Besides Candle Mass and the Irish festival of Imbolc February 2nd is also Groundhog’s Day. The origins of this day are sketch at best, possible[Read More…]
Weekly Features
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
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…]
The Weekly Shaman
February 2 was the day set aside when the Catholic church held their Candle Mass which honored the arrival of the Christ Child into the[Read More…]
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
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…]
THE WEEKLY SHAMAN
As a follow up to my article on the tow faced Roman god Janus, I decided to more onto one door. Janus was the guardian[Read More…]
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
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…]
THE WEEKLY SHAMAN
As I have often written the month of January gets its name from the two-faced Roman god Janus. Janus had two faces with one looking[Read More…]
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
Did You Know That During The Holidays Back In… 1792 – Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin on January 5, 1792. 1839 – On[Read More…]
THE WEEKLY SHAMAN
During New Year’s Eve people often set off firecrackers and make noise sometimes referred to as ‘rough music’. Most likely a relic of an earlier[Read More…]
Historically Speaking
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…]