While looking back through West Virginia newspapers from this week in 1910, I came across this ad for The Campbell Hospital. I had never heard
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Shirley Donnelly: Fayette Countys Famous Old Saloons
I came across this article, by the late Rev Shirley Donnelly which covers Fayette County’s Famous Saloons. I had a good chuckle while reading and
WV: Ann Jarvis Mothers Day
I feel that it is ironic that the founder of Mother’s Day never had any children of her own. The tradition of Mother’s Day started
Shirley Donnelly on Vote Selling, Abraham Vandal and the location of Fayette Co Courthouse
Yesterday And Today- Vote Selling Not New In West Virginia By SHIRLEY DONNELLY Fayette County historical notes were uncovered during the annual clearing of the
(WV) William A MacCorkle
William Alexander MacCorkle (May 7, 1857 – September 24, 1930), was a United States teacher, lawyer, prosecutor, the ninth Governor of West Virginia and state legislator of West Virginia, and financier. Source: http://www.wvculture.org/history/government/governors/maccorkl.html Compiled by the West
8 May 1928 The Keith-Albee Theater Opens – Huntington WV
Keith-Albee is a theatre located along Fourth Avenue in downtown Huntington, WV. The Keith-Albee was named after the Keith-Albee-Orpheum Corporation, one of the leading vaudeville performance chains at that time,
Thoughts and Ponderances 