Cast members of the 1974 Pioneer Days production of “January Thaw.” The three-act play by William Rees was produced by Frances Brill Eskridge and performed by The Pioneer Players during Pioneer Days July 9 – 13, 1974 at the Marlinton United Methodist Church. Kneeling, left to right: Jeanne Kellison, Joyce Wilfong. Standing, left to right: Herb McClure, Donna Sue “Dondi” Stemple, Eugene Simmons, Nancy Diller Burks, Kenneth Nottingham, Butch Michael, David Peacock, Cornell Moore, John Mallow, Sally McLaughlin Nottingham, Willard Eskridge. The photograph was taken by Tom Evans, Commerce Photography, Charleston, W.Va. (Preserving Pocahontas Archives, Pioneer Days Collection, ID: PHP008275)
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