'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'
Parade Participants in the Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
People dressed in old fashioned clothing are pulled down the street in a wagon by two horses. Signs on the cart read, "Health", "Home Improvement", and "Education." Subjects unidentified.
West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade Float, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
Parade participants dressed in old-fashioned clothing sit on top of a wagon. Attached is a sign that reads, "How Firm a Foundation." Behind the cart, a Boy Scout troop is pictured with an American flag. Subjects unidentified.
Participants in the West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
A young boy and girl pose in front of two older women in the middle of the street. They are dressed in old-fashioned attire to reflect the style of 1863. Spectators watch from the sidewalks. Subjects unidentified.
Pleasant Creek Methodist Church was organized in 1800 when Mr. land was donated land for the building. The church was later rebuilt several times until the current structure was completed in 1903
First Baptist Church, Martinsburg, Berkeley County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
This building on West King Street of Martinsburg "is the second building on this same plot of land; this building was built in 1913 -- the educational building seen on the rear of the church edifice was built in 1925. The stone building seen in the right of the photo was purchased in 1925 by the church. This stone building has been here for many years and has a long history of use by many businesses."
Old Bethany Memorial Church, Disciples of Christ, Bethany, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Disciples of Christ church was founded in 1829.A caption for the image reads: "When enough members of the Restoration Movement lived near Bethany, a new church was formed. The original stone building, erected after 1829, was later replaced by this brick structure in 1849-1952. A. Campbell was the preaching elder."
Wellsburg Christan Church, Wellsburg, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church began as a Baptist church in 1815, but was reorganized as a Christian, Disciples of Christ, church in 1823. It's the oldest Disciples of Christ church in the Campbell movement.
The church was founded in 1834 and the first building was a log cabin. A second church was built in 1854, but was destroyed by a storm in 1902. The present church building was dedicated in 1904.
Old St. John's Episcopal Church, Brooke County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church is the oldest Episcopal Church to the west of the Alleghenies in West Virginia. It was founded in 1793 and the current church was built in 1849.
First Baptist Church, Grantsville, Calhoun County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
A front view of First Baptist Church, (formerly Bethlehem Baptist Church of Grantsville). The church was founded in 1833. The current building was enlarged throughout the 1940s, 1950s, and finished in 1962.
Job's Temple Methodist Episcopal Church, Dekalb District, Gilmer County, W. Va.
Date:
1962
Description:
The church was organized in 1845. The current building was built in 1860-66. The church is "situated along the Little Kanawha River, ten miles west Glenville, on State Route 5. Gilmer County - Dekalb District."
Moorefield Presbyterian Church, Moorefield, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1822. The back of the post card reads: "Moorefield Presbyterian Church: Built in 1847 with additions in 1870, 1928, and 1956, used as a hospital and stable by Union Forces during the Civil War, for which an indemnity was paid by the United States Government."
Lost Creek Seventh Day Baptist, Lost Creek, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1805. The first meeting house was a log cabin which was later replaced as the church grew. The current building was built in 1871 and then rebuilt after a fire in the 1880s. The church contributed to the founding of Salem College in 1888.
Mount Olive E. U. B. Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1955/06/26
Description:
The Evangelical United Brethren church was organized in 1854.The caption written on the back of the image reads:"First row of adults, left to right: A.J. Summers, retired M.E. Minister; Rev. Donald Lockhart - the pastor in 1955; Dr. J.L. Miles E.U.B. Conference Superintendent in 1955.Just behind and to the left are two former pastors of our church, left to right: Paul Brake, Rev. E.A. Crites of Bridgeport, W. Va."
Simpson Creek Baptist Church, Bridgeport, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
Undated
Description:
The church was organized in 1783. The current church was built in 1928. In 1787 the trial of Rhoda Ward for witchcraft was held at the church among other trials.
Clarksburg Baptist Church, Clarksburg, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1960
Description:
The church was organized in 1848. It was for many years called First Baptist Church of Clarksburg and services were held in the courthouse until a church building was dedicated in 1853.
Bethany Baptist Church, Brown, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
Bethany (Tenmile) Baptist Church was founded in 1843. The church was originally located near Trousers Leg Run on Tenmile creek, but later moved to Brown when the survey for a railroad ran through the building.
Sardis Baptist Church, Sardis, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1963
Description:
The church was organized in 1847. The original members of the church were the charter members and they were: Jane Strother, Sanford Strother, Andrew Lyons, Lavina Lyons, Rachael Hooper, John Strother, and Fannie Frances Strother, and David Herbert.
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was eventually built.
New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
1963
Description:
New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786. The church burned in 1942. The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was dedicated in 1948.
Bristol Methodist Episcopal Church, Bristol, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The Methodist Episcopal church was founded in 1861. Services were held in a Tannery building until 1866 when the first church was built. The corner stone for the new church was laid in 1926.
Sycamore Methodist Church, Harrison County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The building was erected in 1856. The church was once called the Ebinezer Methodist Episcopal Church, but is now known as the Sycamore Methodist Church and is part of the West Milford Circuit.
