TOPIC / NEWSLETTER DATE
TOPICS:Business, Cemeteries, Churches, City History, Civil War, Coal River, Family History, George Washington, Historical Society News & Info, Homes, Morgan’s Kitchen, Misc. History & Stories, Native Americans, Railroad, Schools, Sports, Transportation
BUSINESS
•Hotel Majestic / March 1992
•Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home / June 1992
•Dawson Printing Company / March 1993
•Businesses in St. Albans – 1917 “Charleston Leader Newspaper” / April 2000, Winter 2004, Fall 2005,
Spring 2007
•Malden Salt Works by Wm. Wintz / Summer 2005
•WV Coal Development (1882) / Fall 2009
•Hi-Lawn Theater at Ordnance Park Flyer - 1940’s / Fall 2012
•Bowman Lumber Co. closes – 1926 / Winter 2016-2017
CEMETERIES
•King Family Cemetery / December 1992
•Deaths in Kanawha County – 1853-1899 / June 1994
•Vintroux Stone and Cemetery / September 1994
•McNeeley Cemetery / December 1994
•Thomas Cemetery / December 1994
•Gray Cemetery / December 1994
•Girls Scouts Visit Teay’s Hill Cemetery / April 1996
•WV Cemetery Information – Periods / April 1996
•Listing of Kanawha County Cemeteries / June 1997
•Protection our Cemeteries by Rachel Black / December 2001
•Berkley County Coroner Book Excerpts / Spring 2002
•Samuel Washington Gravestone at Bangor Cemetery / Fall 2008
•Important Persons Buried in St. Albans / Winter 2016-2017
CHURCHES
•The Bell the Yankees Didn’t Get (Methodist) – 1988 / Summer 2017
CITY HISTORY
•Stephen Capehart – About St. Albans / June 1993
•Brief History of St. Albans / September 1993
•B-Street Map – 1912 / April 1995
•Early History of Coalsmouth / December 1997
•Main Street Changes over the Years / Spring 2005
•St. Albans Memories by Slim Clair / Spring 2005
•Five Names of St. Albans / Fall 2007, Fall 2014
•Walk Thru Coalsmouth in 1833 by Dean Braley / Winter 2013 – 14
•St. Albans Towns Around the World / Winter 2016-2017
•Some St. Albans Street names / Summer 2017
- St. Albans Incorporated
- St. Albans Mayors
CIVIL WAR
•Camp Coalsmouth and Map (1861) / September 1997
•Confederate Civil War Soldiers buried at Teay’s Hill Cemetery / April 1998
•Recalling Civil War Days by Roberts Family / Spring 2004
•Scary Creek Stories by Wm. Wintz / Fall 2006
•“Tallest Confederate” (7’-7”) / Spring 2007
•Scary Creek Battle (Wonderful WV 1985) / Fall 2007
•Scary Creek Battle - Charleston Newspaper (2011) / Fall 2011
•Civil War and Colonel Lightburn, by Dr. Roy Cook (1962) / Fall 2011
•15 – Star Confederate Flag from Battle of Phillipi at Culture Center / Winter 2013 - 14
•The Horse from Coal River (Traveller) / Winter 2015 - 16
•George Patton Coalsmouth Ties / Winter 2016 - 17
•Civil War Confederates from Coalsmouth / Winter 2016 - 17
COAL RIVER
•Log Chain and Ring Dogs / June 1992
•Coal River Man Executed – 1858 / March 1994
•History of Coal River by Laidley (1911) / Winter 2003
•Coal River Poem by Tom Swinburn / Fall 2006
•Coal River Lower Falls Stories by Wm. Wintz / Fall 2007
•“Coal, Steamboats, Timber & Trains” book by Bill Dean / Fall 2007
•John Peter Salley story – WV Encyclopedia / Summer 2010
•John Peter Salley Discovers Coal River – 1988 / Summer 2017
FAMILY HISTORY
•Stephen Teays story / June 1992
•Carroll Hansford story / June 1992
•Daisy Chambers Washington / December 1992
•The Thompsons of Coalsmouth / December 1992
•Families of St. Albans / March 1993
•Uncle Billy Armstead story / December 1993
•Aunt Molly Spurlock Peck story / March 1994
•Cameron Thompson Story / December 1993
•Interview with Ensell Mercer (Caldwell) / June 1994
•Family History : Wood, Langley, Rain, Fanning / September 1994
•Browder Family history / December 1994
•Annie Watts story / September 1995
•Lucy F. Rhodes and family / September 1995
•Letter from Wm. Donnally to Howard Donnally / September 1996
•Donnally Family History / September 1996
•Bartlett Brothers story (1928) / September 1996
•Wm. A Heslep, MD story / March 1997
•Owen Stutler story (1928 WV History) / March 1997
•Ward Harshbarger. MD story / March 1997
•Vencill Family history / April 1998
•Solomon E. Dawson story / June 1999
•Hudson Family history / September 2000,
Winter 2004
•Daniel Boone story / Summer 2005
•Gabriel Arthur story – WV Encyclopedia / Summer 2010
•Kanawha County National Register Properties / June 1999
•Ordnance Park story / Winter 2003
•Map of St. Albans Historic Properties
by Barbara Bacon / Spring 2005
•Mohler House / Spring 2006
•Rosedale House / Fall 2008
•Moving Houses from Pt. Pleasant to Elliot and Zerkle Streets (1948) / Fall 2009
•Coalsmouth Map of Homes by Wm. Wintz (1800-1900) / Winter 2009-2010
•Ordnance Park Painting by Gibson Cattlett / Fall 2011, Spring 2012
•Kanawha Baptist Church at Pratt, WV / June 1992
•Bevil and Muckamore Homes – 1980 / Spring 2016
•Hughes Drive and Rosehill House / Winter 2017-2017
MISC. HISTORY & STORIES
•“A Hundred Years Ago” – Poem / June 1992
•Ninety-one years in Kanawha County / September 1992
•“A Piece of the Past – 100 years Ago”
•Arthur Hughes Poem to wife Jennie / December 1992
September 1993
•Justice of the Peace – 1842 / December 1993
•Halloween Prank story by Albert Spurlock / March 1994
•Late 18th Century Medical Terms / March 1994
•“69 Years – For Better or Worse”
by John Burgess / September 1994
•The Old Dutch Woman / September 1995
•Old Christmas story / March 1997
•“The Day a Hobo Visited” / April 1998
•Hill Country Poems by Robert Webster / September 1998
•Christmas Poem / December 1998
•Vintage Christmas Ornaments / December 1998
•Christmas Vintage Recipes and Cards / December 1998
•Christmas Tree story / December 2000
•Cole Porter story / December 2000
•Valentine Poem by Louise Fritz / December 2000
•Preserving Vintage Photos / September 2001
•WV Governor Facts / September 2001, Winter 2013 - 14
•History of Coal by Laidley (1911) / Spring 2002
•1906 Statistics / Spring 2006
•Paint Recipe 1800’s / Spring 2007
•1500’s European Facts / Spring 2008
•St. Albans a “Rosie the Riveter” Community / Winter 2009-2010
•Halley’s Comet (1910) / Summer 2010
•Senator Byrd – Mountain Fiddler by Berry Poss / Winter 2010-11,
Fall 2012
•WV State Capitol Building Facts / Winter 2010-11
•Some Things you did not Know about Parkersburg / Winter 2010-11
•Jobs in the 1860’s
•Rock Lake Pool / Fall 2011
•“Rosie the Riveter Memorial Park” / Spring 2012
•Roadside Park Opens – 1943 / Spring 2015
•Mastadon Jaw Found in St. Albans / Winter 2015-16
•St. Albans Centennial Bottles / Winter 2015-2016
•Pollyanna Sewing Club – 1940 / Spring 2016
•1826 July 4 Celebration in Coalsmouth / Fall 2016
•New Historical Highway Marker (Gen. Birkett Fry) / Winter 2018-2018
MORGAN’S KITCHEN
•Morgan’s Kitchen Moving and Restoration by Hal Turley (1972) / June 2001,
Summer 2005
•Hal Turley Interview (Beginning of Historical Society & Morgan’s Kitchen) (1993) / Fall 2002
•Morgan’s Kitchen History / Spring 2004
•Morgan’s Kitchen Moving and Restoration by Hal Turley (1972) (part 2) / Fall 2005
•Christmas Tree Trimmed for the Birds at Morgan’s Kitchen / Winter 2009-2010
•Saving Morgan’s Kitchen – 1971 / Summer 2015
•Early ways to Preserve food at Morgan’s Kitchen
•Morgan’s Kitchen Inventory Before being Moved - 1972 / Winter 2016-2017
•John Morgan’s Diary – 1895 / Winter 2017-2018
•John Morgan’s Tale “Exchange of Base” – 1909 / Winter 2017-2018
•John Morgan’s Tale “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” – 1909 / Winter 2017-2018
MILITARY
•U.S. Military Files available on Internet / Fall 2007
•WV Medal of Honor Winners / Spring 2012
•Medal of Honor Winner from St. Albans – Robert E. Cox / Fall 2014
NATIVE AMERICANS
•Fleming Cobb Escapes Indians – 1791 / Spring 2015
•Johnson Shoals at Scary Creek – 1774 / Spring 2015
RAILROAD
•C&O Railroad / March 1992
•Wreak of the No. 1 by Dunbar / September 1994
•Cabin Creek Steam Engine / December 1995
•Coal River Railroad by Stan Cohen / September 1998
•Steam Train Photos in St. Albans / Fall 2006
•Armstrong Tunnel / Winter 2009-2010
•Train Wreak in St. Albans – 1956 / Winter 2015-2016
•WV Train Depot Depots Still Standing / Spring 2016
SCHOOLS
•Carter Woodson Jr. High School (1935-1956) / September 1992, Spring 2006
•Shelton College / September 1992
•St. Albans High School – 1915-1925 Seniors and Teachers / June 1993
•Tackett Creek School picture (1926-27) / September 1996
•St. Albans High School new Building Opens story / March 1997
•St. Albans High School new Building Dedication / June 1997
•St. Albans High School 20th Commencement (“Simmerings” 1934) / Fall 2009
•Congressman Jennings Randolph Speaks at Commencement (1934) / Fall 2009
•Seniors Sneak to Upper Falls
(“Simmerings” 1930) / Fall 2009
•St. Albans High School History (1913-1935) / Fall 2009
•B. E. Liggett, St. Albans Principal Retires (“Simmerings” 1965) / Spring 2012
•Drema the Dragon (“Simmerings” 1961) / Spring 2012
•“Simmerings” 1899 – reprinted 1951 / Fall 2012
•History of St. Albans “Red Dragon” / Fall 2012
•Charleston High vs St. Albans Football Game – (1903 Gazette) / Fall 2013
•“Swamp College Times” and Advertisements (1899) / Fall 2013
•St. Francis School Built – 1927 Gazette / Spring 2015
•St. Albans Historical Society High School Yearbooks on File / Fall 2014
•St. Albans High School History – 1936 / Winter 2016-2017
•Early Coalsmouth Schools before 1900 / Summer 2017
•SPORTS
•Who Was Billy Dunn – 1957 / Summer 2015
•Shelton College 1904 Football Team / Spring 2016
TRANSPORTATION
•St. Albans - Nitro Bridge 1934 Opening Program / September 1993, April 2000
•Nitro Toll Bridge Memories / September 1994
•St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Workers (picture) (1934) / March 1997
•Early Wagon Trip to Griffithsville (1900) / June 1997
•USS West Virginia Pilot Wheel story / Winter 2004, Fall 2011
•Midland Trail History / Spring 2006
•USS WV Battleship & the Pilot Wheel Connection to St. Albans, WV / Summer 2010
•St. Albans – Nitro Bridge History & 2012 Bridge Project / Fall 2011
•The Great Balloon Flight of 1835 ov Salt Works / Spring 2015
•Coal River Bridge / Earl Canutte history / Fall 2011
•St. Albans – Nitro Bridge 1934 Bridge Plate Donation / Fall 2011
•Charleston Interurban Railroad (Streetcar) and Trestle in St. Albans / Spring 2013
•Going to Wheeling on a Packet Boat (Elizabeth Harvey) – 1903 / Spring 2016
•New Charleston Bus on Display in Town – 1939 / Fall 2016
•Early St. Albans Water Works / Fall 2016
•1831 Covered Bridge Tolls / Winter 2016-2017
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