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Photos courtesy of Pike County KY Tourism Commission ("Devil Anse" Hatfield photo courtesy West Virginia State Archives)
Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 4 - Religion and the Feud
Was the Logan County area devoid of religion? The records clearly show this to be untrue. By Randy Marcum, historian at the West Virginia Archives in Charleston, West Virginia, descendant of Alexander Messer and a cousin to the Hatfield family. Read more
Jul 11, 2014
Bill Blizzard, Blair Mountain & Justice for Miners
Maybe it’s no wonder that Bill Blizzard led the largest insurrection on American soil since the Civil War, and the largest labor uprising ever. Read more
Aug 16, 2011
Photography by firewater photography
Lapping Waters, Quiet Evenings: Life by the Lake
The peacefulness of water just outside the door seems to engender not just a quiet restfulness for the owners, but also a delightful lure to family and friends. Read more
Beach to Bluegrass: Places to Brake on Virginia’s Longest Road
Like others who travel Virginia’s highways and byways on business, I often wonder what great little stories lay just off the four lane. What’s there waiting for me to explore? Read more
Jan 1, 2009
Photo by: Brian Blauser
Tony Rice, The Eccentric Flat-Picker
Rice’s flatpick guitar work lived up to his legend for talent – and for eccentricity, at least musically. Read more
Feb 18, 2009
Joe Tennis
Franklin’s Lost Cabin
Across east Tennessee, a mystique remains when it comes to Franklin – the ill-fated “lost state” named for Benjamin Franklin. Read more
Jan 1, 2010
Martha Bruin Degen
Over the past 25 years, fiber artist Martha Bruin Degen has worked from her home studio in Staunton, where she has been expressing herself in a variety of artistic venues, including pen and charcoal sketches, printmaking and paper making. Read more
Feb 19, 2009
Words for Writers
Four years ago, Dan Smith, editor of the Valley Business Front and a good friend for a long time, started the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference. Read more
Feb 7, 2011
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