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Hardy County (W. Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Hardy County, Histories, Typed Document

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1072
Scope and Contents

Bound volumes of Hardy County newspapers; a Rowell's American Newspaper Directory, 1875; and a typescript on the history of newspapers in Moorefield, written by R. E. Fisher. Newspapers and book transferred.

Dates: 1875-1941

Hardy County Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1745
Overview A travel journal, ca. 1857; a diary, 1941; survey records, 1894-1896; account books, 1788-1811 - 1891-1894; county and parish tax levies, 1800; a book of geographic terms and facts kept by Susan I. Branson in 1836; and a Branson family record book. People mentioned include Captain Eddie Rickenbacker. Places mentioned include: Cincinnati, Ohio; and, in West Virginia, Romney, Evansville, Clarksburg, Parkersburg, Coolville, Athens, Branch Mountain, Moorefield, Front Run Valley, Camp Branch Run,...
Dates: 1788-1941

James William Kuykendall Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1180
Overview

Papers of a land surveyor from Hardy County include family and business correspondence, 1888-1926; letters from George Benson Kuykendall on family genealogy, 1911-1914; Kuykendall's correspondence as a member of the county board of education, 1908-1915; account books, diaries, surveying notes, Sunday school class book, 1876-1923; and plats, surveys, and deeds of land in the Hardy-Grant County area.

Dates: 1765-1926

Lawrence A. Lang, Collector, West Virginia Land Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3833
Scope and Contents

West Virginia land records, including receipts for fees paid, surveys, certificates of survey, land patents, grants, correspondence and other material. Some of the records are copies rather than official documents. The records are sorted by the names of buyers and stored in envelopes. Recorded to the fronts of the envelopes is information relevant to their contents.

Dates: 1865-1896; Majority of material found within 1867-1868

McNeill Family Papers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 0134
Scope and Contents Papers, mainly of Daniel and Daniel R. McNeill, stock dealers and mill owners of Hardy County. The early correspondence relates to the purchase and sale of livestock and the driving of herds to markets in the east. There is correspondence from members of the family in the vicinity of Chillicothe, Ohio, relating to farm and market conditions and commenting on travel from Hardy County to Ohio. There are also references to river traffic on the Scioto and Ohio rivers and to the quantity of...
Dates: 1770-1929

McNeill Hotel, Registers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1097
Scope and Contents

Register of guests, 1867-1870.

Dates: 1867-1870

McNeill Hotel, Registers

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1098
Scope and Contents

Register of guests, 1871-1873.

Dates: 1871-1873

Moorefield Presbyterian Church Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1518
Overview

Session minutes, 1825-1934, the church register, 1825-1943, and brief history of the church.

Dates: 1825-1943

Petersburg White Water Weekend Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3259
Overview Brochures, programs, and one broadside concerning the Petersburg White Water Weekend, an event of regional and national interest featuring canoe and kayak races in the South Branch Valley, an area encompassing the South Branch of the Potomac River within several West Virginia counties of the Potomac Highlands. Original materials are as follows: 1964 official program and broadside advertisement, 1968 brochure, and 1965 official program. Facsimiles are as follows: brochures for 1966, 1967,...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1964-1971; 1964-2007

Schools, Hardy County Board of Education, Records

 Collection
Collection Number: A&M 1405
Overview

Record books of the Capon District, 1911-1921; Lost River District, 1880-1907; Moorefield District, 1866-1925; the South Fork District, 1873-1926; and the County Financial Secretary's Record Book, 1919-1933. Subjects covered include: salaries and outlays paid, subscription and tax levy rates and the estimates of the teachers and building funds.

Dates: 1866-1933