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Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia, Vol. 1
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Robert Harness, preserver of history, former guard of the Moundsville State Penitentiary, executioner, construction foreman for the West Virginia electric chair, “Old Sparky.”
Hammel’s license plate forest
Pansy’s Country Store Opry and Elsie Whitmer, Minnie Pearl impersonator
Louise Carr, selling W.Va. glassware in Friendly
Charles Waldrum, aka Moon Dog, Wheeling’s night vigilante
Dick Clark and the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
Cabwaylingo State Forest, Bonnie Watts, Bloody Mingo & Dingess Tunnel
Calemine’s Patriotic Shoe Shop, Keyser, W.Va.
Coalwood Rocket Boy’s father
Crazy Bear’s Indian Store
Pleasure Valley
Randy Brown Chapel for a little boy
Larry Mustain’s Reed’s Mill on Second Creek, Monroe County, W.Va.
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Remembering aunt ruby by the trees
My 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 3, 1931, to Guy Edwin and Anna Susan (Strawser). Guy’s…
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Wandering Back-Roads West Virginia
More 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 Virginia, the Aurora Project will host an exhibition of photography…
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Years of Wandering
For 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, the fascinating people I’ve met, and their stories. The first…