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F-1397 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of West Virginia, Old and New, and West Virginia Biography, vol 1, by James Morton Callahan. Outlines the history and growth of the state. Biographical sketches are in volume two. Index to all volumes is in volume three. Publ. 1923. Illus., index. 723p.
13 fiche.
F-1398 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of West Virginia, Old and New, and West Virginia Biography, vol 2, by James Morton Callahan. This volume contains biographical sketches. Biographies are not alphabetical. The history is in volume one. Index to all volumes is in volume three. Publ. 1923. Ports., index. 648p. 20 fiche.
F-1399 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of West Virginia, Old and New, and West Virginia Biography, vol 3, by James Morton Callahan. This volume contains biographical sketches. Biographies are not alphabetical. The history is in volume one. Index to all volumes is in this volume. Publ. 1923. Ports., index. 21 fiche.
F-1400 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

West Virginia County Formations and Boundary Changes, prepared by The Historical Records Survey (WPA). Because West Virginia existed for many years as a part of the State of Virginia it was necessary to include in this volume the acts forming many counties which did not becoma a part of the new state when West Virginia was created in 1863. Those counties are included in the alphabetical arrangement of the counties and are followed by the word "Virginia." Publ. 1939. Index. 249p. 5 fiche.
F-1401 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of the Early Settlement and Indian Wars of Western Virginia, by Wills De Hass.

Contents comprised of six parts:
  • General introductory history
  • Early settlement of western Virginia
  • Early settlement of north-western Virginia
  • French and Indian War
  • Civil and military expeditions in the West
  • Indian wars
Also contains biographical sketches. Publ. 1851. 416p. 7 fiche
F-1402 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Chronicles of Border Warfare: Or, A History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in That Section of the State, with Reflections, Anecdotes, &c., by Alexander Scott Withers. Reprint, edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites. Publ. 1895. Index. 447p. 7 fiche.
F-1403 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Sons of the Revolution in the State of West Virginia Bulletin, no 6. Contains roll of members as of January 1st, 1924. Also lists ancestors of members in good standing, and a mailing list of the Sons of the Revolution in West Virginia. Publ. 1924. Index. 53p. 1 fiche.
F-1404 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Inventory of the Vital Statistics Records in West Virginia, vol 2: Church Archives, prepared under the direction of The Historical Records Survey (WPA). The object of the Survey in West Virginia was to prepare complete inventories of the records of State, county, city, or other governmental units; and of church records, newspapers, manuscript collections, and American imprints. Publ. 1942. Index. 278p. 2 fiche.
F-1405 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

The History of Barbour County, West Virginia, from Its Earliest Exploration and Settlement to the Present Time, by Hu Maxwell. This book is divided into three parts: history of the state, history of the county, and biography (family history). Reprint. Publ. 1899. Illus., maps, ports., index. 9 fiche.
F-1406 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Prominent Men of Shepherdstown [West Virginia] During Its First 200 Years, by A.D. Kenamond. Contains historical and biographical sketches. Publ. 1963. Illus., ports. 127p. 2 fiche.
F-1407 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

The History of the Presbyterian Church and Other Sketches of Gerrardstown, West Virginia, by Sarah Morgan Groff Gordon. Contains historical and biographical sketches. Publ. 1939. Index. 172p. 3 fiche.
F-1408 MICROFICHE COLLECTION: Historic Shepherdstown [West Virginia], by Danske Dandridge. Contains a history of the town from its beginnings through the Revolutionary War. Shepherdstown may well be the oldest town in West Virginia. Publ. 1910. Appends., index. 389p. 6 fiche.
F-1409 F-1405, MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

West Virginia City Directories

Polk's Martinsburg, West Virginia City Directory, 1922.

Contents:

  • buyer's guide
  • miscellaneous information
  • street and avenue guide
  • directory of householders
  • alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
  • classified business directory
  • rural routes

Publ. 1922. Index. 329p. 5 fiche.
F-1410 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of Braxton County and Central West Virginia, by John Davison Sutton. Gives a brief history of the states of Virginia and West Virginia; formation, growth, and development of Braxton county; prominent men of central West Virginia; and biographical and historical sketches. Also contains lists of those from the county who served in various military conflicts. Publ. 1919. Index. 458p. 8 fiche.
F-1411 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Cabell County [West Virginia] Annals and Families, by George Selden Wallace.

Contains:
  • historical sketches
  • graveyards and cemeteries
  • histories of the cities of the county
  • rosters of those who served in the various wars
  • biographical sketches of over 100 families
Publ. 1935. Illus., ports., index. 589p. 11 fiche.
F-1412 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Cemetery Readings in West Virginia: Gideon Magisterial District of Cabell County, prepared by the West Virginia Historical Records Survey (WPA).

Cemeteries:
  • Earls
  • Hatten
  • Springhill
  • Woodmere.
Shows name of deceased, birth and death dates, and age (in years, months, and days) at death. Publ. 1940. Index. 319p. 6 fiche.
F-1413 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

West Virginia City Directories

Polk's Charleston, West Virginia City Directory, 1940. This directory also includes Dunbar, St Albans, South Charleston.

Contents:

  • alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens
  • directory of householders
  • street and avenue guide
  • rural routes
  • miscellaneous information
  • buyer's guide
  • classified business directory

Publ. 1940. Index. 1,126p. 21 fiche.
F-1414 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Chronicles of Core, 1760-1960, by Earl L. Core. 2nd (Bicentennial) edition. This is a history of Monongalia County, West Virginia from earliest times into the twentieth century. Publ. 1960. Illus., index. 369p. 7 fiche.
F-1415 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of Oak Hill, West Virginia, by Shirley Donnelly. This work is a series of historical notes on this Fayette County metropolis from the time of its early settlement up to the year 1953. Publ. 1953. Illus., index. 144p. 3 fiche.
F-1416 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Inventory of the County Archives of West Virginia, no 11. Gilmer County. Publ. 1942. Index. 120p. 3 fiche.

NOTE: Inventories of the County Archives is one of a number of bibliographies of historical materials prepared throughout the United States by workers on the Historical Records Survey Program of the Work Projects Administration.

The Historical Records Survey Program was undertaken in the winter of 1935-36 for the purpose of providing useful employment to needy unemployed historians, lawyers, teachers, and research and clerical workers. The project was organized to compile inventories of historical materials, particularly unpublished government documents and records.
F-1417 MICROFICHE COLLECTION: The First Census (1782) of Hampshire County [West Virginia], prepared by workers of the Federal Writers' Project Works Progress Administration (WPA) as a feature of the 175th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Romney, West Virginia.

Contents:
  • The First Census, 1782
  • Justices of the Peace, 1757-1775
  • Virginia House of Burgesses
Publ. 1937. 68p. 2 fiche.
F-1418 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

History of Hampshire County, West Virginia, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present [1897], by Hu Maxwell, and H. L. Swisher.

Contents:
  • History of the state
  • County history
  • Hampshire's part in the Civil War
  • Family sketches
Publ. 1897. Illus., ports. 774p.13 fiche.
F-1419 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Historic Romney [West Virginia], 1762-1937, prepared by workers of the Federal Writers' Project (WPA) as a feature of the 175th Anniversary Celebration of the founding of Romney, West Virginia. Publ. 1937. Map. 67p.1 fiche.
F-1420 MICROFICHE COLLECTION: Marriages and Deaths, West Virginia 1824-1923. Marriages are principally to persons in the western part of Hampshire County, but others are listed. Mineral County was part of Hampshire County. Publ. 1924. 2 fiche.
F-1421 MICROFICHE COLLECTION:

Census Returns of Harrison County, (West) Virginia for 1850, secured and arranged by W. Guy Tetrick. Copied from the original Federal Census Records. The records are arranged alphabetically as to the names of the heads of the family only. The names of individuals other than actual members of the family, but who were at the time residing with such family, appear immediately following the names of actual members of the family. Publ. 1930. Index. 318p. 6 fiche.