David's Mountain Memories

I am David Thrower, and this is a collection of snippets of my life. On this page you will find articles about Appalachian heritage, family history, music, and other good stuff. It is a lighthearted page, so hope you will visit often as this is like my virtual homestead, front porch and all.

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

On The Recent Elections and Other Issues

Well, it has been one week down since the rather memorable midterm elections, and the Democrats sure took a whuppin! The fact is though tha...

Friday, November 7, 2014

Thoughts As I Reach 45

It is really hard to believe I am going to be 45 this coming Sunday! As I think about that, I wonder, "where on earth has the time gon...

Tuesday, October 21, 2014

My Old Elementary School

Although I am a Gen-Xer, most people would find it hard to believe that I went to an actual 3-room schoolhouse in West Virginia at my age. ...

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Dr. Haleblian, Pastor and Friend

(Right) Dr. Krikor G. Haleblian (1943-2007) and his wife For well over 30 years, one of the major things I have been involved in is w...

Monday, October 13, 2014

Myrt

Myrtle Masters (1892-1990) In my teenage years, we had a bit of transition of sorts as we moved from Kirby, WV, in August of 1985. T...

Friday, October 10, 2014

The Pastor Who Baptized Me

Rev. Olen T. Phillips (1947-2000) (Photo courtesy of Loraine Phillips Mullin, his daughter) The most important decision in my life...

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

33 Years!!

It is hard to believe that I have been collecting vintage big band recordings for 33 years today! I am doing this year-end perspective on t...

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