West Virginia Archives - Page 5 of 5

James Dent wrote the daily “Gazetteer” column at Charleston Gazette. Dent was a rare writer who occupied a warm spot in the public’s heart.

We all have pictures, we immigrants

Excerpt from On Discovering America, Pearl S. Buck, June 1937, Nobel-prize winning author, born Hillsboro, WV

According to Hemlock, WV area resident Stacy Hinkle, the rough winter weather may have been why many Hemlock natives moved away.

I often sat in the kitchen & watched my father fix oysters, dipping them in egg mix, then coating them with cracker meal.