Civil War Historic Buildings@ Organizations

» A West Virginia Chronology    A general West Virginia time-line that incorporates a long history of labor strife.    http://members.aol.com/jeff560/wv-hist.html

» Agricultural Extension Community Histories    Approximately one hundred community histories were published in Morgantown in the 1920s and 30s. The West Virginia State Archives library currently holds fifty-eight of these histories, which are presented here.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/agrintro.html

» Early Histories of West Virginia Counties    From the County Commissioners Association. Includes references.    http://www.polsci.wvu.edu/wv/history.html

» Historic Mount Hope, West Virginia    A history of Mount Hope, West Virginia with numerous historic photographs of the coal mines, railroads, and people that helped develop the town during the late-1800's.    http://www.wva-usa.com/history/

» Jeff Miller's West Virginia Page    Personal page of former Beckley native, now a teacher in Florida. Includes famous people of the state, chronology of events, origins of place names and census records.    http://members.aol.com/jeff560/westvirginia.html

» Oxford American: A State of Confusion    Article describes how West Virginia became a state, and discusses why the state is part of the South. By Jason Headley.    http://www.oxfordamericanmag.com/content.cfm?ArticleID=213

» Portraits of Women in West Virginia History    Includes 35 notable West Virginia women.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/whm1.html

» The Brady Trilogy Series    Includes Kinfolk, Pop Troy's Anthology and Reclaimed Memories. Features memories, folklore, history and stories of the early 1900's around Creston, Elizabeth and Parkersburg.    http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~bradytrilogy/memories/

» The Iron Furnaces of West Virginia    Dedicated to the cataloging and preservation of the historic iron furnaces in West Virginia. View furnace list, resources, and contact information.    http://www.wvironfurnaces.com

» The Scotts Run Coalfield: A Study in Overdevelopment    Article from the West Virginia History Journal.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh53-3.html

» Trails, Inc.    Chingwe and the Little family are living historians who teach 18th century frontier skills at workshops in state parks. Schedule, photos.    http://mypeoplepc.com/members/chingwe/trailsinc18thcentury/

» WV State Archives    Offers detailed information on the state's history, outlines the documents available in the State Archives, and provides assistance in conducting genealogical research.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/wvsamenu.html

» West Virginia Archives and History    Offers detailed information on the state's history, outlines the documents available in the State Archives, and provides assistance in conducting genealogical research.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/index.html

» West Virginia Collection at WVU    General information on the collection and library schedule.    http://www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection

» West Virginia Genealogy and History    Online West Virginia history and genealogy from the American Local History Network.    http://www.usgennet.org/~alhnwvus/

» West Virginia History for Beginners    West Virginia: A History for Beginners is more than a list of boring names, dates and places.    http://www.westvirginia.com/history/

» West Virginia Jewish History & Genealogy    Offers an introduction to Jewish history, architecture and genealogy in the state. Includes image galleries.    http://westvirginiajewishhistory.com/

» Women in West Virginia    Includes a timeline of women's history, selected short biographies, and links to additional readings on women's history.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/womhome.html

» Women's Legal Rights in West Virginia, 1863-1984    Detailed examination of women's rights in West Virginia from WV History Journal.    http://www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh51-3.html