West Virginia Archives - Page 20 of 43

May 4, 2017 Farmers/farming / West Virginia

Notice the trim, white washed poultry house

The greatest interest in poultry is shown by farmers living in the ‘runs’ and ‘forks.’ On a typical ‘ridge’ farm, the farm land is rougher.

the art of yo-yo playing booklet; LEMELSON CENTER for the Study of Invention and Innovation

America loves the yo-yo

WV entrepreneur Donald F. Duncan (1892-1971) had never heard of the yo-yo until 1928, when he encountered Pedro Flores in California.

Shay Locomotive and Fully Loaded Log Carts on a Bridge Over the Cherry River in Nicholas County WV

April 4, 2017 Epidemics & Pandemics / Oral histories / West Virginia

He placed the tiny baby in a cigar box and walked to the Godfreys

Fred Bennett was a fireman on the logging train that ran through Curtin, WV. Doc Godfrey was the engineer on the same train. They shared a terrible tragedy in 1919.

hungarian reformed church, monongalia county wv

March 31, 2017 Immigrants / West Virginia

Magyars in Morgantown

Hungarians called the US immigration from 1880 to about 1915 the ‘Great Economic Immigration.’ 650,000-700,000 Hungarians came to America.

March 27, 2017 Family life / West Virginia

He made his boast that he lived here 40 years and had never done any useful work

Joe made his boast that he lived here 40 years, had as much to eat, was as well dressed as anyone else, and had never done any useful work.

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