West Virginia Archives - Page 18 of 43

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We spoke just Italian at home

My parents were Italian immigrants. They settled in WV, where my father came over at the age of seventeen, where he was a bookkeeper.

August 2, 2017 Humor / West Virginia

If you would quit telling yarns for three months

“Now you remember our bargain,” said the doctor. “I was to shave off my mustache if you would quit telling yarns for three months.”

July 27, 2017 Bear Hunting / Hunting / West Virginia

Bringing in a live bear

West Virginian Bruce Crickard describes trapping a live bear, then carrying it back home strung on a pole, still live.

July 24, 2017 Gambling / Theatres / West Virginia

Bank Night at the Met

The theatre sponsored games that were played on the screen for cash from the mid – 1930s to late 1940s. One such game was “Wahoo.” “Bank Night” was another.

July 10, 2017 Evangelists / West Virginia

First time at a revival meeting

It was in the summer of 1897 that I heard of an outdoor revival meeting and decided to attend for two or three days.

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