A vital new volume exploring the history of Virginia’s free Black population prior to emancipation. On the eve of the Civil War, around 60,000 Black men, women and children lived free in the state of Virginia, often…
Discover powerful stories left out of most history books. Author Jeffrey Bennett reveals the hidden legacy of Black Virginians. From 1865 to 1877, over 80 Black politicians served across the state. Learn about a brave Black woman…
James Richard Jones and Helen Elnora Bartlett had a wartime romance whose voice was heard fifty-eight years later, crying out to be listened to. Enhanced with official, now declassified government documents, the love story of J.R. and…
She Came Here With “Only One Suitcase” the Eva Rudland Story… & Her Holistic Health Beliefs, by Jean Thomas Schaeffer The 1999 Appalachian Book of the Year Award Winner Paperback, 5.5″ x 8.38″, 135 pp, Harvestwood Press
The Better Parts of a Life, An Autobiography by Robert S. “Red” Lancaster Introduction by Douglas D. Paschall
Hardback cover, approx. 8.5 x 11 inches. A detailed account of the families that came before and after John B. Hylton’s.
Cemeteries, Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA: Burks Fork District, Volume 2, by Phyllis G. Phillips and Genevieve Cochran Starkey. Published in 1979
Kiss the Doorknob—Folkways and Folklore of Floyd County, Virginia by Julia Woodbridge Oxrieder
Cemeteries, Floyd (Montgomery) County, VA: Indian Valley District, Volume 1 by Elza B. Cox and Phyllis G. Phillips Published in 1979 Written By: Elza B. Cox and Phyllis G. Phillips Cover sketch by Maureen Branscome Dalton, portraying…
Rock Castle Home, a documentary film by Charles D. Thompson, Jr.Awards: Spirit of the Mountain Award, UPIKE Film Festival 2021; Official Selection: LONGLEAF Film Festival; 2021 Best Director Award: REAL to REAL Film Festival 2021″If we don’t tell our story, someone else will…
Painting by Frances Millner Harmon of the Town of Floyd, Virginia at the turn of the century.
The films in this series are the result of a nine-year effort to collect the stories of 23 Floyd County residents who came of age during the Great Depression and World War II. It was funded in…
This book by Max S. Thomas has been published posthumously by Harvestwood Press. It is a 250-year history of the border areas of Franklin, Floyd, and Patrick Counties in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia. The…
As part of the Blue Ridge Parkway, Rock Castle Gorge in Virginia is full of nature-loving hikers every year. Along the trails, hikers discover sentinel chimneys of fieldstone along with other remains of homes and gristmills, mere…
Once a Kanawha hunting ground, the area that became Floyd County in 1831 was settled by people of English, German, Scots-Irish, French, and African descent, who established scattered farming communities. Agriculture was supplemented by work at sawmills…
Title: Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of Nascar Legend Curtis Turner Author: Robert Edelstein Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills, and a really good time…these are the raw materials…
Title: 250 Years in the Blue Ridge: The Legacy of the Slushers and Other Settlers in Floyd County Authors: Nancy Slusher Hanley and Janet Slusher Keith Extensive history and genealogical work on the Slusher family and other…
Title The Water-Powered Mills of Floyd County, Virginia: Illustrated Histories, 1770–2010 Volume 30 of Contributions to Southern Appalachian Studies Authors Franklin F. Webb, Ricky L. Cox Edition illustrated Publisher McFarland, 2012 ISBN 0786487208, 9780786487202 Length 362 pages …
Title: We Bought a WWII Bomber: The untold Story of a Michigan High School, a B-17 Bomber & the Blue Ridge Parkway! Author: Sandra Wilson
Title: 1853 – 1872 Birth and Death Records, Floyd County, Virginia, and the Zion Lutheran Church Register Compiled by: Marjorie Fluor and Marguerite Tise
Title: Raised on Songs and Stories: A Memoir of Place in the Blue Ridge Author: Jean Thomas Schaeffer
Title Ed and Lizzie: The Mabrys and Their Mill: a Blue Ridge Mountain History Author Michael Ryan Published 2013 ISBN 0615804462, 9780615804460 Length 144 pages
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