Month: May 2011

West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling to present sesquicentennial lecture “A Species of Legal Fiction: The Wheeling Conventions of 1861” June 4

May 31, 2011 12:00 am

 News… An author and professor of history will examine the formation of the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling during... View Article

Genealogy Club meeting set for June 9 in Archives and History Library

May 27, 2011 12:00 am

 News… The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will present information about... View Article

Archives and History Library to present “Archives and History Movie Night: Footage from the Collection” lecture on June 7

May 27, 2011 12:00 am

 News… The West Virginia Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host its... View Article

Grave Creek Mound to present lecture on archaeobotanical studies from West Virginia May 26

May 16, 2011 12:00 am

 News… Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series at 7 p.m. Thursday,... View Article

West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling to present sesquicentennial lecture “Secession from the Secessionists: Angry Western Virginians and the Fate of Virginia” May 21

May 13, 2011 12:00 am

 News… A noted author, professor and historian will examine the discord that existed between eastern and western Virginians leading up... View Article

State Historic Preservation Office to present historic landmark commission workshop on May 21

May 5, 2011 12:00 am

 News… The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will conduct a workshop... View Article

Robert C. Byrd Courthouse features Selections from West Virginia State Museum’s Art Collection on exhibit through June 24, 2011

May 4, 2011 12:00 am

 News… More than 50 works from the West Virginia State Museum’s art collection are on display now through June 24... View Article

State Historic Preservation Office to present historic landmark commission workshop on May 16

May 3, 2011 12:00 am

 News… The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, in collaboration with the... View Article