
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.
GET WELL WISHES
Your prayers, get well wishes and
cards are encouraged for our MCHS members listed below. Members, please
take time to send a card and let that person know you care.
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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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WANTED: The Mercer
County Historical Society is in the process of creating a new book,
Cemeteries in Mercer County WV. If you know of a cemetery, even if it is
only one grave, send us the information by one of the following 2
ways; 1) write to us at the address shown above, or 2) E-mail us by
clicking the MCHS president link below. Please include the name of the
cemetery, names and dates of all whom are burried there. (If you are
unable to do this, notify us anyway and we will document it.) We will
need very good directions on how to find it, and your name and a way to
contact you. Please send in your information as soon as possible as this
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