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- A West Virginia Chronology - A general West Virginia time-line that incorporates a long history of labor strife.
members.aol.com/jeff560/wv-hist.html
- Agricultural Extension Community Histories - Approximately one hundred community histories were published in Morgantown in the 1920s and 30s. The West Virginia State Archives library currently holds fifty-eight of these histories, which are presented here.
www.wvculture.org/history/agrext/agrintro.html
- Historic Mount Hope, West Virginia - A history of Mount Hope, West Virginia with numerous historic photographs of the coal mines, railroads, and people that helped develop the town during the late-1800's.
www.wva-usa.com/history
- Jeff Miller's West Virginia Pages - A list of 400 famous West Virginians, a chronology of events in state history, origins of place names. Excellent site.
members.aol.com/jeff560/westvirginia.html
- Portraits of Women in West Virginia History - Includes 35 notable West Virginia women.
www.wvculture.org/history/whm1.html
- The Scotts Run Coalfield: A Study in Overdevelopment - Article from the West Virginia History Journal.
www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh53-3.html
- West Virginia Archives and History - Offers detailed information on the state's history, outlines the documents available in the State Archives, and provides assistance in conducting genealogical research.
www.wvculture.org/history/index.html
- West Virginia Collection at WVU - General information on the collection and library schedule.
www.libraries.wvu.edu/wvcollection
- West Virginia Genealogy and History - Online West Virginia history and genealogy from the American Local History Network.
www.usgennet.org/~alhnwvus
- West Virginia History for Beginners - West Virginia: A History for Beginners is more than a list of boring names, dates and places.
www.westvirginia.com/history
- West Virginia in the Civil War - West Virginia in the Civil War, from cityNet.
www.wvcivilwar.com
- Women in West Virginia - Includes a timeline of women's history, selected short biographies, and links to additional readings on women's history.
www.wvculture.org/history/womhome.html
- Women's Legal Rights in West Virginia, 1863-1984 - Detailed examination of women's rights in West Virginia from WV History Journal.
www.wvculture.org/history/journal_wvh/wvh51-3.html
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