Greenbrier, White Sulpher Springs West Virginia Postcard

I love this postcard from the Greenbrier, sent from the hotel in 1977.  The sender tells a friend in New York about all of the activities they have done at the Greenbrier, including horse back riding.

Greenbrier Hotel and Golf Course, White Sulphur Springs West Virginia Old Postcard

I picked up these two postcards showing the grounds of the LEGENDARY Greenbrier Hotel in West Virginia recently.  They are unused, and both have a slight crease.  
 

Virginia Military Institute, West Point of the South, Lexington Virginia Old Postcards

   This beautiful, though slightly bent postcard shows the Virginia Military Institue in Lexington Virginia- forever linked to Stonewall Jackson.

This postcard was sent in 1944.

Mothman.... in Berea Kentucky

You know I love Berea Kentucky....  and Mothman.

Not too long ago we were walking our dogs in Berea, and I saw this sign- featuring the Mothman statue in Point Pleasant West Virginia.
 

Hillbilly Hot Dogs LeSage WV June 2025

I know, I have put up MANY other videos on Hillbilly Hot Dogs.  Expect more.  I love this place.

West Virginia Bigfoot Museum June 2025

We visited the wonderful West Virginia Bigfoot Museum again in June 2025!

Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton West Virginia 2025

I know I have mentioned it before...  but we went again!  I love the Flatwoods Monster Museum in West Virginia!

"No Direct Evidence: The Story of the Missing Sodder Children" by Bob Lane Bragg

I have brought up the recent "West Virginia Bigfoot Festival" in Sutton a couple of times recently.  The place was a goldmine for people like me who enjoy reading books on the weird and unexplained.

I came across Bob Lane Bragg while I was there.  Bob had a booth selling all sorts of books like this (he was representing the West Virginia Book Company).  AND, Bob himself had written a book, "No Direct Evidence:  The Story of the Missing Sodder Children".

This is probably West Virginia's most famous unsolved mystery/possible crime.  Briefly, Christmas, 1945, the Sodder family experienced a house fire.  The two parents and nine children were home that night.  After the house was evacuated, only four of the children seemed to have escaped the fire.

Oddly, no remains of the other five kids could be found.

Bragg covers the details of the family and the fire.  Some odd events are noted around the time of the fire- including a phone call that night, a ladder that could have been helpful had been moved away from the house, phone lines were cut, among other issues.  The family starts to believe the house fire was arson, and the other children were taken.

At first, this almost comes off as a situation where the family cannot accept the obvious, but.....

Bob Lane Bragg, through various sources and research, shows that there could have been much more to this case, and the strange events occurring around the time of the tragedy.  The family's Italian background, the father's business dealings, and many other factors could lead in another direction.  I'm not going to say Bragg solves the case- he clearly doesn't.  He DOES show that some small almost forgettable events could have had a lot of meaning.  My mind was blown at the end.

This might be one of the more perfect true crime books out there.  Bragg discusses the case thoroughly.  He talks about why some of the family members to this day may be reluctant to discuss it.  He offers a very logical potential conclusion to the case.  This book gets my highest possible recommendation.



 

West Virginia Bigfoot Festival 2025

Check out my short video from the 2025 West Virginia Bigfoot Festival in Sutton West Virginia!

"The Silver Bridge Tragedy" by George Dudding

 West Virginia author George Dudding has written a ton of books, mostly in the UFO/cryptid/ghost area.  I have read a few and I was glad to meet the man at the recent West Virginia Bigfoot Festival.

Many of his books give a fairly basic telling of a particular event.  If you are looking for a nicely detailed book on a topic that you can probably read in one setting, he is your guy.  You get all of the details, but the books are not encyclopedic.

One thing he definitely has over other authors though, is that he was right in the middle of a lot of West Virginia weirdness.    We was literally AT the Silver Bridge shortly after it fell.  He grew up in Point Pleasant.  He has some serious cryptid cred.

He has written "The Silver Bridge Tragedy" about the collapse.  He is a science/math guy too, so Dudding gives a good explanation of what happened (he gets a bit technical, but you can still follow him).  He also talks about the rumors (and initial reluctance to believe) that the bridge fell.

He has a couple of books on the Mothman legend too.

I had a nice chat with him at the West Virginia Bigfoot festival.  I figured he might be a bit stiff (he holds degrees in math and physics).  He is a very matter of fact guy but I had a great talk with him mostly about Point Pleasant and a few other related topics.

West Virginia Bigfoot Museum Sutton WV Sept 2024

In Sutton West Virginia, literally walking distance from the Flatwoods Monster Museum, is the West Virginia Bigfoot Museum!

Flatwoods Monster Museum Sutton West Virginia 2024

West Virginia is suck a great, "weird" state.   Two of my favorite "monster" stories originated there within a couple of hours from each other......  In Sutton, there is the great Flatwoods Monster Museum!

Driving around Sutton and Flatwoods West Virginia 2024

While in the area visiting locations associated with the Flatwoods Monster sighting, we drove around the sibling towns of Sutton and Flatwoods!

Flatwoods Monster Convention West Virginia 2024

We had a really fun time at the Flatwoods Monster Convention in Flatwoods West Virginia!

Hillbilly Hot Dogs Lesage West Virginia May 2023

Yeah, I know I have covered Hillbilly Hot Dogs in West Virginia A LOT, but I was there again not too long ago...  so here is another video.

Billy Bob's Wonderland Barboursville West Virginia

Getting to visit Billy Bob's Wonderland in Barboursville West Virginia is such a treat.  I LOVE Showbiz Pizza when I was a kid, and this is pretty much the last of its kind.

I filmed the old "Rock-afire Explosion" band jamming out on some great tunes, some relating to pizza.  Check out the video!

Hillbilly Hot Dogs Lesage West Virginia

 

Here is some video from a visit to Hillbilly Hot Dogs in Lasage West Virginia!  I have mentioned this place before...  and I really love this place!

Lowe Hotel Point Pleasant West Virginia July 2021

 We recently spent some time in the old, historic, and haunted Lowe Hotel in Point Pleasant West Virginia.  We had a very nice time!

Point Pleasant West Virginia at night July 2021

 I have posted a LOT about Point Pleasnat West Virginia and the Mothman....   Well, recently we spent a night in town, and I made a short video of their downtown area at night.

Ravenswood West Virginia July 2021

 Another great town we drove through while driving along the Ohio River was Ravenswood West Virginia!