WHO AM I ?

my Great Grandparents

Rev. William Garrett & Tabitha Little Barnett -Hayters Gap, VA. (Cr:Polly Counts)

Basically, I'm an avid bottle collector who enjoys researching the backgrounds of my bottles as much as the bottles themselves. Over the years, I have shared or contributed the results of my research to The Hobby in several ways, - either through newsletter articles, or magazine articles, about The Hobby, or via an infrequent newspaper interview. I did self-publish a book about Bristol's whiskey and medicinal bottles in 1995 and have toyed with the idea of reprinting it with updated info and pictures. That is yet to be seen though.

From 1991 to about mid-1997, I was a "Reporter" for Bottles & Extras magazine, ( even had a "Press Pass."...LOL), being published by Scott Grandstaff and Kitty Roach in Happy Camp, CA. They were great people to work with and great for The Hobby. They struggled with the magazine for some time, before turning it over to the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors organization - www.fohbc.com. Since then I have written but a few articles for this version of the magazine, mainly due to time constraints and running out of material to write about.

In 1998 & 1999, I additionally wrote a couple of articles for James Hagenbuch's magazine for The Hobby : Antique Bottle & Glass Collector, www.glswrk-auction.com , published in East Greenville, PA. Jim's a great fellow to know.

I served as "The Digger" newsletter Editor for the East Tenn. Antique Bottle & Collectibles Society, based in Knoxville, for two years. Later, I served as President, Show Chairman, and "The Groundhog Gazette" newsletter Editor for the State of Franklin Antique Bottle & Collectibles Association. I quit both groups, as I just didn't have the time , or inclination, anymore to participate on a regular basis.

I will list my articles and which issue/when written for your perusal...

my Mother

Annie Dietl Barnette in Germany 1940s

Articles for Bottles & Extras magazine:

#11 Humorous article

#19 The Vase

#22 Winchester,VA Bottle Show

#28 Harrisonburg,VA Bottle Show

#32 Holston Bottling Co.of Bristol

#37 Columbia, S.C. Bottle Show

#40 Harrisonburg,VA. Bottle Show

#42 Wood Drug Co. of Bristol

#45 Gerstle Medicine Co.of Bluff City

#48 Collecting Label Only Bottles

#51 Louisville, KY, Bottle Show

#53 Mansfield, Ohio Bottle Show

#55 Knoxville, Tn. Bottle Show

#57 The Other Dickeys of Bristol

Vol.6 #3 Dr.Enuf.Tri-City Bev.Co.

#5 Columbia,S.C. Bottle Show

#7 Louisville, KY. Bottle Show

#11 Asheville, N.C. Bottle Show

Vol.7#1 Richmond,VA. Bottle Show

#10 Knoxville Dig - Mike Barbera

Vol.8#1 Nashville,Tn Bottle Show

#6 S.E. Massengill Co. of Bristol

For Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine:

1999- March...St. Andrews Sarsaparilla of Bristol

July...Unicoi County Digging Story

2000... Farrar's Sarsaparilla of Bristol

Deep Springs Tn. Whiskey Poster

(this list is incomplete...will update as I locate the other issues.)

my Father (on the right)

O.B.Barnette during WW II

#15 Dr.Pepper/ Pepper Bros. of Bristol

#20 Hillsville VA Flea Market

#27 Johnson City, Tn. Dig Story

#29 Dr.Pepper, Pt.2

#36 Dixie Bottling Works of Bristol

#38 Isaac A. Nickels of Bristol

#41 Knoxville, TN. Bottle Show

#44 Asheville, N.C. Bottle Show

#46 Andrews Mfg.Co. of Bristol

#50 Carrie Nation in Bristol

Columbia, S.C. Bottle Show

#52 Mystic Wine of Life Co.of Bristol

Harrisonburg,VA. Bottle Show

#54 Union, S.C. Bottle Show

#56 Asheville, N.C. Bottle Show

#58 Mountain Dew/Tri-City Bev.Co.

Richmond, VA. Bottle Show

SuperDigger in Greeneville

#4 Isaac Nickels Jug

#6 Chelfs Cistern Dig /Johnson City

#8 Harrisonburg, VA. Bottle Show

#12 Dr.Enuf Update/Tri-City Bev.Co

#3 Whiskey Jugs of Bristol

#11 Asheville,N.C. Bottle Show

#4 Bryant's Grocery of Bristol

Vol.9#4 E.Gouge & Co. of Bristol

3 of my Siblings drinking a NEHI @1960

l to r- Sonya, Anita, & Mike Barnette

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Sources - Bibliography

i) Library of King College, Bristol,Tenn. - Newspaper Microfilms

ii) Bristol,TN-VA Public Library - Newspaper Microfilms & City Directories

iii) 1904 Bristol Herald Industrial Supplement

iv) Bristol-Goodson Industry & Resources in 1885 -W.F.Henry/Reporter

v) Witness To An Epoch - Chas.J. Harkrader

vi) Double Destiny - Robert Loving

vii) Historic Sites of Sullivan County - Muriel Spoden

viii) Bristol Tennessee-Virginia : A History - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

ix) Spirits & Medicinal Bottles of Bristol, Tenn.-Va. - Charlie Barnette

x) The Passing Years - Bristol Historical Association

xi) City of Bristol @ 1915

xii) A Pictorial History - Bristol Historical Association

xiii) Whiskey, An American Pictorial History - Oscar Getz

xiv) Prohibition, 13 Years That Changed America - Edward Behr

xv) The Shadow Of The Bottle - Review & Herald Publishing Co.

xvi) Historic Sullivan - Oliver Taylor

xvii) One Year At A Time - Bristol - 1907 - Lonnie & Kim Blevins

xviii) Honoring Our Heritage: Faces & Places From The Past -

Lonnie & Kim Blevins and Roy & Carolyn Williams

xvix) Between the States: Bristol Tennessee - Virginia During the Civil War - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

xx) Pioneers in Paradise - Bristol, Tenn-Va. - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

xxi) A Good Place to Live - Bristol, Tenn-Va. - V.N. "Bud" Phillips

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