This blog contains details of the fire, archived articles found in newspapers, photos of the old capitol as it was before the fire and the
Category: History
Shirley Donnelly re: Scarbro (Fayette County), WV
This next article by Shirley Donnelly holds a special place in my heart. I grew up in Carlisle, attended Scarbro Elementary for the first handful
WV: 31 Dec 1862 – Lincoln signs WV Statehood Bill
President Abraham Lincoln signed the West Virginia statehood bill on December 31, 1862. Per WV Archives and History: When President Abraham Lincoln received the statehood
Shirley Donnelly: From The Beginning
I love reading old Shirley Donnelly pieces from the Raleigh Register and the Fayette Tribune. While attending Oak Hill’s Sts Peter and Paul Catholic School,
WV: War Rations
This blog contains photos, newspaper clippings and wiki facts regrading war rations, in particular the rationing of goods in West Virginia. The United States did
History: Silver Bridge Memorial (WV and OH)
This year, on the anniversary of the Silver Bridge Disaster, a plaque was dedicated at the WV site of the disaster (behind the court house
Thoughts and Ponderances 