Category History and Heritage

THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history.To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org .April 16, 1829: Jacob Beeson Jackson was born in Parkersburg. In 1881, he became West Virginia’s sixth governor. April 16,…

This Week in West Virginia History

                                                                            March 26, 2025 Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. April 2, 1900: Marlinton, the county seat of Pocahontas County, was incorporated. The town is…

THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY

March 12, 2025 Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. March 19, 1925: Basketball teams from 11 of West Virginia’s 24 Black high schools took the…

THIS WEEK IN WV HISTORY

February 26, 2025 Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. March 5, 1856: Calhoun County was created from neighboring Gilmer County and named for John C.…

THIS WEEK IN WEST VIRGINIA HISTORY

Charleston WV – The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at www.wvencyclopedia.org. Feb. 12, 1867: Barboursville was incorporated by an act of the state legislature. Originally the county seat of Cabell…

INTERVIEW WITH CORETTA SCOTT KING

Weirton, W.Va., January 9, 2024— Following the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. March on Jan. 15, 2024, the Dunbar Recreation Center, located at 300 Kessel Street in Weirton, will present An Interview with Coretta Scott King during its noon luncheon. Performed in the style…

OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

Sometimes things, once noticed, or facts, once learned, stick with us, forever. There were quite a few commas in that sentence, and I am not sure that they are in the correct places. Is the following revision better? Sometimes, things once noticed, or, facts once…

OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

So, who was Edwin McMasters Stanton, born in Jefferson County, Ohio, on December 19, 1814? Well we could say that he was the only person born around these parts who was maybe the Country’s most eminent trial attorney, who also served as the U.S. Attorney…

OUR HISTORY & OUR HERITAGE by Bill Kiefer

Ohio is frequently referred to as the “Mother of Presidents.” As a state they claim eight. These would be Ulysses S. Grant of Point Pleasant, Rutherford B. Hayes of Delaware, James Abram Garfield of Orange Township now Moreland Hills, Benjamin Harrison of North Bend, William…