The history of Halloween
James Shockley When my kids were about ten years old, Halloween was the best holiday of the year. It was ...
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The history of the sailor sandwich
Jim Glanville Photo by Jim GlanvilleA painting outside of the New York Deli in Richmond claims to have created the ...
Patrick Henry and the beginning of Radford’s history as Lovely Mount — Part 2
Jim Glanville Editor’s note: The first installment appeared in Wednesday’s issue. The accompanying sketch shows Banks's plat as survey lines ...
Patrick Henry and the Beginning of Radford History as Lovely Mount — Part 1
Jim Glanville Sometimes a student of history stumbles on a document that changes their view of the past. The following ...
Letter to the editor – Response to: Short history of personal computers
I really enjoyed Jim Glanville's "Short history of personal computers" article in the Sept. 17 issue of the paper. As ...
A Short History of Personal Computers
Radio Shack TRS-80 Model I Jim Glanville On their way home from school recently, a couple of neighborhood middle ...
History and the Little River Dam
Jim Glanville Tim Logwood, the director of Radford’s Electric Utilities, recently gave me a tour of the Little River Dam. ...
Post office history includes baby mailed from Florida to Christiansburg
Photo courtesy of National Postal MuseumMailing a baby over 500 miles from Florida to Christiansburg is one of the stories ...
Radford’s 19th annual Memorial Day service has long local history
Submitted PhotoMembers of Radford American Legion Post 776 fire a 21-gun salute to conclude the annual Memorial Day service in ...
Yuchi Indian history told at the Appalachian Studies conference
Jim Glanville The Appalachian Studies Association recently held its 40th annual conference on the Virginia Tech Campus from March 9-12 ...