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The writings are in no particular order. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ In appreciation:
Here is a list of the West Virginians Thank you all very much!
send me an email with a few memories! |
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Chapmanville,W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Judi (Roberts) King
CONTACT JUDI (ROBERTS) KING HERE |
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Weston,W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Joseph M. Paugh
Weston has its share of History including Jackson's Mill, boyhood home of
"Stonewall Jackson," The worlds largest hand cut Stone building, namely the
former Weston State Hospital, and the worlds tallest one story building which
is The Citizens Bank of Weston. The original portion of this building is very
beautiful both inside and out. It must be seen to appreciate it as words
cannot do it justice.
Thanks for letting me share a portion of my background.
Weston, W.VA. |
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Naugatuck,W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Norman W. Daniels
Just happened across your site, and after reading all the wonderful
memories of fellow West Virginians, I just have to share my amazing
part of West Virginia with you.
I dwell in the small rural community of Naugatuck, in Mingo County.
Named after the Indian chief and Mingo tribe. My entire family on all
sides of my genealogy have lived and died in Southern West Virginia.
Unlike my family of school teachers, I made my living in the shadows
of the coal mine, like so countless others of my mountain brother and
sisters.
I stroll the back roads, and travel the ridges of my astonishing
home daily.
Following my heart surgery last year, the doctors supposed the best
advice for a full recovery was exercise. I walk 6 miles a day through
my mountains. Who would have ever thought it would have taken my
heart to show me the way back to my roots, "The Mountains of my
Ancestors"
If you live here and don't take pleasure in the mountains, you'll
never know what you missed, til their gone!!! Enjoy your mountain
heritage!
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~*~ Memories ~*~ By Lee McInerney (Wanda Lee Ellis) I love your web site!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My name is Wanda Lee also. I am from Logan and graduated in 1966 from Logan High. Then it was off to Huntington to go to Victor Comptometer school. I lived in a boarding house with a lot of other girls , mostly from the school. It was on fifth steet and fifth avenue. I remember going to the Burger Boy FoodaRama for hamburger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dated one of the managers there and he was and still is from Milton. I then went to Columbus, Ohio and live there until 1984 when I moved to Florida. I am 53, married and work at Coca Cola in Tampa.
I have a lot of fond memories
from living in Logan. Thank you soooooooo much for the memories.
CONTACT LEE McINERNEY(Wanda Lee Ellis)
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~*~ Memories ~*~ By Drema Arnold Hi Wanda, I sure do have alot of wonderful W.VA memories in my heart and mind. I can't begin to put any certain one as the best. My mind often goes back to Iaeger where my dad was born and raised. Hanover, where I lived as a young girl, being raised in a house that my mom was born in. Crum, where I spent many many good times with family there. I find myself now being almost 500 miles away from home, when I want to go home I can see and remember all the good times back home in West Virginia. Walking the country roads, driving up the holler. Sitting on the front porch in the summer evenings breaking green beans. And watching the fog settle in the hills. Drawing water from the well. Thank God for all those memories, because no man can ever take those from me and whenever Iam lonely. I can go back, if only for a little while.
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Ravenswood,W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Kristin Spencer
I really did enjoy your website. Many beautiful pictures and I believe
I have visited many of the sites. Wanted to pass on some WV memories
that I have. This was actually printed in the Charleston Gazette a few
years ago. It reflects true memories for me and my family. For the
record, I'm from Ravenswood but work in Northern VA now.
Spring trips to the "mountains" from my hometown of Ravenswood started
for me around the age 10 when dad would let me join the "men" for
fishing trips in search of trout. While these trips would include many
areas of the Monongahela National Forest, my favorite were those to the
Cranberry Back Country.
My first "real catch" of a trout was from the Cranberry River. That
particular morning, it was frosty in early April. We had headed up
stream from the lower campground early so we could beat some of the
crowd on that Saturday morning. Dad instructed me to sit on top of a
rock right above a nice pool of water and fish that hole while he waded
out to a large slanting rock to fish the other side of the stream. As
luck would have it, I enticed a small brook trout of about 11 inches to
take my bait. I was in heaven. As the day went on, the sun rose above
the top of the surrounding mountains to warm the air. The outdoors was
alive and Mother Nature was hard at work greening the country-side. God
was gracing our presence.
I went on to catch 2 more trout that day. Great Day!!! Oh yes, dad
caught a few trout as well. But, as I look back upon that day, dad knew
it wasn't how many fish we caught. He wanted me to learn the importance
of what I had experienced and why it mattered. Dad's plan was working.
As time went on, trips to the Cranberry took on many varieties of
adventure. Some trips were designed to camp in a trailer at the
campground while others were to stay a week in one of the shelters
whereby we packed in all of our provisions for the week. No matter what
the arrangement was, we were there to enjoy Cranberry.
We still make at least one annual trip to Cranberry in the fall. Last
fall as we made our way to Dogway Fork, we all stopped to rest for a
moment. Dad put it as I've heard him say many times before about
Cranberry, "This truly is God's country".
These are my fond memories of West Virginia.
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Lando Mines,W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Maggie (Copley) Spizzirri
"I've come to realize, after many years, what loving it is all about. If you're born there it seems as if it becomes part of you and you're never the same living anywhere else. |
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KENOVA, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Fred Watts Anecdote: Recently the Vice President of my Division was introducing the President and CEO of my company.
He was from Huntington, WV. When he said that he was from Huntingon (which I already knew) I stood to my feet and clapped and whistled in front of about 150 people.
I was the only one who did it.
About 10 years prior to this the President and CEO was aboard a chartered bus with us. We let them all know we were proud to be from WV." |
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MONTCOAL, W.VA
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Elizabeth Grogan
I dream of all the beauty of W.VA. Tree's in the Fall of the year, spring time flowers, summer sun
and fun.
Born and raised on Rt#3 at Montcoal, Raleigh County, I moved to N.C.
for weather and retirement. But I’ll be laid to rest in them there
mountains.
Sweet peace and beauty beyond compare. God’s country! He sure
blessed us good with such beauty. West Virginians should keep it up, as
it is our home.
I am very proud of our home state. And it
is so sad that we don’t uplift our home land more. Keep it clean, The
beauty is already there.
I long to go back. My heart is in West Virginia.
And I might add, that my husband went there from Bowling Green, KY.
That's where we met, and lived, lived until his retirement from the coal mine's at
Montcoal. He fell in "love" with W.VA. before he fell in love
with me.
I have "rocks" in my flower garden from home up in Pineknob, W.VA.
I love my rocks also. So ever time I’m out working, or just admiring my
flowers, I have a part of W.VA. here. Even our rocks are pretty.
May God bless you in what ever you
do. Thank you for caring about W.VA."
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EAST LYNN, W.VA
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Elsie Tabor
MY FATHER WAS BORNED 02/11/1870. OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY GRANDFATHER. HE COULD
TELL OLD STORIES THAT WOULD MAKE US ALL GIVE HIM OUR UNDIVIDED ATTENTION,
SUCH AS, "JENNY WILEY AND THE HATFIELDS AND MCCOYS".
YOU KNOW WV. IS A BIT FAMOUS FOR THEIR LARGE FAMILIES.
WELL, I AM THE 20 TH. CHILD OF 22 CHILDREN. ALL FULL
BROTHERS AND SISTERS. 11 GIRLS AND 11 BOYS. MY MOTHER HAD 19 BEFORE HAVING
A SET OF TWINS. I AM ONE OF THE TWINS, I HAVE A TWIN SISTER.
THERE ARE 3 BOOKS WRITTEN ABOUT THE NAPIER FAMILY, MY MAIDEN NAME. ONE BOOK
INCLUDES HISTORY OF TWINS THAT I DID. THERE ARE 15 SETS OF TWINS ON THE
"NAPIER" SIDE FROM 1894-1974. SEVERAL SETS SINCE THEN. MATTER-OF-FACT, I
HAVE 2 SETS OF TWINS, GIRL & BOY, NOW 35 YRS. OLD, 2 BOYS, NOW 31. BEING A
TWIN, MY TWIN DAUGHTER, BECKY IS PREGANT WITH TWIN GIRLS. WE ARE
DELIGHTED!!!!!
WE HAD TO RAISE WHAT WE EAT. THE GIRLS WORKED THE FIELDS ALONG
WITH OUR MOTHER, JUST LIKE THE BOYS. WE HAD A COW FOR MILK, HOGS FOR PORK,
BEEF AND CHICKENS FOR THOSE GOOD CHICKEN AND DUMPLINGS AND EGGS. WE CARRIED
CORN TO THE MILL OF A COUSIN'S TO HAVE GROUND INTO YELLOW MEAL.
MY DAD WAS A BLACK SMITH. HE TAUGHT THAT TO MY BROTHER, R.L. NAPIER, JR., WHO STILL
CARRIES ON THE TRADITION.
I LIVE IN WAYNE, WV. I GARDEN AS I AM ABLE, I SEW, LOVE MY FLOWERS AND HAVE
ABOUT 1 1/2 AC. OF GRASS TO CUT BY A RIDING MOWER. I LOVE TO CAN FOOD. MY
CHILDREN THINK I AM CRAZY TO CAN ALL THAT FOOD. BY THE WAY, THEY LIKE TO EAT
IT!!!!"
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BECKLEY, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Ann BURGESS
"My Memories of Growing up in Beckley, W.VA.
I remember the only grocery store being Carolina Supermarket.
I remember Coke being a dime and candy being a nickel.
I remember the whole family picnics at Camp Creek Park
I remember getting dressed up to go up town (Beckley)
Going to G.C.Murphys eating lunch there and going up and down their stairs. That was fun.
Shopping for school clothes at J.C. Penneys.
Uptown Beckley having the only Stores."
"Visit Ann's site for her West Virginia memories"
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WAR, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Myke Pinion
"Hi, I was born in War, W.Va. A tiny little town.
We moved to Ohio in 1950 when I was ten, but I still remember the beautiful mountains.
My older sisters and brothers went to Big Creek High School. All of us, at one time or another, played in the mountains and
caves that surrounded us.
I have lived in several states since then, including Ca.
and Nev. and I still think the country roads of W. Va
are beautiful.
But I must admit I am scared to death of mountain drop off roads.
I enjoyed your pictures of the country roads."
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SISSONVILLE, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By DEE DEE
Hello Wanda,
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~*~ Memories ~*~ By Elva Gilkerson (Robertson) "Wanda, I want to say thank you for sharing that story about Huntington with me. Brings back a lot of good memories. I also have some wonderful memories of growing up in Huntington. I was born and raised on the west end of Huntington. Growing up in Huntington in the 70's and 80's was so great. I went to school Jefferson Elementary, and West Jr. High School, we moved before I got into high school. As a kid, my sister, some friends, and me would ride the bus uptown to Keith-Albee. We also went to the new Huntington library and looked at books. We always took enough money along to eat at the dime store. We always went to the Olympic Pool, and like you, we went to ride sleds and inner tubes at Gobbler's Knob. Boy wasn’t that just the greatest days of our lives growing up?"
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Newhall, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By George Conner
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Powellton, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Charlotte Naramore
I AM a coalminer's daughter. Born in Powellton, lived in Cabin Creek,Jochin,(started school at Dakota grade school), Salem, Bristol, Dola, and then to West Union. Dad followed the mines. My heart has always belonged to WV...even though I don't live th re any more. When I took my husband to WV I told him he would fall in love with the state and he did. I never had a problem getting him to take me "HOME". I am the oldest of 8 siblings, and all but two of us live in WV. I have a baby brother who also ives here in MO. I truly have some great memories of that state. I have family in Beckley, Fayetteville, Powellton, just about everywhere in that state. I have immensly enjoyed this site even though I have not visited it all (but I will). Thank you so much for reviving a lot of my memories.
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Man, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By (1) Harriet Walls Scott
~*~ Memories ~*~ By Deborah (Adkins) Meade My name is Deborah (Adkins) Meade and I was born in Man WVa and a 1975 Graduate of Man High School. I am a Coal Miner's daughter who lived on Buffalo Creek at the time of the Buffalo Creek Flood in 1972. I moved from West Virginia in 1986 to Virginia and just recently moved to Ohio, near Cleveland. My Parents are still living in West Virgina as well as three of my five Brothers. I'm very proud of our beautiful State!!! I surf the web often for Pages about West Virginia......helps me deal with the homesickness.
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Welch, W.VA.
~*~ Memories ~*~ By John W. Davis
From another West Virginian I want to thank you for this beautiful site. I
return to Princeton every fall to visit family and enjoy the turning of the
leaves to all those fabulous colors. I pastored a church in Parsons in the
sixties and the Blackwater falls picture brings back wonderful memories. New
river gorge is always on my list to visit when I return. I was born and
lived l8 years in Welch and the drive on those mountain roads is always a joy
to me. I have passed this on to many more mountaineers and this is now on my
"favorites" list on my computor. Again thank you for giving so many of us
the pleasure of "feeling back home." God Bless You!
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John W. Davis
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I hope you enjoyed your visit and will come back soon. May peace go with you. Wanda |
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