Santa Claus is coming to town Friday evening, Dec. 15, at the Morgantown History Museum’s holiday event, where he will greet visitors, pose for photo ops and […]
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Jack Bowman honored for historical preservation efforts
BY CHRIS LAWRENCE The man who hatched the idea to bring a piece of history to Morgantown was honored by the National Society of the Daughters of […]
Warner Theatre owners hope to resurrect downtown’s sleeping giant
MORGANTOWN — Listening to Mark Downs talk about Morgantown’s old Warner Theatre, you can almost picture the glow of its broad marquee once again lighting up south […]
Arthurdale Heritage hosting FODC exhibit
‘Richard Mine’ focuses on source of orange sediment Newsroom@DominionPost.com Arthurdale Heritage will host a special exhibit “The Richard Mine” today through Dec. 18, focusing on the source […]
Say goodbye to Albright School
Owner hopes to salvage much of the rock, boards and more ALBRIGHT — In 2016, the last class reunion was held in the old Albright School. Reunion […]
Aull About History 12 – The Whiskey Rebellion
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=47082946″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to part the eleventh episode of Aull About History, […]
Fairmont State lecture series to focus on mining, Blair Mountain
There used to be an expression heard in San Giovanni in Fiore, and the other little Calabrase mountain towns near the arch of the boot in southern […]
MUB to honor John Edwards, escaped slave turned Morgantown water pioneer
MORGANTOWN — A century before the formation of the Morgantown Utility Board, Morgantown’s first water delivery service came via mule-pulled cart. Pretty interesting. Even more interesting was […]
Researchers hope to learn from historical Arthurdale homes
MORGANTOWN — Two Virginia Tech professors are researching how the original Arthurdale homes have survived advancements in technology and consumer expectations. Lisa Tucker and Gregory Galford, both […]
Getting the last word on Blair Mountain
Bullets snapped the air, breaking branches and kicking dirt. Biplanes droned overhead, and some of the pipe bombs dropped by their pilots actually worked. It didn’t take […]
