Search Results

Emily Frances Maxwell was crowned Queen Sylvia of the Mountain State Festival in 1932.

1. Queen Sylvia III and Her Court, Mountain State Forest Festival, Elkins, W. Va.

"The first camp ever held in West Virginia. J. U. Shipman- County agent."

2. 4-H Club Camp, Randolph County, W. Va.

View of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows home dining room in Elkins, W. Va.

3. I.O.O.F. Home Dining Room, Elkins, W. Va.

A group of unidentified boys pose in front of a building, wearing marching band uniforms and holding instruments.

4. Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.) Home Band, Elkins, w. Va.

Men work in the service center garage of the Esso station, which is located next to Coffman's Hardware Store.

5. Esso Station and Hardware Store, Elkins, W. Va.

The Leading Creek Primitive Baptist Church was formed in 1854.

6. Leading Creek Baptist Church, Randolph County, W. Va.

The community members first petitioned for their own separate church from the Tygarts Valley Presbyterian Church in 1841.  The church met in a union building which was built in 1851 until the present church building was dedicated in 1900.

7. Mingo Presbyterian Church, Mingo, Randolph County, W. Va.

Rev. Asa Harman (b. 1834-d. 1902) was the first elected pastor of Harman Church of the Brethren in 1859.  The town of Harman is also named after him.  The Harman Church separated from a larger territory of congregations in 1897 and the church was named after the reverend.  In 1921, the grandson of Asa Harman, Rev. Ellsworth Harman, was elected pastor of the church.

8. Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

In 1921 Reverend Ellsworth S. Harman was elected minister of the Harman Church of the Brethren and he was the pastor a number of years.  He is grandson of the original Pastor, Rev. Asa Harmon who was elected in 1859 and for whom the town is named.

9. Rev. Ellsworth Harman of Harman Church of the Brethren, Harman, Randolph County, W. Va.

The congregation which later became the present Methodist church first met at the Hinkle Church in 1856.  The present church was built in 1891.

10. Marstiller-Orlena Methodist Church, Gilman, Randolph County, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role int he timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

11. A Balancing Rock on the Coal & Coke Railway, Elkins, W. Va.

This image is part of the Thompson Family of Canaan Valley Collection. The Thompson family played a large role in the timber industry of Tucker County during the 1800s, and later prospered in the region as farmers, business owners, and prominent members of the Canaan Valley community.

12. Aerial View of Randolph Avenue in Elkins, W. Va.