Thousands of newspapers from the Civil War era are now available for viewing on a website. The vast collection is part of the West Virginia University Libraries’ contribution to the National Digital Newspaper Program. It was made possible by a $266,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to digitize newspapers published in West [...]
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WVU Libraries digitizing Civil War-era newspapers, offering a window on the conflict
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Geocaching meets Civil War in state
August 9th, 2013 javal Civil War sites in West Virginia are getting the geocaching treatment. Geocaching is an outdoor challenge combining elements of a treasure hunt with global positioning systems. The kick-off event of the Civil War GeoTrail is Saturday in Sissonville. Read Entire Article
Civil War Geocaching
August 5th, 2013 javal While West Virginia’s main sesquicentennial celebration has come and gone, folks around the state will be celebrating the 150th in a new, high-tech way as ExploreWV unveils a 75-cache, Civil War-related geocaching trail on Saturday. On Saturday, Aug. 10, at Camp Virgil Tate north of Charleston, the group will kick off the West Virginia Civil [...]
Historic Berkeley mansion’s roof to be repaired
July 22nd, 2013 javal The state has awarded a $27,500 grant to help pay for repairing the roof of a historic Berkeley County mansion. The Berkeley County Alms House is located in the county-owned Poor House Farm Park. It once housed widows, orphans and disabled veterans of the Civil War. Read Entire Article
‘Mosby: The War Years’ is new release by local historian
July 5th, 2013 javal Local author C.W. Whitehair recently released his seventh book, “Mosby: The War Years.” The book is about Col. John S. Mosby, who is also known as “The Gray Ghost.” Mosby was the commanding officer of the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry. No single Confederate officer was feared more in Northern Virginia and the lower Shenandoah Valley [...]
Civil War era activities celebrated in W.Va.
June 24th, 2013 javal Community members braved the heat Saturday to attend the first day of Civil War activities at the Wood County Veterans Memorial Park. “We came here to see the encampment and get an idea of what it was like to live back then,” said Pat Barker, of Parkersburg, who attended the morning events with her husband [...]
A state forged through war
June 20th, 2013 javal The American Civil War proved to be an opportunity for political leaders in the developing Trans-Allegheny counties of western Virginia to sever ties with the Old Dominion and seek independence. The movement to form a separate state dates back to the time of the American Revolution when western settlers in the area west of the [...]
‘The Civil War’ helps mark sesquicentennial
June 20th, 2013 javal Helping to connect West Virginia’s Sesquicentennial celebration to Charleston’s FestivALL is the Light Opera Guild’s production of “The Civil War,” which opens today at the Culture Center Theater. The Tony-nominated show is an ambitious musical that features projected images from the time, as well as the words of some of the era’s iconic figures, including [...]