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Tragedy at Burning Springs – Kermit 1951

At the time of the accident 45 men were inside the mine, however the explosion was confined to only one section. Thirteen men were working in the section that blew, and eleven men were killed Shortly after the explosion, a motorman delivering a trip of empty cars near the site noticed smoke and dust in the haulageway. He immediately notified the outside mine office of his findings, and Superintendent T. L. Lambert, went underground to investigate.

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A Time to Weep – Bartley 1940

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Sidney B. Lawson, MD

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Lyburn Mine Fire

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Where Have the Days of Our Lives Gone?

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The Historical Hinchman House

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Footprints in the Sands of Time

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You Can Go Home Again

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Getting To Know Our Ancestors

By Joanna Newman “It is in the family that we learn to share- meals, space, laughter, tears” Beth Mende Conny Thompson Family Sketches Zoya Fansler’s Interview with her Grandmother, Lillian “Judy” Thompson Hall b. July 7, 1914 An observation before we begin… One of the wonderful things about family stories, is that by reading several

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A Trip Back in Time

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