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Artist Alley
Read MoreErnest Gabler is a West Virginia artist who has received much attention in East Coast cities but not his hometown of Thomas, W.Va., despite it being an art community. Discover his work in this video by Carl E. Feather.
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Remembering aunt ruby by the trees
Read MoreMy Aunt Ruby passed away last week. She really wasn’t my aunt; she was my father’s cousin, but she loved being called “Aunt Ruby.” Further, it sounds better than second cousin once-removed (genealogists will probably correct me on that). Ruby Catherine Feather was born March…
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Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia
Read MoreMore than 35 years ago, I began wandering West Virginia in search of stories for the state’s traditional life magazine, Goldenseal. I am still wandering, writing and photographing for Goldenseal, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this spring. To mark that milestone in North Central West…
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Years of Wandering
Read MoreFor four decades I have wandered about West Virginia in search of stories for GOLDENSEAL magazine. As I approach my 70th birthday in June 2024 and the 50th anniversary of the magazine in April 2024, I am launching a seven-book series based upon my travels,…
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Coming to My Fathers’ land
Read MoreMy Fathers’ Land book is a sweeping memoir and family history covering nearly 250 years of Feathers in America and West Virginia.
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Chewing the fat at the mill
Read MoreSpend an hour or two shelling corn and chewing the fat with Larry Mustain at his Reed’s Mill, and the conversation eventually comes around to instances of sex in the mill. “We heard a bunch of splashing by that little bridge (over the mill raceway),”…
