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Notice: Archives and History is in the process of reorganizing some Web pages, and some links will change as a result.
If you are unable to access one of our pages, contact Mary Johnson.

Whether studying for the Golden Horseshoe exam, researching your family lineage, or looking for information on the history of West Virginia, the Archives and History website is the premier on-line resource. The site features primary and secondary source documents, photographs, and databases; lists collections and other materials available in the State Archives; and provides research guides and assistance for genealogists.

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On September 22, 1911, jail sentences for a gang of counterfeiters from Mercer County were announced in a federal court sitting in Huntington.

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Mining Your History Foundation to hold annual conference October 21

On October 13-14, the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts will hold training workshops at the Culture Center on Essential Policies and Procedures for Cultural Collections and Risk Assessments for Cultural Institutions

Additional questions added to Quick Quizzes

Check out our new World War I on-line exhibit

Finding aid for the Anderson Brown Collection now available

Finding aid for Governor Earl Ray Tomblin collection now on-line

Finding aid for First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin available

Case file listing completed for Monongalia County chancery files

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Articles and documents on this site contain the exact wording of the original. Comments and suggestions about the website www.wvculture.org/history may be addressed to Mary Johnson at the West Virginia State Archives. The Archives will not answer e-mail research requests. All research requests must be submitted in writing to the Archives and History Library; The Culture Center; 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, E.; Charleston, WV 25305-0300. Requests from outside West Virginia must be accompanied by a $15 research fee; a $5 research fee must accompany in-state requests (checks made payable to Division of Culture and History). Please read the Archives' listing of services available for more details on research correspondence. Important information regarding checks received for payments

The Archives Library is located in the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston (GPS coordinates: 38° 20'15"N 81° 36'50"W). Current hours are 9-5 Monday-Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9-8 on Thursday. To visit, take Exit 99 (State Capitol/Greenbrier Street) of Interstate 64/77. Visitors to the Culture Center have several parking options.

For more information, contact West Virginia Archives and History at (304) 558-0230.

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