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Tags: 488, Bastian, Bastian Church of God, Betty Baines, Biographical, Bland Pentecostal, Bluefield Lumber Company, Catherine Hepert, Cindy Havens, CJ Thompson, CJ Thompson and Daniel Mullins, Daniel Mullins, Dreama Neil, Edith Looney, Elise Bricke, Fort Blackmore, George Allen, Grand Ole Opry, James Bricke, Jimmy Dye, Lauchie Taylor, Life in Bland County, Lottie Bricke Estep, Margery Blankenship, Mary Muncy, Maxine Taylor, Mr. Dilly, Mr. Tool, Mrs. Groseclose, Pearl Harbor, Pete Dye, President Truman, Robert Estep, Robert Wagner, Terpantine, This is an interview with Maxine Taylor about her life in Bland County., Virginia, Virginia Hardwood, Vivian Brown, World War 2

Tags: 477, 5/29/05, Alvis, Amanda Sargent, Anthony, Anthony Rife, Ashley Rife, B.J. Davis, Biographical, Buckhannon County, checkers, chores, Christmas, Church, Compton Mountain, Daniel Stowers, Democrat, Eisenhower, electricity, farm, Farming, Fuzz, games, garden, Gerald Payne, Gilda Gay Kennedy, Granville Lundy Rife, Halloween, Hilda, home remedies, Joe Rife, John Crockett, John Glen, John Wayne, Johnson, Jolo, Josh Taylor, Juanita, Junior Keene, Kennedy, Knox Creek, Korean War, Lammon Atwell, Laura June Coleman, Life in Bland County, Louise Octavi Cooper Rife, Lucy, marbles, Marie, Marietta Islands, Marilyn, McDowell County, Merrill, Nixon, Oakie Rife, Orville Gay Hale, Pearl Harbor, Penecostal, pranks, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Rosie, School, Sheridan Rife, shooters, slingshot, South Pacific, The Great Depression, Thelma Sparks, This is an interview with Daniel Stowers about his life in Bland County., toys, Travis Rife, Truman, Vietnam, Virginia, wagon, Walter Rife, War, Watergate, White Mountain, Willard Rife, Winnie Elkins Rife, WWII

Tags: 424, 6/7/03, Audrey Cox, baseball, Biographical, Bird, Bland County, Bob Cox, Ceres, Ceres High School, chores, Christmas, Donnie Cox, farm, garden, Grand Ole Opry, guard, Halloween, Jay Cox, Jessica Cox, Juggler, Larry Cox, Life in Bland County, Mal Cox, Melvin Cox, Mr. Umbarger, Ms. Stowers, Ms. Umbarger, mustard sack, Omen Cox, Presbtyrian, Stony Gap, This is an interview with Melvin Cox about his life in Bland County., Virginia, Whitten Cox, Willie Cox

Tags: 418, 5/16/03, Afganistan, Alabama, Biographical, David Taylor and Matthew Shrader, Great Lakes, Ilinois, Iraq, Life in Bland County, Navy, Newport News, Rocky Gap, Roy Wayne Nunley, This is an interview with Roy Wayne Nunley about his life in Bland County., U.S.S. Enterprise, Vietnam, Virginia

Tags: 1938, 397, 6/10/03, Agnes Saunders, B.B. Saunders, baseball, Basketball, Biographical, Bluefield, Brooklyn, Calloway, Campbell Cecil, Carlotta, CC Camps, Chappell, checkers, Chicago, chores, Christmas, Church, Church of Christ, coal mining, Connie T. Cecil, courting, cut grass, dancing, dating, Della Fergeson, Dewey, Dickie Sessoms, Eastern Parkway, Ed Sullivan, Eisenhower, Elanor Roosevelt, Eli Myhand, Erasmus High School, Erica, farm, fights, Floyd County, Football, Frank Parker, Franklin County, Franklin Roosevelt, garden, gris mill, Halloween, hockey, holidays, home remedies, housewife, Ida Cecil, Ida Saunders, Jackie Robinson, Jersey City, Jesica, Jewell Cecil, Johnson, Kennedy, Kim, Korean War, Kyle, Lee Powell Saunders, Lexington Avenue, Life in Bland County, Lonnie Price Saunders, Manhattan, Marc, May 24, Memorial Day, memories, mental institution, Monica, Moochie, Morstine, Morstine Colclough, movies, Ms.Lewis, New Deal, New Year’s, New York, Newark, Nixon, Octavia, Petersburg, Pitkin Avenue, Postal Service, pranks, President Truman, restaurant, rock battles, Rocky Gap, Sawmill, School, shows, snowball fight, snowstorm, Sports, Tazewell, telephone, television, This is an interview with Connie T. Cecil about his life in Bland County., toys, train set, Veteran, Vietnam War, Virginia, Watergate, Williamsburg, Willie Mays, WWII

Tags: 12/29/01, 350, Amy Johnson, Bane, Beta Club, Betsey Olla Lusk Shrewbury, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, Bush, Christian, Christmas, Cunningham, Donald Shresbury, Donna Smith, Dot, Easter, Ed Lusk, Eisenhower, Glenda Shrewsbury McCloud, Hill Top Batist Church, Joyce Anders, Kansas, Katherine Dunn, Life in Bland County, Louis Vest, Maggie, Mammie Lusk, Margaret Wiley, Martha Wiley, Mt. Zion United Methodis Church, Paris Earl Shrewsbury, Paul Deward Wiley, Presbyterian, President Kennedy, Richard Hamlin, South Carolina, Spanishburg, Spanishburg Elementry, Summersville, This is an interview with Margaret Wiley about her life in Bland County., Time Finance Company, Valentines Day, Vietnam War, Virginia, West Virginia, White Gate, Wolf Creek

Tags: 12/29/01, 349, Adria, Bastain, Bastain Union, Biographical, Bland County, Bland High School, Bluefield, Briston, Burkes Gardn, CCC, Christmas, Elizabeth Neal, Great Depression, Harvy Rasnake, Hunting Camp Creek, James Edward Rasnake, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Mary’s Adventist, Mattie Elizabeth Bogle, N&W, Narrows, Pearl Harbor, President Truman, Ronoke, Rosa Pruett, Rosie Miles, Rufus Bogle, Russell County, Sylvia Pauley, Tazewell County, Tennessee, This is an interview with Rosa Pruett about her life in Bland County., Tyler Pruett, Valentines Day, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company, WPA, WWII

Tags: 2/26/01, 327, Abingdon, AEP, Biographical, Bishop, Brown Lambert Mountain, business, California, Coal Camps, Farms, Ferram College, Fieldale, Flashover, Grundy, Herndon, Homes, Jessica Bowen, Kentucky, Life in Bland County, mountain, R.T. Bowen, Ridgeway, Roanoke area, Rocky Gap, RT Bowen Jr., Supplicing, Tagging, Tazewell, This is an interview with R.T. Bowen about his life in Bland County., Virginia, Wyoming Street

Tags: 0326, 2/17/01, 326, American Indians, baptisms, Baptist Church, Bessie Smith, Big Farmers Market, Biographical, Bland, Bluefield, Blues, Boyd French, California, Camp Pendleton, carpenter, Carroll, Charleston, Charlie Robinson, City of Berkley, Clark’s Place, Denmark, Deoietha Ferguson, Doc. Brown, Dry Fork, Eggleston, Elgood, Epps Saunders, Ethel, Europe, farm, Faulkner, Ferge Tynes, Fred Saunders, Free Slave, Gardens, Glen Lynn, Hardy, house, Iceboxes, Ingleside, Internet, John Dodson, Kay Couch, Life in Bland County, Lorenze Robinson, Mack Furguson, Marine Corp., Marmet, Mary Fannie, Mary Robinson, Molasses, Moon shining, Mormon Church, Mr. Ace Toler, Mr. Bukhart, Mr. White, Mud Fork, Nathaniel, New York City, Norfolk, North Carolina, Palmer, Percy Robinson, Pete Furguson, pigs, Plumber, Powell Saunders, preacher, Rail Road, Roanoke, Rocky Gap, Roy Clark, Ruben Ferguson, Sawmill, slave, spring house, Sugar Cane, switch, Tazewell County, The Buff, This is an interview with Percy Robinson about his life in Bland County., tobacco, train, Tynes Chapel, Virginia, wagon, Warren Gray, Webster, West Virginia, Western Rail Road, Wolf Creek

Tags: 0321, 12/31/00, 321, Amanda Looney, arithmetic, Bastian, Biographical, Bland County, Bluefield, Bogle School, Buchanan County, CC camp, Crockett Looney, East River Mountain, Eisenhower, English, Eribe Looney, garden, geography, Gladys, Granada Theater, Grand Ole Opry, Harless Looney, Hick Looney, history, Hollybrook, Joe Childress, Kennedy, Kent Looney, Korean War, Life in Bland County, Lucille Looney, Margaret Looney, Marice Devors. Vickie Lynn, Marvin, Marvin Looney, Plantnick Brothers, Pricey Jane Looney, Randy Lee, reading, Roanoke, Rufus Looney, This is an interview with Kent Looney about his life in Bland County., Vick Looney, Vietnam War Nixon, Virgina on 614, Virginia, Watergate., West Virginia, Wolf Creek, writing

Tags: 0302, 2/15/00, 302, A.J. Tynes, acre, arithmetic, barn, beans, bears, Big Emmet, Biographical, Bland, Bluefield, Bluefield State, Bristol Adams, Burkes Garden, canemill, cat, Charlie Taylor, Charolette Saunders, chestnuts, Conrad Tuggle, deer, Dry Fork, Emma Gordon Tynes, England, Ernie Ford, Ferguson Cemetary, flags, flour, Franklin County, garden, geography, Georgia, Grand Ole Opry, Grayson County, Greenville, hams, hogs, Indian Burial Ground, Jack Tynes, Jerry Nidday, Jim Harless, John Dodson, Julia Clark, kitchen, Lawerance Welk Show, leather britches, Life in Bland County, literature, Little Emmet, log cabin, Mack H. Ferguson, Marvin Tynes, Narrows, Nashville, Newberry’s Funeral Home, Octavia Saunders, Ohio, Pete Ferguson, pigs, Portsmouth, Powell Saunders, prayers, Princeton, rabbit, Railroad, recordshop, Rocky Gap, Round Bottom, Sawmill, slave, sled runner, Smith and Cannon, songs, sorghum, South Carolina, spring, store, Tazewell, Tennesse, This is an interview with Marvin Tynes about his life in Bland County., Thompson, train’ Columbus, Uncle Elige, United Central, Virginia, West Virginia, wheat, Williamson, Wolfe Creek

Tags: 11/28/99, 298, Biographical, Bland Correction Center, cattle, Christiansburg, Clearfork, Crackers Neck, cucumbers, farm, fishing, Flowers, Hunting, Joyce Tickle, lettue, Life in Bland County, onion, Patrick Henry, Robbie Morehead, Rocky Gap, Secretary, Summer, taxes, This is an interview with Joyce Tickle about her life in Bland County., tomatoes, Valley, Virginia, Walkers Creek

Tags: 1/4/00, 289, Angela Shrader, Bastian, Biographical, Bland County, Byron Morehead, C.C. Morehead, Charles L. Morehead, Christmas, coal, docters, Donald Ray. Charlie Vernon, Dora May Walker, Emery Morehead, Gilbet Morehead, Halloween, Hazel Shrader, Helen Coburn, Hicksville, James Morehead, Junior, Leona Morehead, Life in Bland County, Mame Shufflebarger, monet amounts, Nina Hicks, Post Office, Rocky Gap., Round Bottom, School, Terra Bradshaw & Natasha Looney, This is an interview with Helene Coburn about her life in Bland County., toys, Virginia, voting, warren

Tags: 12/30/99, 279, A.D. Burton, Athens, Bible, Billy French, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bland Court House, Bora French, Buckhorn Mtn., Burkes Garden, buttermilk, Castlewood, Charlie Taylor, Clarence Tolbert, Clearfork, Clovis Clark, Coke oven, College Avenue, Connie Cecil, coon dogs, cows.Wytheville, Depression, Dotson Clark, East End Church, East River Mtn., Edith French, Emma Tynes, Family/People, Farming, Floyd Co., Galax, gardening, Garland Updike, Gene Slaughter, Gene Tolbert, Gunter and Roy Day, Hardy, Hicksville, Homer Brewer, Jennifer Belcher, Jerry Clark, Judge Sexton, lumber company, Mack Daniel Ferguson, Maryland, Mechanicsburg, Melinda Beicher, Melinda Belcher, Moe Saunders, North Carolina, Pal Saunders, Princeton, Railroad, Rev. Fred Saunders, rhiner, Richmond, Rocky Gap, Sam Mitchem, Sear and Roebuck, South Carolina, Sutphins, Virginia, West Virginia, whiskey, Wolf Creek

Tags: 11/19/99, 271, Andrew Ferguson, Aubrey Gore, Bishop, Blacksburg, Blaires, Bland Correctional Center, Bland County, Bluefield Virginia, Boscal, Charleston, Chicago, Colorado, Columbus Ohio, David Howthorne, Denver, Dry Fork, East River Mountain, Ed Saunders, Edwards, Family/People, Ingleside, Jack Kellerman, John Dodson, Judge Kegley, Leroy, Life, Lordies, Mack Ferguson, Mary Little, Mercer County, Miss Naomi Wilson, Mr. Bringham, Mr. Worrel, Narrows, New River Valley, No Business, Norfolk, Pearisburg, Pond Mountain, Reverend Saunders, Richard Ferguson’s, Rocky Gap, South Carolina, Tazewell County, Tollers, Tom Churnik, Virginia, Wilderness Citizen Refuge, William Charleton, Wolf Creek

Tags: 11/14/99, 1930, 270, Airport Road, Akers, Andrew Ferguson, Athens, Atlanta, Baptist Church, Bill Henry Wagner, Biography, Blacksburg, Bland, Bland County, Blessing, Bluefeild Avenue, Bluefield, Bobby Scroqqs, Bramwell, Captain Saunders, Carter Street, Christiansburg, Christmas Pararde, Columbus, Connie, Cunningham, Danny Kinder, Dave Charlie Taylor, Deer Day, Depression, Doctor Davidson, Dodge Truck, Dodson, Dry Fork Creek, East River Mountain, Ellis Street, Estella, Family/People, Fischer, Floyd County, Ford, George, George and Lee Tynes, Georgia, Gladys Ferguson, Granny Woods, Grayson County, Harris, Hazel, Hector, Helen, Helvers, Helvey, Henry, Highway, Huckleberry, Huckleberry Myers, Jack Tynes, James, January, John Dodson, John Neal, Kimberling, Lee, Liqour, Lois, Lucky Strike, Mac Dowell County, Marvin, Mary Little, mines, moonshine, Mr. Delores, Mr. Hagan, Mullins, Nale log school house, Narrows, Neal Hagan, October, Ohio, Old New Ground, Pal, Pal Saunders, Pinch Creek, Polaroid Camera, Railroad, Ramsey, Rocky Gap, Santa Clause, Saunders., Saw Mills, Shawalters, Smith Lumber Company, Sutphins, Tazewell, Timbering, Tynes, Tynes Chapel, Violea graveyards, Virginia, West Virginia, Whiskey Bottles, Wilderness, Wolf Creek, Woods, World War I, World War II, Wytheville

Tags: 11/14/99, 1923, 266, Archie, Biography, Bland, Bland County, Bluefield, Dry Fork, Family/People, Floyd County, Fred, Freda Scruggs, Harrison, JC Penneys, Jonh Dodson, July the 21st, Katherine Sanders, Martha Cobb, Mrs. Morehead, North Carolina, Pal Saunders, Raleigh, Richmond, Robert, Rocky Gap, Route 1. Box 104A, Tyne’s Chapel Church, Virginia

Tags: 10/25/99, 1950’s, 260, advice, arithmatic, Bastian, Bastian Elementary School, Bibliography, bicycles, Biographical interview of Mellissie, Bland High School, Bluefield, Ceres, children, Chinese Checkers, chores, Christiansburg, Christmas, Commissioner of Revenue, courting, Cynthia Akers and Kara Perkins, David Newberry Kidd, electricity, games, Halloween, Helen Hardy, hide and seek, Ira S. Kidd, Jimmy Ray Gibson, John W. Kidd, John Wayne, Kidd Cheverolet, Korean War, life in Bland Co, lunch, Mary Margaret, Mellisie Kidd Gibson, Mildred Newberry Kidd, movies, Mr. Dow Davis, Mrs. Marie Groseclose, Mrs. Rosa Byrd, mud pies, Narrows, Old Maid, out house, paper dolls, party lines, peer pressure, pranks, President Eisenhower, President Kennedy, President Nixon, President Truman, Pulaski Community Hospital, punishment, radio, Railroad, rationing, Red Skeleton, Riner, Rook, Saw Mill, shape the world is in, shows, telephone, television, Valentine’s Day, vdgetables, Virginia, W.S. Newberry, Watergate, weather, writing, WWII

Tags: 253, 3/15/99, Amos, Angel Cooper, Arabie, Araby, Barbara Bradshaw, Bastain, Bessie Cooper, Biography, Blue Ridge Parkway.Waterloo, Bluefield, Bradshaw's Store, Buckhorn, Carl Cooper, Carl Jean, CCC, Children of Barbara Bradshaw, Christmas, Colly Creek, D.J. Bradshaw, Danna Mae, Davey Bradshaw, Deptwill, Dr. Davidson, East River Mountain, Eilderness Road, Elbert Wright, Elma Myers, Elmer Edward Cooper, Faith Yonce, Family/People, Fort Wayne, Frank, Frank Bradshaw, Frank Cooper, Fred, Gallipolis, Galole County, George, Gladis Cooper, Glen Hare, Glen Harris, Hank Bradshaw, Henry Sarver, Hollybrook, Hope Yonce, Hunter Bradshaw, Indiana, Ironton, J.K. Sarver, J.W. Burton, Jaky, Jason Bradshaw, Jr., Jr. Jackson, Juanita, Kentucky, Korean War, Lawrence Co. Phoebe Boggess., Lawrence County, Linnie Maude Bosggess Cooper, Logging, Mary Cooper, Mire Branch, Mr. Crumby, Mr. Cumby, OH, Ohio, Pearl Harbor, President Eisenhower, President Johnson, President Kennedy, President Roosevelt, PWA, Red Cross, Ronnie Nunn, Sally Nunn, Sam Yonce, The Great Depression, This is the combination of two interviews with Barbara Bradshaw., Tultex, Vietnam, Virginia, Waterloo, Wolf Creek, Wolfcreek, Woody, WPA

Tags: 250, 4/7/99, Biographical interview conducted with Lula Blankenships, Biography, Bland, Bluefield, chores, Christmas, Courtney Simpkins, Courtney Simpkins & Laura Rife, Dismal Creek, Eleanor Johnson., Emory, Family/People, Farming, Ford, house, Kegley Manor, Laura Rife, Lula Blankenship, Lula K. Mitchell Blankenship, Mechanicsburg, Miller, Mitchell, Mr. Dodson, Robert Blankenship, School, Tap Piano, Trent’s, Virginia

Tags: 249, 4/8/99, Amy Green, Aunt Cecil, Bastian, Bastian Sportswear Factory, Bland High School, CCC Camp, Cecil Robin Bruce, Cedar, Daniel Earnest, Dr. Jane Walker, Eugene Davidson, George Starks, God, Hicksville, Hicksville Train Station, Hotel, Hungry Mother Park, Hunting Camp, Iffy Bastian, Jesse Munsey, John Ashey, John Dale Bruce, John Tolbert Kidd, Johnstown Flood, Kimberling, Maple Atwell Sufflebarger, Mary Belcher, Mrs. Birdie Green Walker, Mrs. Heidi Stowers, Nationwide, New York, Parker Hornbarg, Parkersburg, Paul Looney, Post Office, Railroad, Randolph, School Board Office, Starks family, store, Town Square, VA Hardwood Company, Virginia, Walnut Avenue, Walnut Tree, Yankees, Zareda Earnest

Tags: 2/21/99, 242, Alaska, Arizona, Boise City, British, California, Camp Cook, Cape Drake Japan, Captain Brinkman, Chicago, Cleveland, Corporal Hartley, Everett Harless, Filipino, Fort Bellvore, Fort Bragg, Fort Jackson, Fort Knox, Fort Lawton, Fort Majuco, Fort Meade, General Ship Hissleman, George Harless, Greeks, Hokeito, Jeremy Harless, Jeremy R. Harless, Kentucky, Korea, Louisiana, Luther May Harless, MacArthur, Maryland, New York Central Railroad, North Carolina, Northern Japan, Ohio, opium, Orville Harless, Paul Harless, Pee Wee Smith, President Truman, Pu’san Harbor, Richmond, San Francisco, Seattle, Sergeant Baber, Sergeant Wigga, Sergeant Wolky, South Carolina, South Gap, Tadco, Tagus, Thailanders, Tokyo, U.S.N.S. Marine Atered, Virginia, War, Washington, West Virginia

Tags: 2/21/99, 241, Adam Akers, Army, Bland County, Bluefield, cars, Central Europe, Charles Akers, Christmas, Earl Terry Akers, Ella Lambert, England, Fort Veldare, France, General George S. Patton, Germans, Germany, Hazel Stowers, Helen Morehead, Italians, Jake Akers, James B. Akers, Laurel, Lee Akers, Loretta Richardson, Lucille Akers, Lucille Walters, Luella Akers, lunch, Luxenburg, Mae Akers, Mary Akers, Nelsene Marie Stowers, Pearl Harbor, Pee Wee Gills, President Kennedy, prisoners, Queen Mary, Rocky Gap, Roosevelt, Ryeland, Sam Lambert, Sardines, Sash and Door, School, Scotland, service, Tazewell County, Virgie Akers, Virginia, Walter Akers, weapons, Wylie W. Akers

Tags: 12/6/98, 238, activities, Almer E. Harman, antiques, Athens, Bastian, Beaver, Beaver High School, Bible, Bland County, Bluefield, Bluefield High, Bobby Thompson, Broadway show, Concord College, cook, dairy farm, Depression, drive-ins, drug store, Dutch oven, East River Avenue, elementary school principal, Fareview Junior High, food, freezer, garden, Grey Hound, hairdresser, Illee H. McGlen, Illee Harman, Jefferson Street, John J. McGlen, junior high school, Landmark, Leverit, Levert Trump, Little Orpan Annie, Louisburg, Marion Compton, Mary Belcher, Mary Beth Belcher, Medusa, Mercer County, Morgan Town, movies, Nannie Catherine Dare, New York, Norfolk, North Carolina, Ohio, one-room schools, Palmener Carol’s General Store, Peggy Trump, Pennsylvania, Raleigh, Rocky Gap, Second World War, stove, teacher, tin can alley, Uncle Dave Shufinbaker’s Store, VDOT, Virginia, Walter Sutton Harman, West Virginia, West Virginia Hardwood, Willow Brook, Wilmington, WVU

Tags: 12/5/98, 236, Bland, Bland County, Caterpillar, chain saws, Charlie Taylor, D.E. Conley, Doug Harless, dozers, English Ott, English Ott Mill, Ether, Everett Harless, Franklin, horses, International, Jeremy Harless, John Deere, Jr., L. M. Harless, L.M. Harless, Logging, Marion Harless, Martinsville, Massey Ferguson, McCulloch, mill, mines, Poplar, R.H.H.O.E., Railroads, Remington, Rocky Gap, Route 42, saws, skidders, Smiths, South Gap, Swedish, Timber, track loader, trees, trucks, Virginia, Virginia Hardwood, Virginia Hardwood Lumber Company