History of the West Union Methodist Church Last week, I was given a very interesting history of the West Union Methodist Church and its journey[Read More…]
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Remembering Rothwell Park and Blandville Softball By: Carl E. Polan (Not many of you remember either one) Recently I received a most interesting phone call[Read More…]
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Oil and Gas Industry – Part 2 Last week, we ended our article with the second oil and gas boom in Doddridge County. This week,[Read More…]
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Early Oil and Gas Industry With the massive increase in energy production during the past decade in Doddridge and other surrounding counties, I decided to[Read More…]
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HISTORY OF MORGANS RUN SETTLEMENT (By Ariel E McClain and published in this newspaper in 1962) While researching this county’s history, I found an interesting[Read More…]
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Lloyd Washington Chapman Dodd. Co. Prosecuting Attorney 1933-1937 As some of our readers know, I did genealogy professionally (for hire) for many years. This was[Read More…]
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Did You Know That During The Holidays Back In… 1792 – Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on January 5, 1792. 1839 – On[Read More…]
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Post-Christmas Thoughts Here it is, December 26, and you survived yet another expensive holiday. Do you feel relieved, or are you one of those people[Read More…]
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DODDRIDGE COUNTY VETERANS Names that were missed are now recognized. While identifying and researching the history of Doddridge County’s Veterans, I tried so hard not[Read More…]
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DODDRIDGE COUNTY VETERANS Names that were missed recognized. While identifying and researching the history of Doddridge County’s Veterans, I tried so hard not to miss[Read More…]