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For the Love of Virginia – Part 3

Posted on May 15, 2013 by VA History Exchange

I remember trying to milk a cow (with careful supervision and encouragement from Aunt Minnie), learning how to draw water from the well, watching in amusement (and some fear) while the cows came over to our car and tried to … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Virginia – Part 2

Posted on May 10, 2013 by VA History Exchange

I grew up hearing all about these pioneer ancestors.  Mary Draper Ingles’ story survives, not only within the family, but through many books and plays written about her.  A huge interstate highway bridge over the New River, near Radford, Virginia, … Continue reading →

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For the Love of Virginia – Part 1

Posted on May 6, 2013 by VA History Exchange

“Every man carries within him a world which is composed of all that he has seen and loved, and to which he consistently returns, even when he is traveling through, and seems to be living in, some different world.”   Chateaubriand … Continue reading →

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