Turner's Tidbits

This is a photo of a Columbus (1824-1878) and Mary Susan Flanagan (1835-1911) Wolford. Mary was the daughter of William...

This is a photo of Elmer Ellsworth Snyder (1867-1940). He was the third child of Captain Sampson and Elizabeth Bonner...

This is a photo of the first grade class at Bretz School for May 23, 1945. The Bretz School is...

This is a photo of some of our public servants from 1985. (L to R) Hank Thompson, Bonnie Hissam, Gary...

This is a photo of Charles and Nora Merrill Nichols and their family. The family lived on Brown Street in...

This photo reminds me of times when entire families would travel home to spend time together. There would be times...

This is a photo of Benjamin “Ben” and Barbra “Dorothy” Mayor Thompson former residents of Canaan Valley. Dorothy was born...

This is a photo of a group of men working on the rails in the Pierce/Benbush Area. They are unidentified....

This is a section of a photo of Pierce. According to records, Pierce was a coal town and was known...

This is a photo of May, Mary and Kate Dove. They had a brother Theadore “Ted” and another sister Daria....

This is a picture of Sunflower who played on WWVA and the Jamboree for a number of years.  Sunflower was...

This is a generic postcard made available to allow a location to have their name printed in the blank spot....

This is a photo of Stephen Harvey Murphy and Thomas Bright. Harvey was married to Orpha Ann Bright. Orpha was...

Pine Ridge Dance Hall This is a photo from one of the followers of the Tidbits of our History. This...

This is a photo submitted by a follower of this feature of the newspaper. It shows a group of Parsons...

  This is a photo of a 10 inch oil lamp marked Souvenir or Lead Mine. Leadmine gained fame when...

This photo is labeled Fairfax Club at Fairfax Stone taken in 1925.  I don't know any of the gentlemen in...

This is a group of girls who found the summer in 1920 as ideal for a camping trip. The girls...

This is a copy of the Commencement Exercises for Thomas High School held at the Thomas High School Gymnasium on...

This is a photo of William Stuart Bonner. He was a son of Asa and Melvina Bonner of the Flanagan...