Statesman Charles James Faulkner was born in Martinsburg. Faulkner served in the West Virginia legislature, U.S. Congress ...

* More Picturesque Past — An all-new collection of historical Marietta photos will be published around the same time. At Ohio University in the 1980s I majored in photojournalism, but I minored ...

Imagine you’re a fur trader, mountain man, or a settler in the late 1700’s or early 1800’s in the vast wilderness that would eventually become West Virginia.

In his time in West Virginia, Douglas Yarrow’s photography included important work, ... SALS receives photos for historical display. By Steve Keenan The Register-Herald. Steve Keenan. Author email; ...

ST. ALBANS — The St. Albans (WV) Historical Society has announced that it will host several events in December. Here is an overview of each event. 6-8 p.m. Dec. 3: View the luminaries of ...

As part of the West Virginia Day Celebration at Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park, visitors received cupcakes and water to commemorate West Virginia’s 161st birthday. (Photo by Brett ...

The West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History and West Virginia Archives and History are hosting "Piecing ...

Torrential rain on Saturday led to historic and deadly flooding in northern West Virginia. The flash flooding has killed at least six people and several people remain missing, authorities said ...

A history professor and librarian at West Virginia Wesleyan College are seeking first-hand accounts and photos from the flood of 1985 to create an exhibit commemorating the anniversary of the event ...

CHARLESTON, West Virginia -- Powerful photos and video are emerging amid historic flooding in West Virginia that's left nearly two dozen people dead. West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin issued a ...

West Virginia’s Harpers Ferry National Historical Park is requiring masks again as COVID cases continue to rise. Visitors will have to mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.

One photo that stuck out to him was of a young boy working in coal mines. The photo was of an unidentified boy covered in dirt, dating back to 1908. “It’s a magical picture and I couldn’t ...