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FROM THERE TO HERE
By Jim Brandenburg

February 2008 -- Frank & Judy Wolfram

While living in Eighty-Four, Pa., Judy was reading the Sunday paper travel section -- a whole story on "Wild and Wonderful" West Virginia. She read every word. Frank, lived in Fairmont for a while as a boy, and he remembered how kind everyone was. Also, Judy’s oldest son was working at Wheeling Downs, and Judy and Frank visited often. They got the "Wheeling Feeling" Judy said.

Plus, Judy was pulled towards West Virginia from the first time she heard "Take Me Home, Country Roads."

When Frank came home from work that day, Judy said, "We’re moving to West Virginia." Frank said, "When?" She replied, "As soon as possible." Judy allowed four months time for Frank to retire, and to pack 30 years of belongings.

They found the perfect small farm in Hundred, W.Va., and worked on it every weekend. One morning, they got a phone call from the Hundred Fire Department. Someone had set fire to their farm house. The culprit was never found. "I was out of there," Judy said. "I wasn’t going to stay where I wasn’t wanted."

Still looking, Frank and Judy found a small farm and house in Five Forks, sold their Pennsylvanian house, and packed up and headed south.

They have now been in West Virginia for fourteen years and seven months, and have never looked back. "We love it here," said Judy.

The term "Elsewherian" was invented by former California Governor Goodwin Knight to refer to those who hailed from anywhere but the Golden State.

If you know someone who came to live in Central West Virginia following an interesting or unique progression of events, contact Jim Brandenburg at brandenburgphotos@gmail.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

     Jim Brandenburg was born in California, and has lived in Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Kentucky, and, finally West Virginia. Jim has a son and grandson living in Georgia.
   Jim has been involved with photography most of his life. He favors landscapes, child-ren and family portraits, and recently, shooting local events like horse shows and rodeos. He currently lives in Spencer.
   "Of all the places I have lived and worked, there is no place I have found like West Virginia," said Jim. "I have finally found my home."

View his photography online here.

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