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The collection of the West Virginia State Museum finds its beginnings with the West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian Society which was organized in the Senate Chamber of the State House in Charleston on January 30, 1890.
Jul 26, 2021 · West Virginia History OnView (WVHOV) in the West Virginia & Regional History Center’s online database that includes over 50,000 images digitized from our rich and diverse collections.
Jul 12, 2019 · The present West Virginia Historical Society was organized in October 1940 and incorporated in 1946, for the purpose of collecting, preserving, and promoting West Virginia history. The society collaborated with the State Archives in publishing West Virginia History, the state’s official history journal, until 1979, and it continues to publish ...
The West Virginia State Museum is dedicated to inspiring, educating and enriching the lives of the public by instilling a deeper understanding and sense of pride through the collection, preservation and exhibition of diverse cultural and historic traditions, focusing on every aspect of West Virginia history, culture, art, paleontology ...
The WVHS is the fifth statewide Society to be formed in West Virginia. The first West Virginia Historical Society formed in 1869 and continued until 1884. The present Society formed in 1940 and incorporated in 1946.
Mar 26, 2024 · West Virginia Baptist Historical Society 1715 Lower Parchment Valley Road Ripley, WV 25271. West Virginia Historical Society P. O. Box 5220 Charleston, WV 25361-0220 President: Michael Shock E-mail: [email protected] West Virginia Labor History Association 1532 Quarrier Street Charleston, WV 25311. West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd. P ...
Formation of the West Virginia Historical Society in 1940 initiated a long association between Archives and the society. For many years, the society provided partial funding for West Virginia History, and members received the journal as part of their dues.
