Monongalia County (W. Va.)
Found in 173 Collections and/or Records:
Osage Civic Improvement Association Records
Records of a civic improvement association started to help attain township status for Osage, a community on Scott's Run in Monongalia County. In the 1960's, the association became actively involved in directing local efforts to bolster the economy and improve the physical appearance of Osage. Included are meeting minutes, project materials, some correspondence and scrapbooks indicative of the association's activities.
Oscar Wood, Glassworker, Typescripts of Poetry
Two small volumes of verse composed by Oscar Wood.
Oscar Wood, Glassworker, Typescripts of Poetry
A typed volume of verse, "Lichen & [Moss]," by Oscar Wood, a retired Morgantown glass worker. Much of the verse deals with the Monongalia County area, its scenery, life, labor, and culture.
Owen-Neely Funeral Home Records
These photocopies of alphabetized client records of the Owen-Neely Funeral Home of Blacksville, Monongalia County, list the names and addresses of the deceased, their marital status, survivors, details of funeral and burial services, and birth, death, and burial dates.
Peter T. Laishley Papers
Correspondence, business papers, and an account book of Peter T. Laishley, a Methodist minister, physician, and merchant in Monongalia County. There are papers on the settlement of the estate of Richard Laishley in England, marriages performed by Laishley; Laishley family birth and marriage notes; accounts for services as a minister and physician, 1833-1839; and other items on church and local history.
Price Family Papers
Business and personal papers of Edward Price (1818-1907), William Edward Price (1856-1938), and other members of the Price family in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Included are birth and death records and newspaper clippings on the Price, McCue, and Lazzelle families, 1830-1945; and other papers centering on Morgantown and Monongalia County.
Price-McBee Families Papers
Ralph Fairfax, Collector, Records
A tax book of Monongalia County, 1855, and an estate appraisement of John Fairfax for personal property at the Glades, and Cheat Farm, Monongalia County. The appraisement refers to the sale of eleven enslaved Africans. There are also two lists of delinquent taxpayers; scrip from the Gladesville Furnace, 1877; and a list of the hands at Clinton (Furnace).