It was fun recalling local clothing enterprises…so much so that it should just as entertaining to look at eating places and how they followed, or led the […]
John Samsell
Reading popular again
Selection among the top 100 books was an interesting, though frustrating, endeavor. The list given had many writings that had been converted into movies and TV programs; […]
Baseball a long-time favorite
Baseball a long-time favorite I don’t know why, but during my years at Morgantown High, the school had no baseball teams. Our adventures among the nation’s favorite […]
Webster peaks with mountains and valleys
If you are interested in West Virginia’s mountains and valleys, you can find your fill by going to the south central part of the state. Webster County, […]
A look at area through eyes of 1937
Statistics are an interesting part of history. For instance, look at those provided about Morgantown 80 years ago by the Morgantown Chamber of Commerce (before the “area” […]
Time to see the sites
The geographic territory in which we live was developed through the centuries in a manner that included oceans and glaciers too big it’s hard to imagine. If […]
Why so close to the state line?
By John Samsell We already know why a chunk of Maryland is stuck inside West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle. It was obtained in a dispute that went on […]
How landmarks got their names
It seems every West Virginian attempts to determine how and why landmarks got their names. Some attempts are humorous and others show a lot of ingenuity. For […]
Country changes for the good and bad
As I look across this great state of ours I don’t see what our mountains once contained but a beginning for those following our footsteps. Yet, I […]
Another spring is in the air
By John Samsell Spring in Morgantown may be remembered by actions of citizens more than 25 years ago. For at least two years of plantings took place […]
