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Historical, Genealogical, and Preservation Societies

Allegheny Regional Family History Society, The
P. O. Box 1804
Elkins, WV 26241
Secretary: Ella Montony

Arthurdale Heritage, Inc.
P. O. Box 850
Arthurdale, WV 26520
President: Randy Weaver
Executive Director: Darlene Bolyard
E-mail: [email protected]

Aurora Area Historical Society
P. O. Box 100
Aurora, WV 26705
E-mail: [email protected]
(304) 735-3819

Barbour County Historical Society
200 North Main Street
Philippi, WV 26416
(304) 457-4846 (museum)

Belle Historical Restoration Society
Jeanine Adkins
179 W. Dupont Avenue
Belle, WV 25015

Berkeley County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1624
Martinsburg, WV 25402-1624
E-mail: [email protected]

Boone County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 306
Madison, WV 25130

Buffalo Historical Society
P. O. Box 144
Buffalo, WV 25033

Calhoun County Historical and Genealogical Society, The
P. O. Box 242
Grantsville, WV 26147-0242

Carter G. Woodson Memorial Foundation, Inc.
P. O. Box 5483
Huntington, WV 25703

Ceredo Historical Society Museum
501 Main Street
P.O. Box 691
Ceredo, WV 25507
(304) 453-3025

Clay County Landmarks Commission and Historical Society, The
P. O. Box 363
Clay, WV 25043

Collis P. Huntington Railroad Historical Society, Inc.
1323 - 8th Avenue
Huntington, WV
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 393
Huntington, WV 25708-0393
(304) 523-0364

Daughters of the American Pioneers, Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter
P. O. Box 621
Elizabeth, WV 26143

Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston Catholic Archives
P.O. Box 230
1300 Byron Street
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-0880, ext 325
E-mail: [email protected]

Doddridge County Historical Society
P.O. Box 444
West Union, WV 26456
(304) 873-2444
E-mail: [email protected]

Eastern Regional Coal Archives
Craft Memorial Library
600 Commerce St.
Bluefield, WV 24701
(304) 325-3943
E-mail: [email protected]

Everettville Historical Association
15 Edna Gas Road
Morgantown, WV 26501-9691

Fayette County Historical Society
P.O. Box 702
Ansted, WV 25812
President: Les Thomas
(304) 437-1488
E-mail: mlthomas at frontier.com

Fort Edwards Foundation, The
P. O. Box 623
Capon Bridge, WV 26711

Fort Mill Ridge Foundation, Inc., The
91 S. High Street
Romney, WV 26757-1811
(304) 822-4320
President: David Pancake
E-mail: pancake at yahoo.com

Friends of Blennerhassett, The
137 Juliana Street
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 420-4800 (Blennerhassett Museum)

Friends of Happy Retreat
P.O. Box 1427
Charles Town, WV 25414
(304) 724-7008
President: Walter Washington
Secretary: Marjorie Gaestel

Friends of Wheeling, Inc.
P. O. Box 889
Wheeling, WV 26003
President: Jeanne Finstein
jfinstein at frontier.com
Secretary: Ed Phillips

Gilmer County Historical Society
P.O. Box 235
Glenville, WV 26351
E-mail: [email protected]

Grant County Historical Society
P.O. Box 263
Petersburg, WV 26847

Greenbrier Historical Society
814 W. Washington Street
Lewisburg, WV 24901
President: Margaret Hambrick
Secretary: Karen Lee McClung

Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants, Inc.
45 Abbott's Run Road
Horner, WV 26372
E-mail: [email protected]

Hampshire County Historical Society
P.O. Box 549
Augusta, WV 26704

Hardy County Historical Society
P. O. Box 4
Moorefield, WV 26836

Harpers Ferry Park Association
Harpers Ferry National Hist. Park
P. O. Box 197
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425

Harrison County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 387
Clarksburg, WV 26302-0387
President: Ted Wolfe
Secretary: David Houchin

Harrison County Historical Society
P. O. Box 4695
Bridgeport, WV 26330
President: Robert B. Davis
Secretary: Lori Hostutler

Helvetia Restoration & Development Organization, Inc.
Helvetia Historical Square
P.O. Box 34
Helvetia, WV 26224
President: Heidi Arnett
Secretary: Nancy Krough
E-mail: hilltopannie58 at outlook.com

Historic Beverly Preservation, Inc.
P.O. Box 277
Beverly, WV 26253
(304) 637-7424
E-mail: [email protected]
Executive Director: Michelle Depp
President: Phyllis Baxter
Secretary: Richard Evans

Historic Shepherdstown Commission
Teresa McLaughlin, Administrator
P. O. Box 1786
Shepherdstown, WV 25443
President: Jerry Bock
Secretary: Vicki Smith
E-mail: [email protected]

Jackson County Historical Society
P. O. Box 22
Ripley, WV 25271
President: Marjie Parsons
Secretary: Nancy Burford

Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society
P. O. Box 569
Ranson, WV 25438

Jefferson County Historical Society
P. O. Box 485
Charles Town, WV 25414

Julia-Ann Square Association
P. O. Box 966
Parkersburg, WV 26101

Kanawha Valley Civil War Round Table
c/o Beth White, President
317 - 18th Street
Dunbar, WV 25064

KYOWVA Genealogical and Historical Society
P. O. Box 1254
Huntington, WV 25714-1254
President: Debbie Campbell
Corresponding Secretary: Mary Chatterton
E-Mail: debra3 at suddenlink.net

Lincoln County Genealogical Society
7999 Lynn Avenue
Hamlin, WV 25523-1151

Logan County Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 1959
Logan, WV 25601

Madie Carroll House Preservation Society
234 Guyan Street
P. O. Box 3266
Huntington, WV 25702-0266

Marion County Genealogical Club, Inc.
Marion County Public Library
321 Monroe Street
Fairmont, WV 26554
E-mail: [email protected]

Marion County Historical Society
P. O. Box 1636
Fairmont, WV 26555-1636

Marshall County Historical Society
301 - 13th Street
P. O. Box 267
Moundsville, WV 26041

McDowell County Historical Society
E-mail: [email protected]

Mercer County Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 5012
Princeton, WV 24740
President: Lois Miller
Secretary: Barbara Wyrick

Methodism, Archives of West Virginia/Archives and History Commission
c/o United Methodist Archives
Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library
West Virginia Wesleyan College
59 College Avenue
Buckhannon, WV 26201

Mineral County Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 1325
Keyser, WV 26726

Mining Your History Foundation
P. O. Box 325
Elkview, WV 25071
President: Rich Greathouse
Secretary: Cathy Brubaker

Monongalia Historical Society
P. O. Box 127
Morgantown, WV 26507-0127

Monroe County Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 465
Union, WV 24983

Morgan County Historical and Genealogical Society
P. O. Box 52
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
E-mail: [email protected]

Nicholas County Historical and Genealogical Society
Box 443
Summersville, WV 26651

The Old Fields Society
P.O. Box 963
Old Fields, WV 26845
(304) 538-7848 (phone and fax)

Pendleton County Historical Society
P.O. Box 293
Franklin, WV 26807
President: Paul Clayton
Corr.: Paula Mitchell
178 Mitchell Mill Gap Drive
Sugar Grove, WV 26815
Note: All correspondence should be sent to the corresponding secretary.

Pleasants County Historical Society
P. O. Box 335
St. Marys, WV 26170

Pocahontas County Historical Society
P.O. Box 453
Marlinton, WV 24954
President: Joseph W. Smith
Secretary: Denise K. McNeel
E-mail: [email protected]

Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
421 Davis Avenue, #4
Elkins, WV 26241
President: Logan Smith
Secretary: Phyllis Baxter

Preston County Historical Society
P. O. Box 118
Bruceton Mills, WV 26525-0118

Pricketts Fort Memorial Foundation
Route 3, Box 407
Pricketts Fort State Park
Fairmont, WV 26554-9470

Raleigh County Historical Society
P. O Box 2
Beckley, WV 25802
President: Tom Sopher
(304) 253-8441

Randolph County Historical Society
Box 1164
Elkins, WV 26241
President: Randy Allan
Secretary: Donald L. Rice

Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation
P.O. Box 227
Beverly, WV 26253
(304) 637-7424
Executive Director: Michelle Depp
President: Richard Wolfe

Ritchie County Historical Society, Inc.
310 Myles Avenue
Pennsboro, WV 26415

Ritchie County Historical Museum Assoc.
310 Myles Avenue
Pennsboro, WV 26415

Roane County Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 161
Spencer, WV 25276-0161
President: Rick Greathouse
Corresponding Secretary: Linda Liss

Rowlesburg Area Historical Society
President: Robert Ayersman
P. O. Box 605
Rowlesburg, WV 26425
Corresponding Secretary: P.L. Grimm
P. O. Box 156
Rowlesburg, WV 26425

Rumseian Society, Inc., The
Box 1787
Shepherdstown, WV 25443

Saint Albans Historical Society
404 - 4th Avenue
St. Albans, WV 25177
President: Denise Cyrus Ash
Secretary: Ellen Mills-Pauley
E-mail: [email protected]

Shinnston Historical Association
Box 326
Enterprise, WV 26568

Summers County Historical Society
P. O. Box 295
Hinton, WV 25951
President: Douglas Wayne Harvey
136 Southside Drive
Hinton, WV 25951
Vice President: Ben Vest
(304) 546-8075

Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc.
107 West Main Street
Grafton, WV 26354
President: David Cantu
Secretary: Olive Ricketts

Tri-State Genealogical & Historical Society
P. O. Box 454
Newell, WV 26050

Tunnelton Historical Society
P. O. Box 137
Tunnelton, WV 26444-0291

Upper Vandalia Historical Society, The
P.O. Box 33
Hurricane, WV 25526
President: Linda Estes

Upshur County Historical Society, The
P. O. Box 2082
Buckhannon, WV 26201
President: Amy Williams Tenney
Secretary: Noel W. Tenney
E-mail: [email protected]

Wayne County Genealogical and Historical Society
P. O. Box 787
Wayne, WV 25570-0787
E-mail: [email protected]

West Augusta Historical & Genealogical Society
President: Jim Miracle
303 36th Street
Vienna, WV 26105
Secretary: Sylvia Bargeloh

West Augusta Historical Society
P. O. Box 414
Mannington, WV 26582
President: Sallyanne Gorbey
Secretary: Olive Marie Utt

West Virginia Archeological Society
P.O. Box 3831
Charleston, WV 25338

West Virginia Association of Museums
P. O. Box 4589
Morgantown, WV 26504
President: Darryl DeGripp
Secretary: Rebekah Karelis

West Virginia Baptist Historical Society
1715 Lower Parchment Valley Road
Ripley, WV 25271

West Virginia Historical Society
P. O. Box 5220
Charleston, WV 25361-0220
President: Michael Shock
E-mail: [email protected]

West Virginia Labor History Association
1532 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25311

West Virginia Museum of American Glass, Ltd.
P. O. Box 574
Weston, WV 26452
E-mail: [email protected]

Wood County Historical and Preservation Society
P.O. Box 565
Parkersburg, WV 26102
President: Bob Enoch
Secretary: Diana Hill

Updated 26 March 2024


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