GRADE FOUR 1946 – 1947 If you can identify any of the students please e-mail me. Row one: teacher: Evelyn Lewis, Donald Hughes, Dolores Riggs, Billy Joe Molnar, Johnnie Fleming, Lowell Reynolds, ?, Riley Fleming, Mary Ellen Hatton Row two: Jerry Vaughn, Ginger McNeely, Bobby Wagner, unidentified, Ruth Ann Lester, Billy Roberts Row three: Joyce […]
It is a family tradition to love our children from the cradle to the grave. FAMILY WEDDINGS Donald and Dolores Riggs Davis – May 19, 1964 Donald and I were married in Pearisburg, Virginia at the First Methodist Church by Rev. James E. Hankins. Donald was on a ten-day leave from the Army, and we
RIDING THE BLIND The Great Depression still gripped the nation on November ninth, 1936 when I was born in the mining town of Dehue, seven miles from the city of Logan, West Virginia. I slipped into the world silently, and my mother thought something was wrong with me. Dr. Fred Brammer, the company doctor who
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For ten years starting in 1994, we spent our winters in Panama City Beach, Florida. Most of those years were spent at Island Breeze Hotel. In March 2004 on our way home to Ohio, we drove to Titusville on the east coast to visit our dear friends, Bob and Shirley Tomblin. We loved Pelican Point
By Pam Brennan We lived in West Logan. There is an alley that dips down over the hill on the right just before the Baptist Church. We lived on the riverbank side of the alley. I can remember we had a peach tree in the back yard and I used to love to climb the
by Lena Grey One of my favorite past times is visiting antique stores. I love to admire the items there which hold memories of our past and while nostalgically recalling the ones which were used by my parents or grandparents in their every day lives. I especially love admiring old photographs. With a mixture of
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The images below list some of the Monaville WV Grade School students taught by Mrs. Dot Richmond in the 1920s. If you have any Monaville Grade School photos you’d like to contribute to this page, please email them to the admin at loganwv.us@gmail.com. You may also enjoy the Monaville Photo Gallery.
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By Pam Brennan I was 5 years old and I went out with my dad to catch crawdads. We were at Bluestone Lake. The last thing my mom told me before we left was not to get my pajamas wet which wasn’t a problem since we were wading. I followed my dad holding a plastic
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These vintage advertisements appeared in a 1916 Railroad Men’s Annual Time Book. Below are a few Logan, West Virginia excerpts. The Jefferson Hotel — Sample Rooms were used by traveling salesmen to display their wares. Below are more vintage advertisments for the 1916 Railroad Men’s Annual Time Book. Click on any of the thumbnails to
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By Pam Brennan (1962-2015) In my distant memory I can remember my pepaw telling one of my uncles to “go run the TV line.” My mom told me that her brother, Bud, used to have to “run the line” as well. Here is what that means. Back in the 50’s and 60’s and even the
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