Mercer County,  West Virginia  Historical Society

Mercer County Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 5012
Princeton, WV   24740
phone: 304-425-9017

Mercer County Historical Society's Regular Meeting for August
August's regular meeting was a "program" meeting featuring another living history event. This special outdoor program presentation was well attended. For photos of this event, click Ostenaco Presentation. 

Scrap booking with Again & Again Scrap Booking, Thursday, Sept. 9 @ 4:00 PM
The Historical Society will sponsor this scrap booking event on Thursday, September 9, beginning at 4:00 PM. It will last approximately 2 hours. The host and instructor is Rhonda Flaherty. Please call 304-425-9017 to reserve your seat.

Spaghetti Luncheon on Friday, Sept. 10 (Eat in or Carry Out)
This spaghetti luncheon is provided as a fund raiser by your Mercer County Historical Society and will be located at our 908 Harrison Street Address. Call in orders may be placed at 304-425-9017. We will be serving Spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert and ice tea. Cost is $6.50

We will be serving concessions at the 4 Seasons Antiques Auction on Sept. 11
The 4 Seasons Antiques Auction will be auctioning the estate of the late Joseph Marsh, former President of Concord University, See their web site for more information. 4seasonsantiques.com

Grant Writing Workshop with WV Humanities Council on October 7th @ 10:30 AM
This workshop is hosted by the Mercer County Historical Society at our 908 Harrison Street address. It will be delivered by Humanities Council Grant Administrator Amy Sanders. It is expected to last approximately 2 hours. Call the Historical Society to reserve your seat at 304-425-9017

2010 NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE (Updated 7/16/2010)
These new books will be a great source of information for researchers & history buffs
Echoes of The Last War
On the Skirmish Line
Early Princeton & the Episcopal Church
Pioneer Church
Mercer County History 2002 (Hardback Book)
Virginia Railway Feature by Sam R. Pennington
Historical Genealogy by Charles S. Hatcher   (8 x 10 paperback)
The Virginia Era by Lloyd D. Lewis  (8 x 10 paperback)
Memoirs of Old Princeton (Small Hardback)
A Thousand Names from the Annals of Giles and Mercer County
Mercer County Births 1853-1873
Deaths of Mercer County 1853-1890
Marriages of Mercer County West Virginia 1853-1890
Defending the Railroad, The Battle at Giles County Court House and Pigeons Roost Ridge
click here for more information

BOOK DONATIONS NEEDED
We hope to open the Research Library soon. In order to complete our inventory of books, we are requesting your help. We are in need of local and surrounding county history books and family genealogies. Check your bookshelves for history or genealogy books you can donate for our research library.
Click here for more information.

Our sincere condolences to Sandy Pennington on the passing of her husband, Larry Pennington. Please put Sandy in your prayers.

Membership Drive an Annual Dues
A reminder that membership dues are now due (June 1, 2010) - $15.00 per single member, $20.00 per family, $150.00 for a lifetime membership. Please mail them in promptly, as you do not want to miss our newsletters. We have lots of functions and news to get out to you each month.  This is a good time to sign up new members. Lois challenges you to bring in at least 1 new guest to our next regular meeting.

It is also a good time to PLEDGE to the History House; send in a small donation to help with our monthly expenses, as we still try to raise funds to complete our renovations. For example, some members send $10.00 per month, some send quarterly, some pay by the year. This is especially helpful to those who cannot be on hand to help us with our fundraisers. The History House is a 12 room structure with monthly expenses, just like every other house.

Welcome New Members
Jan & David Farley, Martha Barberio, Eleanor Barnett, Holly Pedneau, Jackie Farley Fielder, William Robinson, Anna Hall, and Tanya Hill, Pat Anderson, Sandra Chambers, Tom & Mary Lou Pencarinha, Wende Thomas, Greater Bluefield Chamber of Commerce, Tammy Weis

The "History House" is available for small wedding receptions, meetings, anniversaries and birthday celebrations. We can accommodate about 25 persons and we can cater the event if you so desire. We can prepare something as simple as finger foods or a full dinner. A fee will be charged for room rental if a group has someone else cater or bring in their own food.

Now that our kitchen is complete, we are in need of commercial pots and baking pans. If you could help, please send us a donation to help purchase these items. We use the kitchen to cater meetings and small dinners. Your help would be GREATLY appreciated.

The Historical Society is collecting aluminum cans. If you have cans that need to be picked up, call Lois at 304-487-0559

Please click on the "Current Events" link below for other events.
MCHS Annual Dues are $15/individual  $20/family/$150 Lifetime Individual

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