Hi, my name is Tonya and I am from Bluefield, WV. I used to live in northern VA (NoVA)
in Stafford, VA near Washington, DC. I am originally from Welch, WV which used to be

the largest coal mining town in America back in the 1950s-1990s. Welch was such a booming

town that it used to be called "Little New York". Bluefield and Welch are located in the

southern part of the state. I love living in WV! We have such beautiful mountains,

ATV riding trails, camping, and hiking trails!

 

We are well known for a few films filmed that were filmed in our small town of Welch,

one was called Z for Zachariah" which was a movie about the end times and the other movie

was called "The Glass Castle". My fiancé Ray from Welch, WV who has since passed away,

even got a small part in the movie "The Glass Castle" because of where he worked at

The Welch Newspaper and they wanted to film there. It was a very cool experience for

him he told me. He told me that the movie crew LOVED filming in Welch because the

town is very old and they did not have to make it look old for the film. If you watch
the film, Ray is the gentleman printing out the newspapers. 

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Below are a few pictures of Welch, WV where I was born and raised.

The first picture is an old picture of my dad with his brothers and sisters.

Their dad, who was my grandfather, immigrated to America back in the late

1800's from Austria, Hungary. My dad's name was Fred and he is in the red shirt.

He served in the Navy during World War II where he worked on the mechanical

instruments inside of American bomber airplanes.

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The 2nd picture is an old picture of my dad's jewelry and music store that he

owned and ran for over 30 years where he sold gold and silver diamond jewelry as

well as musical instruments such as electric keyboards, acoustic guitars, electric guitars,

guitar strings, banjos, violins, sound systems, band instruments (i.e. trumpets, flutes,

saxophones, clarinets, drums, etc.) as well as silver certificate dollar bills, gold coins,

silver coins, and so much more. He was quite an eclectic collector I must say.

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I never will forget it. Back in the late 1980's, I remember how I used to walk home from

school every day and stop by the store to see my dad. He would have some food that

he bought at a local restaurant and tell me to go and get me something to eat.

 

I miss those days so much and I greatly miss my dad. He passed away in 2002 at the age of 79.

I dedicate my eBay store to my Heavenly Father and to my dad for teaching me so

many wonderful values throughout my life that I will carry on forever and ever.

 

Until we meet again...