fiddlers, fiddling, folk festivals, Glenville, history, Lincoln County, music, Paul Gartner, Phyllis Kirk, The Country Store and Museum, The Pioneer Stage, West Virginia, West Virginia State Folk Festival

Straight ahead…the WV State Folk Festival! Glenville, WV. 21 July 2019

Here we are early in the day. 21 June 2019

Highlight: The Country Store and Museum. 21 June 2019 https://www.wvstatefolkfestival.com/country-store-and-museum

Inside of The Country Store and Museum are many great things! 21 June 2019

Black Diamond Strings in The Country Store and Museum. 21 June 2019

Here’s Betty Vornbrock winning the fiddle contest. 21 June 2019

Paul Gartner, the winner of the banjo contest, lives in Lincoln County, WV. Photo by Mom. 21 June 2019

Out and about on the grounds. 21 June 2019

Hatfield-McCoy Feud: Ellison Hatfield Grave at Newtown, WV (2019)

17 Wednesday Jul 2019

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Up this way to the old Hatfield cemetery. Newtown, Mingo County, WV. Photo by Mom. 6 July 2019.

Entering the old Hatfield cemetery. It was a bit weedy! Photo by Mom. 6 July 2019.

I mowed some of the graves and made sure to place flowers at the grave of Ellison Hatfield. Photo by Mom. 6 July 2019

Leaving the cemetery, you can return to the paved road by going left over the bridge or right through Mate Creek. 6 July 2019

Antique Timber Branding Stamp Hammer (2019)

09 Sunday Jun 2019

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These well-worn hammers were used to “brand” the ends of freshly cut logs so as to identify the owner of each log. Photo by Mom. 7 June 2019

When timber men sent hundreds or thousands of logs floating down the river to market, the identifying mark proved ownership. Cutting the end of the log, thus removing the brand symbol, was a penitentiary offense. Photo by Mom. 7 June 2019

Gov. Simon Bolivar Buckner Grave in Frankfort, KY (2019)

26 Sunday May 2019

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Civil War, Hatfield-McCoy Feud

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Simon Bolivar Buckner grave at Frankfort Cemetery, Frankfort, KY. Governor Buckner, a veteran of the Confederate Army, played a role in the Hatfield-McCoy Feud. Located in Section I of the cemetery. Photo by Mom. 21 May 2019

Barboursville Cemetery (2015/2017)

23 Saturday Feb 2019

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Barboursville, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud

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Anthony and Margaret Shelton headstone, Barboursville Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, WV. 14 February 2015

Dr. V. Randolph Moss grave, Barboursville Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, WV. Dr. Moss was an attending physician to Hollena Brumfield after her gunshot wound to the face in September of 1889. Photo by Mom. 5 May 2017

Dr. V. Randolph Moss grave, Barboursville Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, WV. Photo by Mom. 5 May 2017

Dr. V. Randolph Moss grave, Barboursville Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, WV. 5 May 2017

William S. Kelley grave, Barboursville Cemetery, Barboursville, Cabell County, WV. 15 February 2015

Buskirk Cemetery at Buskirk, KY (2015)

09 Tuesday Oct 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Cemeteries, Coal, Culture of Honor, Matewan

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Appalachia, Baldwin-Felts Agency, Brandon Kirk, Buskirk, Buskirk Cemetery, Cable Testerman, cemeteries, Ed Chambers, genealogy, history, Kentucky, Matewan, Matewan Massacre, mayor, McDowell County, Mine Wars, Phyllis Kirk, Pike County, Sid Hatfield, Welch, West Virginia

Partial view of the Buskirk Cemetery in Buskirk, Pike County, KY. 16 May 2015.

Sid Hatfield grave (left) and Cable Testerman grave (right). Note gap between the headstones.. After Cable’s death, Sid married his widow. Was the burial spot between the two men reserved for her? 16 May 2015. https://yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com/2012/06/04/married-the-man-who-killed-her-husband-and-then/

Sid Hatfield headstone, Buskirk Cemetery, Buskirk, KY. Sid was chief of police in Matewan, WV. 16 May 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnHY7HHPhCw

Sid Hatfield headstone, Buskirk Cemetery, Buskirk, KY. After his murder, labor activists fashioned a mythical Sid Hatfield. The real Sid Hatfield has been largely lost to history. 16 May 2015. https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/282

“Defender of the Rights of Working People”…? 16 May 2015.

Cable Testerman headstone, Buskirk Cemetery, Buskirk, KY. Mayor Testerman was shot and killed in the Matewan Massacre. 16 May 2015.

Ed Chambers headstone, Buskirk Cemetery, Buskirk, KY. Chambers and Hatfield were murdered at Welch, WV. 3000 people reportedly attended their funerals. 16 May 2015.

Fun day! Buskirk Cemetery, Buskirk, KY. 16 May 2015. Photo by Mom.

Confederate Statue at Union, WV (2016)

27 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Monroe County

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Visiting the Confederate statue at Union, Monroe County, WV. 6 August 2016. Photo by Mom.

Way out in the distance is the statue. 6 August 2016.

The statue. 6 August 2016. Photo by Mom.

Jackson’s Mill (2015)

27 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in American Revolutionary War, Civil War, Lincoln County Feud, Native American History

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Years ago, I attended Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Academy (10th grade) and the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State (11th grade) here at Jackson’s Mill in Lewis County, WV. 29 August 2015. Photo by Mom.

Jackson’s Mill is the boyhood home of Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson. 29 August 2015.

Jackson’s Mill. Original owned by West Virginia University Archives.

Jackson’s Mill Historic Area Map. 29 August 2015.

Mary Conrad Cabin/The General’s Store. William Rohrbough constructed the front in 1845; George Conrad constructed the back after 1855. 29 August 2015.

Mary Conrad Cabin/The General’s Store. Future U.S. presidents Rutherford B. Hayes and William McKinley reportedly visited the cabin at its original location. 29 August 2015.

Mary Conrad Cabin/The General’s Store. Dove tail notching. 29 August 2015.

Mary Conrad Cabin/The General’s Store. Love the dogtrot feature! 29 August 2015.

Mary Conrad Cabin/The General’s Store. BOOK MEETS LOG CABIN. I enjoy seeing the book with logs. 29 August 2015.

McWhorter Cabin. Built after 1793 by Revolutionary War veteran Henry McWhorter of New Jersey, this 18′ X 24′ cabin offers an internal chimney as protection from attacks by Native Americans. It was used as a home, church, school, and post office. 29 August 2015.

McWhorter Cabin. Note the square notching. 29 August 2015.

McWhorter Cabin. 1793 pioneer cabin meets 1889 feud history. 29 August 2015. Photo by Mom.

Jackson’s Mill. 29 August 2015.

Jackson’s Mill, 1837. 29 August 2015.

Museum and Log Cabin at Breaks Interstate Park in Breaks, VA (2018)

17 Monday Sep 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Civil War, Hatfield-McCoy Feud, Native American History, Timber

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Video showcasing regional history. 25 August 2018.

Hammerstone and Polishing Stone. 25 August 2018.

Fully Grooved Axe. 25 August 2018.

Lt. James A. Garfield, Union hero at the Battle of Middle Creek, KY. 25 August 2018.

Rafting through Breaks Canyon, c.1885. 25 August 2018.

This photo is labeled: “A Confrontation Between the Hatfields and the McCoys.”

Moonshine still. 25 August 2018.

Seed fern fossil, 305 million years old. 25 August 2018.

Native wildlife. 25 August 2018.

Log cabin. 25 August 2018.

Mom at the cabin. 25 August 2018.

Moonshine still showing cap, thumping keg, and worm. 25 August 2018.

Salt kettle cast at Marion, VA, about 1860 and buried to conceal it from Union troops at Saltville, VA, in 1864. 25 August 2018.

James P. Mullins Grave and the K.S. Colley Cemetery in Breaks, VA (2018)

11 Tuesday Sep 2018

Posted by Brandon Ray Kirk in Big Harts Creek, Cemeteries, Lincoln County Feud

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Appalachia, Big Branch, Big Harts Creek, Brandon Kirk, Breaks, Dickenson County, feuds, genealogy, history, James P. Mullins, K.S. Colley Cemetery, K.S. Colley Cemetery Road, King Solomon Colley, King Solomon Colley Road, Lincoln County, Lincoln County Feud, photos, Phyllis Kirk, Virginia, West Virginia

View of K.S. Colley Cemetery Road from the K.S. Colley Cemetery in Breaks, Dickenson County, VA. 25 August 2018.

K.S. Colley Cemetery. 25 August 2018.

James P. Mullins, once a merchant at Big Branch of Harts Creek in Lincoln County, WV, was involved in the Lincoln County Feud. Photo by Mom. 25 August 2018.

View of the cemetery from K.S. Colley Cemetery Road. 25 August 2018.

The K.S. Colley Cemetery is located near the Dickenson-Buchanan county line. 25 August 2018.

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Tag Archives: Phyllis Kirk

West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville, WV (2019)

Hatfield-McCoy Feud: Ellison Hatfield Grave at Newtown, WV (2019)

Antique Timber Branding Stamp Hammer (2019)

Gov. Simon Bolivar Buckner Grave in Frankfort, KY (2019)

Barboursville Cemetery (2015/2017)

Buskirk Cemetery at Buskirk, KY (2015)

Confederate Statue at Union, WV (2016)

Jackson’s Mill (2015)

Museum and Log Cabin at Breaks Interstate Park in Breaks, VA (2018)

James P. Mullins Grave and the K.S. Colley Cemetery in Breaks, VA (2018)