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| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 01/20/2006 : 00:12:01
Hello everyone,
Gerry Mitchell sent some photos of the old Meadow River Lumber Company, the Rainelle Department store being torn down, the King Coal Hotel being torn down and the big block of coal, a copy of a commencement. You can see some of them at: http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A53D1F1BFF7&cb=PW and others of a Rainelle gas station http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/GASSTATION a Shay Engine photo http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/THESHAYENGINEPICTUREBYLOCALARTISTREDUCED.jpg and two photos of the Rainelle Department store being torn down http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-HARDWARE,OFFICEGONE-1988.jpg and http://www.rainellereunion.com/images/history/TEARINGDOWNRAINELLEDEPTSTORE-VIEWFROMACROSSHIGHWAY-1988.jpg
Photos of the Rainelle Department store sign are in Gerry's possession - see or http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=AB87392C060&cb=PW (Photoworks) or http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.12ecco5s&x=0&y=-udrhmu
You can right mouse click on photos to save them to your hard drive or you can write to GERRY or me for the originals. You can also order prints from Photoworks for 15 to 19 cents each.
Andy Aide Pendleton sent this very nice link to numerous Rainelle photos on the Rainelle Memory Project. http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvmemory/photoresults.aspx?Per=&Topic=&Geo=rainelle&Col=&Words=rainelle&Op=AND&NumRec=50
I hear that Tink Collins can probably help us a lot also. Speaking of Tink, Gerry Mitchell and Tink were winners of the Greenbrier County Science Fair in 1963 and 1964 - see newspaper photos at Photoworks http://www.photoworks.com/share/shareLanding.jsp?shareCode=A204382C061&cb=PW or Kodak Gallery http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.ev2wz1s&x=1&y=4ncvtw This will also be posted on the Class of 64 page.
Check back for more photos and images under this topic/thread. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
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| Laird Campbell 56 |
Posted - 12/06/2010 : 13:01:23
Have you seen this video of Meadow River Lumber Co. #6, now CSRR Heisler #6. Footage taken in Rainelle in the 1950s.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRCVifPK5wU
Laird |
| Janet Ballengee Estep 68 |
Posted - 01/26/2009 : 17:59:56
I bought a book on the internet entitled, "West Virginia, a book of geography, history and industry" by M. P. Shawkey, printed 1922. It is enscribed with the name of Prudence Louise Stroup, Rainelle, WV. There are some other names written in the book: Mr. Fred Holsberry, Lewisburg, and another name written where a page is torn with "Rainelle, WV, Feb. 28, 1923".
The book is not in good condition, but if anyone wants it, let me know. It didn't have the info in it that I needed, so I'm willing to pass it along if someone else wants it. |
| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 11/14/2008 : 04:59:37
Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell continues to do a wonderful job on the Website, including the Meadow River Lumber Company page. If you haven't visited it for a while, stop by - plus tell your friends who enjoy the history about our great town. Gerry has more than 740 photos on the page at this time - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 08/27/2008 : 16:25:24
Hello everyone. Gerry has added a history of the First Baptist Church of Rainelle in the East Rainelle portion of the Meadow River Slideshow. He has placed a picture of the first church build around 1911, pictures of the modern church, and six pages of history on the church - see http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html#slide_show
Gerry has done an amazing job on the slideshows. This slideshow has more than 600 photos and displays many old photos of scenes and a corresponding photo of the current or a recent scene. Your Rainelle friends who do not have a computer would also enjoy seeing this superb online museum that Gerry has developed. Bring them to your house, give them a cup of coffee and watch them reminisce and smile.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| Frank E. Manspile 58 |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 23:24:41
Gerry, thank you for doing another great job on the Meadow River Lumber Company. Thanks also to J.W. for the book. In reading the names, brings back so many pleasant memories of when we grew up. Again, thanks. Gingy Walker Manspile |
| Frank E. Manspile 58 |
Posted - 08/02/2008 : 23:21:51
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Originally posted by Dale Tincher 64
Hello everyone. J. W. Puckett loaned us a Meadow River Lumber Company Festival Book. Gerry Mitchell painstakingly scanned 181 photos from the book which contains a history of Rainelle and the Meadow River Lumber Company from 1906 to 1970, complete with a very interesting list of people who worked at Meadow River Lumber Company over the years. Thank you once again, Gerry. Enjoy the book at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1x1cx4hc&x=0&y=-qpqenp&localeid=en_US The book and more information is also linked from the Meadow River page on the Website.
If you have additional photos or books that we can add to this online Rainelle Museum, please contact Gerry. He is wonderful about organizing the information and working hard to put it on the site. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com
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| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 08/01/2008 : 17:30:01
Hello everyone. J. W. Puckett loaned us a Meadow River Lumber Company Festival Book. Gerry Mitchell painstakingly scanned 181 photos from the book which contains a history of Rainelle and the Meadow River Lumber Company from 1906 to 1970, complete with a very interesting list of people who worked at Meadow River Lumber Company over the years. Thank you once again, Gerry. Enjoy the book at http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.1x1cx4hc&x=0&y=-qpqenp&localeid=en_US The book and more information is also linked from the Meadow River page on the Website.
If you have additional photos or books that we can add to this online Rainelle Museum, please contact Gerry. He is wonderful about organizing the information and working hard to put it on the site. Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| ML2006 |
Posted - 05/01/2008 : 23:14:23
It is good to see the new posts on here. As some of you may know, I lost my sister Karen on March 11. She put a gallant fight against cancer but it was the victor in the end. It seems everyone is "going away". I thank you so much for all your prayers over the past 15 months. God Bless You.
Janet, I clicked on your myspace page but it said it had been deleted or changed.
Marilyn. |
| Janet Ballengee Estep 68 |
Posted - 05/01/2008 : 08:47:13
Hi, I was going to post the "driving through Rainelle" vidoe to my myspace page until I read the comments that were attached to it. By the way if anyone wants to see my myspace.com site, this is the address: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=55826020. Happy First of May!!!! |
| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 04/30/2008 : 22:38:15
Hello everyone. Colin Lively sent a link to a YouTube video - "Driving Through Rainelle". It made me homesick  - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=sgiGAzyAT5Y Thank you for sending it, Colin!
Gerry Mitchell sent a YouTube link of a run of the Meadow River Lumber Company Heisler #6 steam engine and a Shay engine similar to the ones Meadow River had used. Gerry reports that the Heisler is an acutal Meadow River engine that was sold to Cass, WV in 1968. As Gerry relayed to me, it is exciting to watch since it has the actual sounds and view of the engine, including the whistle - that Gerry and many of us have not seen and heard in many years - http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=GfQqFEFzwpE The YouTube video is linked from the very nice Meadow River page that Gerry continues to update so well - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| Patty Cox Osborne 67 |
Posted - 03/11/2008 : 15:53:01
Thanks to Dale, Gerry and Kenneth for their continued work on articles and pictures. These new additions are great.
Although the Trail Blazer was printed before I was born, I can remember so many of the folks that were in the articles. I attended East Rainelle and always enjoy the pictures, etc. from that great school.
Thanks Again for another trip down memory lane!
Patty |
| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 03/09/2008 : 15:03:13
Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell has been hard at work on several items - collecting, cropping and enhancing photos. He has also been patient with me until I found time to post them.
Some new items from Gerry include:
Trail Blazer, a bulletin published by East Rainelle Grade School in the 1940's sent by Kenneth Napier - http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.2yz3tuiw&x=0&y=fub0e
For a refresher on what it was like in 1941, see Betty June Altizer's poem, "We've Got To Whip The Japs" as well as Peggy Levisay's "My America" and the page "For The Service Of Our Country".
(The Trail Blazer was challenging to scan and enhance - great work, Gerry.)
Veterans and the 2007 Run For The Wall Photos and Comments From Rainelle School Children
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.awnb01ag&x=0&y=-d7zhlo
A collection of old gas stations from the 30's, 40's and 50's.
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=u46feyk.bjpdegk&x=0&y=-jl6hw2
Gerry has also spent a great deal of time on the Meadow River Lumber Company pictures and information. He has added an amazing number of pictures and other images (500+) to it. The slide show now has some pictures from The Greenbrier Historical Society Journal for which Kenneth Napier obtained permission for us to use on our site. The slideshow now has expanded information on the town and Rainelle and the surrounding area towns. To see the slideshow, plus several other Meadow River Lumber Company and related links, see our Meadow River Lumber Company page - http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html
Kenneth Napier has been working hard to find and get permission to use additional photos and information for the site. Thank you, Kenneth!
Gerry, once again, thank you for your hard work and faithfulness to the Rainelle memories, history and Website.
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| Dale Tincher 64 |
Posted - 12/06/2007 : 20:43:37
Hello everyone. Gerry Mitchell has done a wonderful job (with help from many of you) of locating, scanning and placing Meadow River Lumber Company pictures and information into slideshows. One slide show has more than 360 historic photos and articles. The collection is so impressive that we decided to devote a page to Meadow River Lumber Company history. Enjoy it at http://www.rainellereunion.com/meadow_river_lumber_company_rainelle.html
Dale
Dale Tincher - Class of 64
919-272-8052
dale.tincher@rainellereunion.com |
| Andy Aide Pendleton 64 |
Posted - 03/21/2007 : 20:52:51
Karen Hanson was the restaurant manager....A very nice and good person..
Andy |
| Janet Ballengee Estep 68 |
Posted - 03/21/2007 : 08:44:43
Very nice article!!! Does anyone know the name of the restaurant manager shown in the picture? |
