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Katie Quinnelly

Alive and Well

October 1, 2019 Tagged With: Center for Appalachian Studies, Four Seasons Books, Kendra Goldsborough, local bookstore

Four Seasons Books

If you're a regular customer at Four Seasons Books in (116 W. German St., Shepherdstown), you can probably recall a time you were looking for an obscure book from childhood, or the perfect gift for your cousin's best friend's little brother's wife who you don't know very well (but you think she's into history), or a last-minute birthday gift for your twelve-year-old niece who "doesn't really like to read," but you really wish she'd start—so you came to the independent bookstore on German Street to ask Kendra Goldsborough, once-manager and now-owner, for help. And with psychic powers akin to the chocolatier in the film “Chocolat,” she retrieved the exact title you needed within minutes. Read the Full Story >>

Confronting the Confederacy, Again. And Again.

November 10, 2018 Tagged With: civil war, confederate monuments, Heyward Shepherd Memorial, Jefferson County Commission, Make It Right project, United Daughters of the Confederacy

Over a year ago, four local women contacted the Jefferson County Commission to request the removal of a plaque by the front door of the Jefferson County Courthouse honoring Confederate soldiers (read more here). Placed by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1986 to commemorate their ancestors, the plaque reads: 1861-1865 In honor and memory of the Confederate soldiers of Jefferson County, who served in the War Between the States. Erected by the Leetown Chapter #231 United Daughters of the Confederacy. Erected May 25, 1986. Read the Full Story >>

In the Springs of the Camelot

August 18, 2018 Tagged With: climbing, Climbing New Heights

They say when you've been climbing long enough, eventually you'll know someone who has died in a climbing-related accident. Read the Full Story >>

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