Senator Stephen B. Elkins, namesake for the town of Elkins and Davis & Elkins College, lived the American dream and an amazing life. As last week’s column described, he left his boyhood home in Missouri to join the Union Army. He eventually journeyed westward on...
If you are fascinated by history, this week’s column is for you. To be fully transparent, I ran this column in 2022 when I completed reading Oscar Lambert’s 1955 book titled Stephen Benton Elkins. The bulk of the content that follows is compliments of the author....
The ceremony was a simple one. Barefoot under their beloved weeping cherry tree, the couple renewed the vows they had exchanged 49 years earlier. Their two daughters and their families, along with their Davis & Elkins College family, surrounded them with love....
You likely know the old cliché about always seeing the world through rose-colored glasses. In front of me as I type this column is a special pair of glasses through which I often attempt to view the world. Among the most influential people in my life was my father....
As has been true for so many across the country, including those in the deep south, the winter of 2025 has been a memorable one in the West Virginia mountains. From both alumni and Elkinites, I have heard many stories of winters past that left indelible memories....
