St. Albans Historical Society
Newsletters (1992 )
March 1992
 Hotel Majestic
 Incident at Indian Creek
 High-Tor House
 C&O Railroad
June 1992
 “A Hundred Years Ago” – Poem
 Kanawha Baptist Church at Pratt, WV
 Log Chain and Ring Dogs
 Stephen Teays story
 Carroll Hansford story
 Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home
September 1992
 Carter Woodson Jr. High School (1935-1956)
 Shelton College
 Ninety-one years in Kanawha County
December 1992
 “St. Albans History” book written
 “A Piece of the Past – 100 years Ago”
 Daisy Chambers Washington
 The Thompsons of Coalsmouth
 King Family Cemetery
March 1993
 Dawson Printing Company
 Families of St. Albans
June 1993
 Stephen Capehart – About St. Albans
 St. Albans High School – 1915-1925 Seniors and Teachers
September 1993
 St. Albans - Nitro Bridge 1934 Opening Program
 Arthur Hughes Poem to wife Jennie
 Brief History of St. Albans
December 1993
 Christmas Homes Tour
 St. Albans Historical Society Membership List
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December 1993 (cont.)
 Justice of the Peace – 1842
 Cameron Thompson story
 Uncle Billy Armstead story
 Pearson House – 8th Ave.
March 1994
 Halloween Prank story by Albert Spurlock
 Aunt Molly Spurlock Peck story
 Coal River Man Executed – 1858
 Late 18th Century Medical Terms
June 1994
 Deaths in Kanawha County – 1853-1899
 Interview with Ensell Mercer (Caldwell)
September 1994
 Nitro Toll Bridge Memories
 “69 Years – For Better or Worse” by John Burgess
 Vintroux Stone and Cemetery
 Family History : Wood, Langley, Rain, Fanning
 Wreak of the No. 1 by Dunbar
December 1994
 Browder Family history
 McNeeley Cemetery
 Thomas Cemetery
 Gray Cemetery
 St. Albans Historical Society Membership List
April 1995
 St. Albans Historical Society By-laws and Constitution
 Denver Burdette Interview
 B-Street Map – 1912
September 1995
 Annie Watts story
 The Old Dutch Woman
 Colonial Hotel Lunch guests during 1934 Bridge Opening
 Lucy F. Rhodes and family
December 1995
 Christmas Homes Tour
 Cabin Creek Steam Engine
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April 1996
 Girls Scouts Visit Teay’s Hill Cemetery
 WV Cemetery Information – Periods
September 1996
 Letter from Wm. Donnally to Howard Donnally
 Donnally Family History
 Bartlett Brothers story (1928)
 Tackett Creek School picture (1926-27)
March 1997
 St. Albans High School new Building Opens story
 Wm. A Heslep, MD story
 Owen Stutler story (1928 WV History)
 Ward Harshbarger. MD story
 Old Christmas story
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Workers (picture) (1934)
June 1997
 Early Wagon Trip to Griffithsville (1900)
 St. Albans High School new Building Dedication
 Listing of Kanawha County Cemeteries
 St. Albans Historical Society Membership List
September 1997
 Camp Coalsmouth and Map (1861)
December 1997
 Early History of Coalsmouth
April 1998
 “The Day a Hobo Visited”
 Observatory Drive House, 820
 Vencill Family history
 Confederate Civil War Soldiers buried at Teay’s Hill Cemetery
September 1998
 Hill Country Poems by Robert Webster
 Coal River Railroad by Stan Cohen
December 1998
 Christmas Poem
 Vintage Christmas Ornaments
 Christmas Vintage Recipes and Cards
June 1999
 Kanawha County National Register Properties
 Solomon E. Dawson story
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April 2000
 Businesses in St. Albans – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Opening Program (1934)
 St. Albans Historical Society Membership List
September 2000
 Businesses in St. Albans (cont.) – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
 Hudson Family history
 St. Albans Memories by Slim Clair
December 2000
 Christmas Tree story
 Cole Porter story
 Valentine Poem by Louise Fritz
June 2001
 Businesses in St. Albans (cont.) – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
 Morgan’s Kitchen Moving and Restoration by Hal Turley (1972)
September 2001
 Preserving Vintage Photos
 WV Governor Facts
December 2001
 Protection our Cemeteries by Rachel Black
Spring 2002
 George Washington facts
 History of Coal by Laidley (1911)
 Berkley County Coroner Book Excerpts
Fall 2002
 St. Albans Historical Society Beginnings
 Hal Turley Interview (Beginning of Historical Society) (1993)
Winter 2002
 2002 St. Albans Historical Society Accomplishments
Winter 2003
 History of Coal River by Laidley (1911)
 St. Albans Archaeological Site #46-KA-2
 Ordnance Park story
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Spring 2004
 Recalling Civil War Days by Roberts Family
 Morgan’s Kitchen History
Winter 2004
 Hudson Family History
 Businesses in St. Albans (cont.) – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
 Virginian Rubber Company by Dart Ellis
 USS West Virginia Pilot Wheel story
 Strange Fish at Lower Falls (1858)
Summer 2005
 Malden Salt Works by Wm. Wintz
 Daniel Boone story
 Morgan’s Kitchen Moving and Restoration by Hal Turley (1972)
(part 1)
Spring 2005
 Map of St. Albans Historic Properties by Barbara Bacon
 Main Street Changes over the Years
 St. Albans Memories by Slim Clair
Fall 2005
 St. Albans Archaeological Site by Catherine Henderson
 Morgan’s Kitchen Moving and Restoration by Hal Turley (1972)
(part 2)
 Businesses in St. Albans (cont.) – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
Spring 2006
 1906 Statistics
 Mohler House
 Midland Trail History
 Carter G. Woodson School History
Fall 2006
 Scary Creek Stories by Wm. Wintz
 St. Albans History Hero List (2000-2006)
 Steam Train Photos in St. Albans
 St. Albans Historical Society Membership List (1972)
 Coal River Poem by Tom Swinburn
Spring 2007
 Businesses in St. Albans (cont.) – 1917 “Charleston Leader
Newspaper”
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Spring 2007 (cont.)
 Paint Recipe 1800’s
 George Washington Monument at Old Jr. High
 George Washington Pageant at Parkersburg for 200 Birthday
 Local Highway Markers
 “Tallest Confederate” (7’-7”)
Fall 2007
 Five Names of St. Albans
 Coal River Lower Falls Stories by Wm. Wintz
 Scary Creek Battle (Wonderful WV 1985)
 “Coal, Steamboats, Timber & Trains” book by Bill Dean
 U.S. Military Files available on Internet
Spring 2008
 George Washington Survey Maps in Kanawha Valley by Wm.
Wintz
 1500’s European Facts
Fall 2008
 George Washington Survey Maps (cont.) in Kanawha Valley by
Wm. Wintz
 George Washington Land Acquisition Information
 Samuel Washington Gravestone at Bangor Cemetery
 George Washington’s Coalsmouth Survey Map
 Rosedale House
Fall 2009
 Moving Houses from Pt. Pleasant to Elliot and Zerkle Streets
(1948)
 St. Albans High School 20th Commencement (“Simmerings”
1934)
 Congressman Jennings Randolph Speaks at Commencement
(1934)
 Seniors Sneak to Upper Falls (“Simmerings” 1930)
 St. Albans High School History (1913-1935)
 WV Coal Development (1882)
 “Cemeteries of St. Albans” Book Available
Winter 2009-2010
 Armstrong Tunnel
 Christmas Tree Trimmed for the Birds at Morgan’s Kitchen
 St. Albans Historical Society News (1978)
 St. Albans a “Rosie the Riverter” Community
 Coalsmouth Map of Homes by Wm. Wintz (1800-1900)
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Summer 2010
 USS WV Battleship & the Pilot Wheel Connection to St. Albans,
WV
 John Peter Salley story – WV Encyclopedia
 Gabriel Arthur story – WV Encyclopedia
Summer 2010 (cont.)
 St. Albans Archaeological Site
 Engineer Billy Richardson’s Last Ride – WV Encyclopedia
 Halley’s Comet (1910)
 1919 St. Albans Telephone Directory
Winter 2010-11
 Senator Byrd – Mountain Fiddler by Berry Poss
 WV State Capitol Building Facts
 Some Things you did not Know about Parkersburg
 Jobs in the 1860’s
Fall 2011
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge History & 2012 Bridge Project
 Coal River Bridge / Earl Canutte history
 Rock Lake Pool
 USS WV Pilot Wheel story
 Ordnance Park Painting by Gibson Cattlett
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge 1934 Bridge Plate Donation
 Scary Creek Battle - Charleston Newspaper (2011)
 Civil War and Colonel Lightburn, by Dr. Roy Cook (1962)
Spring 2012
 B. E. Liggett, St. Albans Principal Retires (“Simmerings” 1965)
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Remediation $20,000 Grant
 Ordnance Park Painting by Gibson Cattlett (cont.)
 Drema the Dragon (“Simmerings” 1961)
 “Rosie the Riverter Memorial Park” now at Roadside Park
 WV Medal of Honor Winners
Fall 2012
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Historical Grant News
 “Simmerings” 1899 – reprinted 1951
 Hi-Lawn Theater at Ordnance Park Flyer - 1940’s
 History of St. Albans “Red Dragon”
 Senator Byrd – Mountain Fiddler by Berry Poss (cont.)
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Spring 2013
 Ordnance Park History and Street Names by Neil Richardson
 Charleston Interurban Railroad (Streetcar) and Trestle in St.
Albans
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge Old Newspaper Articles of 1st Bridge
Const.
Fall 2013
 Charleston High vs St. Albans Football Game – (1903 Gazette)
 “Swamp College Times” and Advertisements (1899)
 St. Albans – Nitro Bridge 1934 Bridge Plate and Historical Sign
Dedication
Winter 2013 - 14
 Walk Thru Coalsmouth in 1833 by Dean Braley
 WV Governors – WV Encyclopedia
 15 – Star Confederate Flag from Battle of Phillipi at Culture
Center
Fall 2014
 St. Albans Historical Society High School Yearbooks on File
 Medal of Honor Winner from St. Albans – Robert E. Cox
 St. Albans’ Former Names
 Malden Salt Works stories
 Confederate Gen. Burkett D. Fry from St. Albans leads Pickett’s
Charge
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