D-0205 News article; .Mrs. Charles Healy Honored As West Virginia.s Daughter Of Year
At Washington, Harpers Ferry Luncheons.; Spirit of Jefferson Farmers Advocate
Thursday, May 30, 1963.
D-0207 Magazine article; Biography of Julia Davis; Goldenseal, Volume 18, No. 3 . Fall
1992.
D-0101 Pamphlet; Elk Branch Presbyterian Church . Duffields, West Virginia .
Established 1768; ref: history of Elk Branch Presbyterian Church.
D-0102 Article; ref: erection of .The Chapel of the Good Shepherd. at Duffields by
Trinity Episcopal Church May 31st, 1892.
D-0103 Article; .Dazzling Discovery At Duffields. by Herbert H. Harwood, Jr., The
Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 5 . September/October, 1993; ref: train stations at
Duffields.
H-0101 Brochure; Harpers Ferry . in Historic Jefferson County, West Virginia; ref:
Chamber of Commerce brochure highlighting Jefferson County history.
H-0102 News article; the Bridges of Harpers Ferry; ref: dedication of the Shenandoah
River bridge in 1949 with histories of bridges/ferries at Harpers Ferry.
H-0103-1 News article; .Case Against the .Land Grab.. The Martinsburg Journal, Friday,
December 9, 1966; ref: editorial regarding proposed acquisition of land adjacent to
the Potomac and its tributaries by the federal government.
H-0103-2 News article; .Jefferson County Historical Society., The Martinsburg Journal,
Friday, December 9, 1966; ref: saluting the society for its 40 years of service to the
community.
H-0104 News article; .L. D. Nichols, L. D. Rounding Out 47 Years With B. And O. .
Former Mayor of Harpers Ferry Serves 40 Years at Same Job . Has Weathered Some
Thrilling Experiences. (Special to the Journal), The Martinsburg Journal, January 22,
1960.
H-0105 News article; .When Historic Decision Was made To Work For National
Monument., The Spirit of Jefferson .Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, July 23, 1953; ref:
recognition of the efforts of Dr. Henry T. McDonald and Jennings Randolph in the
establishment of Harpers Ferry National Monument.
H-0106 Obituary; .Adm. Butts Funeral Set At Ft. Myer.; December 1959.
H-0107 News article; .Knockabout Notes . Harpers Ferry Event Recalls Service of
Colonel J. Q. A. Nadenbousch.; The Martinsburg Journal (?), 1959; ref: Nadenbousch.s
service during Brown.s Raid and the Civil War.
H-0108 News article; .Harpers Ferry and Bolivar .Twin Towns., Still not United,.
(Special to The Journal), The Martinsburg Journal, Jan. 16 , 19??; ref: coexistence of
Bolivar and Harpers Ferry.
H-0109 News article; .Harpers Ferry Charter Story Is Elusive. (Special to The Journal),
The Martinsburg Journal, Feb. 3, 19??; ref: follow-up to article referenced in H-0108.
H-0110 News article; .Why Is Bolivar Named Bolivar?., The Martinsburg Journal,
Wednesday, November 3, 1965; ref: derivation of the name of Bolivar.
H-0111 Obituary; .Admiral Butts Dies at Age 51., The Martinsburg Journal, December
26, 1959; ref: death of Rear Admiral Whitmore Spencer Butts, childhood resident of
Harpers Ferry.
H-0112 News article; .Bronze Star Medal Comdr. F. McDonald . Son of Dr. and Mrs.
McDonald of Harpers Ferry Cited For Meritorious Achievement., unknown source,
February 12, 1947; ref: Lt. Commander Frank Henry McDonald receiving the Bronze
Star with Combat .V. for service in the Navy during World War II in the Pacific
Theatre.
H-0113 News article; .Son Of Former Bolivar Man Is Graduated From West Point
Academy., unknown source, 1956; ref: Cadet Robert A. Stewart, son of Chauncey B.
Stewart.
H-0114 News article (copy); .Hall.s Patent Rifle., Eastern Argus, Portland, ME, July 29,
1817.
H-0115 Deed; Between The Town of Harpers Ferry and the Trustees of St. Andrews
Parish and Zion Protestant Episcopal Church, January 30, 1923; ref: lease by town
to trustees of lot on north side of Shenandoah Street bounded by the jail on the east
and by Charles Demory.s garage on the west for $1 per year.
H-0116 Deed, Between The Town of Harpers Ferry and the Trustees of St. Andrews
Parish and Zion Protestant Episcopal Church, April 1, 1926; ref: lease by town to
trustees of lot on north side of Shenandoah Street bounded by the jail on the east
and by Estate of Eugene Shugart on the west for $1 per year.
H-0117 News article; .Park Ranger, Historian Sees Job As a Year-Round Vacation.,
Spirit of Jefferson . Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, May 12, 1988; ref: Dennis Frye.
H-0118 Brochure; Harpers Ferry National Monument; ref: April 1955 park brochure.
H-0119 Brochure; .Harper House.; ref: brochure used by guides to Harper House
during the Shenandoah-Potomac Garden Council House and Garden Tour.
H-0120-1&2 Brochure (2 copies); Historic Harpers Ferry in Jefferson County, West Virginia;
ref: tour guide to Harpers Ferry text by Charlotte Judd Fairbairn, illustrated by
William D. Eubank, published by Whitney & White, Ranson, W. Va.
H-0121-1&2 Brochure (2 copies); The Burning of the Arsenal At Harpers Ferry . April 18,
1861 . A Souvenir Booklet of the Re-enactment Of the Burning of the Arsenal, April
22, 1961 . Sponsored by The Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce.
H-0122 News article; .They Bring Harpers Ferry Back To Life., by Ian Ledgerwood, The
Washington Post POTOMAC, Sunday, September 13, 1964.
H-0123 Brochure: Catalogue Of Storer College . 1867 . 1940 . Arts, Pre-Medical, State
Normal, Academic, Musical, and Industrial Courses . Harpers Ferry, West Virginia .
1939 . 1940 . Labor Omnia Vincit.
H-0124 Brochure; Niagara Movement . Harpers Ferry National Historical Park . 1906 .
2006 . Centennial Commemoration; ref: description of plans for the commemoration.
H-0125 Brochure; The Cornerstone of the Modern Civil Rights Era . The 1906 Niagara
Movement at Harpers Ferry . Centennial Commemoration . August 18-20, 2006 .
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.
H-0126-1&2 Index (2 copies); Index To Personnel (sic) Names in The Strange Story of
Harpers Ferry . 1988 Edition; compiled by Mike Smeltzer, P O Box 305, Windsor, PA
17366.
H-0127 News article; .Motoring on the old Tramp Ground . Years Have Brought
Changes Erstwhile Honeymooner Discovers., by Spencer L. Davidson, The Baltimore
Sun, September 30, 1928; ref; touring Shepherdstown, Charles Town, and Harpers
Ferry in 1928 by car.
H-0128 Brochure; park brochure . Harpers Ferry National Historical Park . Price 10
cents; ref: 1966 edition.
H-0129 News article; .Harpers Ferry . Playing House., by Bill Heavey, The Washington
Post Magazine, September 23, 2001; ref: weekend tour of Harpers Ferry.
H-0130 Brochure; Niagara Anniversary Celebration; ref: commemoration of the 90th
anniversary of the Niagara Movement.
H-0131 News article; .Fate Of Fabled Castle Near Harpers Ferry Hanging In Balance;
May Soon Be Razed . .Scottish Castle. Is Only 60 Years Old. by David T. Cottingham;
ref: Harpers Ferry NM.s plans to raze the castle on Bolivar Heights.
H-0132A-K Collection of Niagara Movement Centennial items; Niagara Movement 1906 .
2006 Commemorative Program (A . 2 copies); Program: Niagara Centennial
Commemoration . Opening Ceremony . 3:00 pm August 17, 2006 (B); postal card:
1906 Niagara Movement Conference . Harpers Ferry, West Virginia (C); brochure: The
Cornerstone of the Modern Civil Rights Era: The Niagara Movement at Harpers Ferry .
Centennial Commemoration . August 18, 19, and 20, 2006 (D); ribbons: NM .
Harpers Ferry . Niagara Movement - Centennial . August 18-20, 2006 (E - 2 copies)
& NM . Harpers Ferry . Niagara Movement - Centennial . August 18-20, 2006 . J. R.
Clifford . Youth Discovery Tent (F); The Pioneer Press . Niagara Centennial Edition
(G); The Niagara Movement . Uncovering The Secret . Buffalo, Harpers Ferry, and
Beyond (H- newspaper created by students at Jefferson High School . 9th Grade
complex, Shenandoah Junction, WV); .Harper.s Ferry.s infamous visitor,. The
Washington Times, Thursday, August 10, 2006 (K).
H- 0133 Magazine; .The General.s Tour Guide . Harpers Ferry, the John Brown Raid,.
Blue & Gray Magazine, pp. 21-40, Volume I, Issue 1, August-September 1983.
H-0134 Brochure; .Harper.s Ferry, W. VA. . Souvenir.; published and copyrighted by
Walter E. Dittmeyer, Harper.s Ferry, W. Va.
H-0135 Postcard; .Locks and Old Government Dam on Potomac River . Harper.s Ferry,
W. Va..; published by Walter E. Dittmeyer, Harper.s Ferry, W. Va.
H-0136 Postcard; .Harpers Ferry, W. VA..; panoramic view from Loudoun Heights;
published by Nichol.s Drug Store, Harpers Ferry, W. VA.
H-0137 Postcard; .Bird.s-eye view of Harpers Ferry and Bolivar Heights beyond, from a
lofty Virginia eminence above the confluence of the Potomac and Shenandoah.;
published from original photograph, copyright, 1903, by W. L. Erwin Harpers Ferry,
West VA.
H-0138 Brochure; .Gateway to The Shenandoah Valley . Often Called the Little
Switzerland of America . Harpers Ferry, W. VA. Water Gap.; compiled by the Kiwanis
Club of Charles Town, W. Va.
H-0139 Booklet; .Under Fire . An Experience In The Civil War. by Annie P. Marmion;
1959; ref: civil war experiences of resident Annie Marmion in Harpers Ferry.
H-0140 Advertising card; .Hotel Conner, SHEPHERD GATRELL, - - Proprietor, Harper.s
Ferry, W. Va.
J-0101-1&2 Diary (2 copies); Diary of Lt. Philip Wager, 12th Regiment, U. S. Infantry, March
24, 1812 . March 15th, 1814.
J-0102 Article; .An Untold Tale of Harpers Ferry,. by Cornelia James Dorgan,
Shenandoah Valley Magazine, Volume 1, Number 2, Winter/Holiday 1979; ref:
account of John Tyler Rhulman.s capture by John Brown and escape from the fire
engine house during the raid.
J-0103 News article; .106-year-old Thrice Worn Wedding Gown Given Charles Town
Museum., Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, August 28, 1975; ref:
wedding gown worn by Cornelia Moore James Dorgan, her mother (Jessie Brown
Rhulman James) and her grandmother (Cornelia Strider Engle Rhulman [bride of
John Tyler Rhulman . see J-0102]).
J-0104 Booklet (copy); Cement Mills Along the Potomac River by Thomas Swiftwater
Hahn & Emory L. Kemp; Monograph Series . Volume 2, Number 1 . 1994; West
Virginia University Press.
J-0105 News article; ..Unknown. Picture in Frederick Courtroom Finally Has a Label .
Angus McDonald of Glengarry.; Winchester Evening Star, August 26, 1967; ref:
identifying a portrait and family history of Angus McDonald . grandfather of John Y.
McDonald.
J-0106 News article; .Past its Prime . West Virginia to replace Jefferson County
Bridge.; The Morning Herald, Monday, December 23, 1985; ref: replacement of the
Dailey or Bloomery Bridge.
J-0107 Correspondence; between Dr. John A. Washington, President of the Jefferson
County Historical Society, and Smith, S. Preston Smith, Public Information Officer of
Harpers Ferry NHP regarding an article to be printed in the JCHS annual magazine
dealing with the Flood of 1870; Smith was requested to provide information regarding
buildings in Harpers Ferry damaged by the flood.
J-0108 Article; .Notes on the Lower Shenandoah Valley.; Clarke County Historical
Association, date unknown; ref: variety of topics . 1- Charles Town Races, April, 1786
. 5/26/1949; 2- Shepherdstown.s Ambition (Federal capital) . 2/19/1949; 3- U. S.
Court Confirms Annexation (transfer of Berkeley & Jefferson to WV) . 3/2/1950; 4-
Three Major Generals (Gates, Lee, & Stephen) . 4/3/1948; 5- A Pointed Toast (Lee to
Gates & Stephen . 5/22/1948; 6- A Cherished Legend (duel between
Darke/Stephenson) . 2/25/1950; 7- theft of Two Counties (Berkeley & Jefferson) .
2/21/1950; 8- .Florence Vane. (Mary Evalina Dandridge) - 7/31/1948; ref: excerpts
from the Clarke County Historical Association journal relating to Jefferson County.
J-0109 Newspaper (3 copies); .150 Years of History & Progress Where Life Has Most To
Offer.; The Jefferson Republican, Vol. 9 . No. 4, Thursday, September 20, 1951,
Sesqui-centennial Edition, parts I & II.
J-0110 Tour guide (3 copies); Jefferson County West Virginia Historical Tour.
J-0111 Press release; .Alexandria and Warm Spring Road.; tour of the Warm Spring
road by Jefferson County Historical Society, Saturday, July 24, 1976.
J-0112 News article; .Dr. Border Plants First Commercial Orchard In This Area At
K-ville; Many Farmers Follow Lead.; The Shepherdstown Register, unknown date; ref:
growth of apple industry in Jefferson County.
J-0113-1&2 Booklet (and one copy); Historical Tours of Jefferson County West Virginia.
Prepared by Miss Mynna Thruston. Price Five Cents.
J-0114 Brochure (4 copies); .The Call to Historic and Scenic Jefferson County in the
Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia.; ref: tour map prepared by Bee Line & Pack
Horse Chapters, N. S. D. A. R.; designed by R. H. Benson, 1932.
J-0115 Brochure; .Your Guide to Jefferson County, W. Va..; ref: 1950s.
J-0116 Program; .1801 . 1951 . Jefferson County Sesqui-Centennial . FREEDOM of
RELIGION DAY .September 16, 1951.; ref: program outlines service.
J-0117 Program; .First Annual Jefferson County Fair in West Virginia.s Eastern
Panhandle . Friday & Saturday October 16 & 17, 1953.; ref: held at the Charles
Town Jockey Club.
J-0118 Brochure; .Gateway to The Shenandoah Valley . Often Called the Little
Switzerland of America.; compiled by the Kiwanis Club of Charles Town, W. Va.;
1920s (?) . bridges at Harpers Ferry & Shepherdstown destroyed by the 1936 flood
are pictured.
J-0119 Pamphlet; .Historical Places At the Gateways of the Shenandoah Valley in
Jefferson County, West Virginia.; ref: Mynna Thruston; second edition.
J-0120 Pamphlet; The Jefferson County Farm Women.s Club Year Book . 1932.
J-0121 Obituary (handwritten copy); two page handwritten copy of obituary for C. B.
Rouss, C. B. as it appeared in the March 4, 1902 edition of the Spirit of Jefferson.
J-0122 Article (2 copies); .Shannon Park. . home of the Rouss family; ref: brief typed
description of history of Shannon Park.
J-0123 Article; .The Gregory House.; ref: article about the Gregory House written by
Charlotte Judd Fairbairn; unknown date.
J-0124 Pamphlet; .The Church Flower Festival of Jefferson County, West Virginia .
Saturday & Sunday, September 10th & 11th, 1994 . 10 am . 5 pm..
J-0125 Article; .Eastern Panhandle Churches.; Goldenseal, Summer 1994; ref: article
describing the Church Flower Festival in Jefferson County
J-0126 Map; Jefferson County, tour map . Charles Town-Ranson . Shepherdstown .
Harpers Ferry-Bolivar; ref: prepared by Charles Town . Ranson Chamber of
Commerce, 1951; maps drawn by David E. McMillan.
J-0127 Booklet (2 copies); Official Souvenir Historical Booklet . Jefferson County
Sesqui-Centennial, souvenir booklet . 1801 . 1951 . September 16 . 22, 1951 . 150
Years of Progress . Price 50 Cents.
J-0128 Newspaper; West Virginia Historical Chronicle, 1984; ref: advertising
intermingled with local .history. of Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties.
J-0129 Handbill; .Special Attention . to All County Citizens.; ref: construction of
ammo depot in Jefferson County during FDR administration; signed by The Rev.
John W. Gummere, John W., Rev..
J-0130 Program;; Home Coming Celebration in Honor of Jefferson County Soldiers
Who Took Part In The World War . Charles Town, W. Va., September 25, 1919 .
Official Program.
J-0131 News article; .Minute Book of First Grange Is Presented to Local Museum.;
Spirit of Jefferson, unknown date; ref: presentation of minutes book [June 1873 .
May 1883] of the Summit Point Grange (1st in WV) to the Museum by Mrs. Elizabeth
Crim.
J-0132 News article; .Homes Tour to Start In West Virginia.; The Washington Star,
unknown date; ref: annual house and garden tour.
J-0133 Grade certificate; Charles Town Graded School . 1906; ref: promotion of Harvey
Lee Milbourne to Fourth Grade.
J-0134 Grade report; Stephenson Seminary; ref: grade report for Roger Milbourne
school year 1911-.12.
J-0135 Certificate of Promotion; The Charles Town High School; ref: promotion of
Roger Williams Milbourne, Roger from eighth grade to high school, May 1919.
J-0136 Playbill; .The Rivals. . Stephenson Seminary . Feb. 21, 8 P. M.
J-0137 Commencement Program; Charles Town High School, May 26th, 1938.
J-0138 Speech; Delivered by B. D. Gibson to the West
Virginia Legislature February 7, 1889.
J-0139 Documentation of Historic Property; Orndoff-Cross Farmhouse by Tiffany Jean
Fleet, 12/9/04.
J-0140 News article; Church Records and History by Bill Theriault; Spirit of Jefferson .
Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, July 16, 1998; ref: bibliography of local church
histories.
J-0141 Congressional record; War Expenditures . Hearings before Subcommittee No. 5
(Ordnance) of the Select Committee on Expenditures in the War Department . Hon.
William J. Graham, Chairman . Serial 6 . Part 27 . Washington . GPO 1919; ref:
investigation into war department expenses at Goetz Harness Factory during World
War I.
J-0142 Booklet; .The Life and Times of Mrs. Eleanor Trapnell Hilleary Dorsey Dosh.;
ref: .brief expose. of the life of Mrs. Dosh on the occasion of the celebration of her
birthday on September 7, 2002.
J-0143 News article; .Johnsontown, Now 155 Years Old, Honored with Historic
Marker., Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, October 16, 2003; ref:
unveiling ceremony of historic marker for JOHNSONTOWN.
J-0144 News article; .Jack Getzendanner, Jack Ends Long Career With Charles Town
Postoffice Friday., Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s Advocate, ? 1956; ref: retirement of
Getzendanner after 32 years with post office in Charlestown.
J-0145 Obituary; .Major General John P. Lucas, 59, Died After Brief Illness., Spirit of
Jefferson Farmer.s Advocate, date unknown; ref: obituary for John P. Lucas.
J-0146 News article; .Charles Town. Main Street August 14, 1908., Spirit of Jefferson
Farmer.s Advocate, date unknown; ref: 100 block of West Washington Street
identifying businesses on both north and south sides of street in 1908.
J-0147 Obituary; .C. M. Bane Brown, Prominent County Farmer, Banker Dies.,
newspaper and date unknown.
J-0148 News article; .Old Stone House By Star Lodge Named Landmark., Spirit of
Jefferson Farmer.s Advocate, Thursday, September 18, 1980; ref: designation of Star
Lodge No. 1 F & AM as an Historic Landmark by the Charles Town Historic
Landmarks Commission.
J-0149 Minute book; minute book of the Jefferson County Historical Society including
minutes for meetings held May 21, 1927, August 6, 1927, October 24, 1927,
November 5, 1927, and March 15, 1929.
J-0150 Booklet; HISTORICAL REVIEW OF FORMER JEFFERSON COUNTY JAIL .
CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA; July 2004; by Geoffrey Henry & Don Swofford,
DASA plc, 812 High Street, Charlottesville, VA; ref: historical review of the former
Jefferson County Jail (Note: given 3/20/2007 by JCHS).
J-0151 Floor Plans; .Old County Jail Renovation. by Grove and Dall.Olio, 2006; ref:
floors plan for proposed renovation of Jefferson County Jail (Note: given 3/20/2007
by JCHS).
J-0152 Document; Preservation Briefs: The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure
Reports by Deborah Slaton, April 2005 (Note: given 3/20/2007 by JCHS).
J-0153 Report; .JAILHOUSE CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE REPORT,. January
2007; ref: summary report of the group.s recommendation regarding use of the
Jefferson County Jail building (Note: given 3/20/2007 by JCHS).
J-0154 Correspondence; correspondence between Atty. Thomas R. Michael , Asst. Pros.
Brandon C. H. Sims, SHPO Director & Asst. Director Susan Pierce & Chris Knorr,
Jim Whipple, and Carol Gallant regarding legal action relating to use of the Jefferson
County Jail dated from 18 MAY 2006 to 3 JANUARY 2007 (Note: given 3/20/2007 by
JCHS).
J-0155 News article; .His was the .war to end all wars.. by Aamer Madhani, LOS
ANGLES TIMES, Sunday, May 28, 2007; ref: Frank Woodruff Buckles.
J-0156 News article; .Tricked By His Mother . Lord Fairfax Came To America To Forget
His Troubles.; unknown newspaper, unknown date; ref: explanation of why Fairfax
left England and took up residence in The Valley.
J-0157 News article; .Tribute to First Settler in W. Va..; The Star, unknown date; ref:
unveiling of monument to Morgan Morgan in Bunker Hill recognizing him as first
settler in w. Va.
J-0158 Article; .Noblet Herbert to Mrs. John Augustine Washington,. transcribed with
Introduction and Notes by John A. Washington; California Historical Society
Quarterly, Volume XXIX, Number 4; ref: a letter written by Herbert to his aunt;
Herbert was a member of the Charles Town Virginia Mining Company and the letter
is written from California in 1849.
J-0159 Article; .100 Years of Americana: Rural Free Delivery celebrates a milestone.,
by Marilyn Thorban; Postal Life, September/October 1996, pp.7-9; ref: centennial of
RFD in Charles Town.
J-0160 Tour map; .America.s Historic and Scenic Motor Tours . Vacation Scenes in
Maryland. ref: 1930s tour map of eastern PA, VA, and wVA, and western MD.
J-0161 Newspaper; Spirit of Jefferson . Farmers Advocate, Vol. 87, No. 3, Thursday,
January 18, 1951 . Price 5 CENTS.
J-0162 Newspaper; Spirit of Jefferson . Farmers Advocate, Vol. 88, No. 25, Thursday,
June 19, 1952 . Price 5 CENTS.
J-0163 Newspaper; The Jefferson Republican, Vol. 9, No. 42, Thursday June 12, 1952 -
$2.50 A Year.
J-0164 Newspaper; The Jefferson Republican . Tri-State Edition, Vol. 9, No. 42,
Thursday June 12, 1952 - $2.50 A Year.
J-0165 Newspaper; The Jefferson Republican . Tri-State Edition, Vol. 8, No. 24,
Thursday February 8, 1951 - $2.50 A Year.
J-0166 News article; .Linden Spring, Putz Home Near Shepherdstown Placed In
Register Historic Places.; unknown date, unknown newspaper; ref: nomination of
Linden Spring to the National Register of Historic Places.
J-0167 Map; Map No. 6 . Right-of-way and Track map . The Winchester and Potomac
Railroad Company . Shenandoah Division . Main Line . June 30, 1918; given by
Kevin Breeden.
J-0168 News article; .Maps into Jefferson County.s Past. by Bill Theriault, SPIRIT OF
JEFFERSON Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, April 23, 1998; ref: historic maps of
Jefferson County.
J-0169 Will (copy); copy of the will of Ann Hunter date 1st April 1833.
J-0170 News article; .McDonald would be president . He says his main priority, if
elected to lead the Journal Staff Writer nation, would be a balanced budget. by
BRIAN POSTELLE, The Journal, Monday, February 14, 2000; ref: 2000 presidential
campaign of Angus W. McDonald.
J-0171 News article; .Details Of State.s Purchase Shannondale Springs Property Are
Being Finalized . PERSONALITIES WHO PLAYED MAJOR ROLES IN STATE.S
PURCHASE SHANNONDALE SPRINGS. SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer.s ADVOCATE,
THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1982.
J-0172 News article; .Robert Rutherford. (From the W. Va. Historical Magazine), SPIRIT
OF JEFFERSON, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 26, 1901.
J-0173 .Out with a bang . Hundreds gather at park to see demolition of Rumsey
Bridge. by MATTHEW UMSTEAD, JOURNAL STAFF WRITER, The Journal,
WEDNESDAY, October 5, 2005; ref: demolition of the James Rumsey Bridge.
J-0174 News article; .PLANNING FOR PLANNING: An Overview of Economic
Development. by Bill Theriault, SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer.s ADVOCATE,
Thursday, May 28, 1992
J-0175 News article; .PLANNING FOR PLANNING: Time For An Economic Summit!. by
Bill Theriault, SPIRIT OF JEFFERSON Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, June 4, 1992.
J-0176 Biography; Franklin Ellis Bamford, by Donald E. Watts, February 4, 2008; ref:
Brig. Gen. Retired to Jefferson County in 1922 after a military career; he and his wife
built Hill Brook.
K-0101&1A Pamphlet (original & copy); .A Brief History of the Methodist Church at
Kabletown. by E. F. Jacobs, 1945; ref: history of the Methodist Church in Kabletown
as well as local history.
K-0102 Pamphlet; .Lost Treasures., as retold by Mr. James B. Clipp, Written by
Marianna J. Smallwood, 1928; ref: local history of Kabletown area.
K-0103 Documents (originals and copies); a collection of documents from the Avon
Bend Homeowners Association including: 1) copy of a map of Avon Bend sub-division
showing lot numbers and physical addresses; 2) audit reports for 1988, 1989,
1990,1991, and 1992; 3) By-Laws . 1984 and 1993 editions; 4) newsletters for 1989,
1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 2007; and 5) alphabetized list of Avon Bend subdivision
residents.
K-0201 Article; .the Battle of Kearneysville, Battle of . August 25, 1864.; ref: address
delivered by Ralph Sherard describing action between Early and Sheridan in August
1864.
K-0202 Document; .List of Subscribers for shares of Capital Stock for a Cigar Factory
at Kearneysville, W. Va. at Ten (10.00) Dollars per share as subscribed to opposite
our respective names.; ref: a listing of the signatures of men and the number of
shares that they purchased. Given by Stafford Koonce, April 2007.
K-0203 Letter; on letterhead of Royal Insurance Company of Liverpool, England .
Washington & Alexander, Agents . Charles Town, W. Va.; letter dated July 3rd, 1906,
advises F. O. Trump that Washington & Alexander will purchase ten shares of stock
in the Cigar Factory at Kearneysville. Given by Stafford Koonce, April 2007.
K-0204 Booklet; .THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED YEARS . A History Of The Kearneysville
Presbyterian Church 1869-1969; Compiled By Virginia Creamer, June 1969. Given
by Susan R. Shealy, March 2007.
L-0101 Booklet; Ceremonies connected with The Inauguration of the Mausoleum and
the Unveiling of the Recumbent Figure of General Robert Edward Lee at Washington
and Lee University, Lexington, Va., June 28, 1883 . Oration of John W. Daniel, LL.
D. . Historical Sketch of the Lee Memorial Association . Lynchburg, Va.: J. P. Bell &
Co., Printers, 1883.
L-0102 Biography; General Robert Edward Lee; ref: typed biography of Lee completed 4
MAR 1979 by .ARR..
L-0103 Will (copy); .The Will Of Robert E Lee.; ref: typed copy of Lee.s will.
L-0104 Will (copy); .Will Of Mary Custis Lee.; ref: typed copy of the will of Mary Custis
Lee, wife of Robert E. Lee.
L-0105 Will (copy); .Will Of Custis, George Washington Parke Custis.; ref: will of G. W.
Parke Custis, grandson of George & Martha Washington.
L-0106 Articles; .Wedding Of Lt. Robert Edward Lee and Mary Ann Randolph Custis.
and .Traveler.; ref: typed articles summarized from Mount Vernon by Minnie Kimball
Lowther and Lees of Arlington and notes collected from Lee descendents
L-0107 Article; .Bible Records of Eleanor Parke (Custis) Lewis and Lawrence Lewis,
Recorded in the Martha Washington Bible.; ref; typed copy of notes in Bible owned by
Martha Washington
L-0108 Article; .Lewis, Eleanor Parke (Custis) Lewis.; ref: typed biography of Eleanor
Parke Custis Lewis, granddaughter of George and Martha Dandridge Custis
Washington.
L-0109 News article; .Lee-ward Bound . Tracking the Far-Flung Founding Family
Across Nearby Virginia. by Deborah Churchman, Washington Post Weekend, March
27, 1987, pages 4 . 5; ref: visiting homes and sites that tell the life story of Robert E
Lee.
L-0201 News article; .Jefferson Home Featured In Historical Magazine., The
Martinsburg Journal, November 12, 1971; ref: Volume XXXVII, December 1971 of the
.Magazine of the Jefferson County Historical Society. . articles contained therein.
L-0202 News article; .Restoration . Realizing the Dream Of Traveler.s Rest., by
Prudence Squier, The Washington Post . Washington Home, Thursday, December 24,
1987; ref: restoration of Traveler.s Rest.
L-0203 Will (2 copies); .Mary Vallance Gates. Last Will and Testament.; ref: will of Mary
gates, wife of Horatio Gates.
L-0204 Biography (copy); ref: annotated bibliography of Horatio Gates.
M-0101 Muster roll (2 copies); .Muster Roll of Company K, 1st Virginia Volunteer
Infantry . a.k.a. Captain John William Rowan.s Co. (Jefferson Co.) . Final Muster Roll
. Mexican War 1846 - 1848.; ref: muster roll assembled by Page Johnson of Fairfax
VA November 21st 2000.
M-0201 Booklet; .The Mystery of the Wizard Clip. by Raphael Brown, Richmond,
Virginia . July 12, 1949.
M-0202 Article (2 copies); ref: an account written by Dorothy Watson Conklyn involving
Thomas S. Watson, Mrs. Conklyn.s grandfather; Mr. Watson, a Confederate Veteran,
was denied the right to vote in November 1865 in Smithfield; the article is an account
of what occurred.
M-0203 Article; .Ghostly Remembrances . A Visit to Scollay Hall and Middleway.; by
Jeanette Brown GOLDENSEAL, Fall 1982; ref: general article on history of Middleway.
M-0204 Newspaper photograph; .A group at the Middleway School in 1928 participates
in May Day fun.; unknown newspaper, unknown date.
M-0205 School photograph (?); .Middleway.; ref: unknown date; only identification is
.2nd Row #2 Nancy Barnes. written in pencil on back.
M-0206 News article; .Middleway, W. Va.: Jefferson County, south of West Virginia
Route 51.; ref: brief history of Middleway.
M-0207 Post Card; .Grace Church . Middleway W VA.; ref: .DEFENDER. brand,
unknown date.
M-0208 News article; .Historic West Virginia Church. The Sun, Baltimore, Wednesday
Morning, September 23, 1925; ref: Union Church.
M-0209 Booklet; .The legend of Wizard Clip. by R. Helen Bates, compliments of Ye
Wizard Clippe Tea Room . Middleway, W. VA.
M-0210 News article; .Old West Virginia Dwelling Once A Tavern..; ref: home built in
Middleway by H. B. Rubush in 1740.s, used as tavern (entertained henry Clay, Pres.
Andrew Jackson, Uriah Parkes, and George Washington), painted by Ralph McKelney
(Shepherd College art teacher) in the 1930.s, demolished in 1950.s.
M-0211 News article; .The Flow of History . Middleway.s Turkey Spring Run Attracted
Founder. by Naomi Barrow, The Evening Journal, February 22, 1989; ref: article on
Middleway history.
M-0212 Advertisement; .Historic Middleway Day. Saturday, October 8, 1994.
M-0213 Brochure; .Map of the Middleway, West Virginia, Historic District..
R-0101 News article; .Down Memory Lane. Perfection Garment Company. Spirit of
Jefferson Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, October 22, 1987; ref: June 1939
photograph of workers in front of Ranson plant.
R-0102-1&2 News article (two copies); .Down Memory Lane . Perfection Garment Factory.
Spirit of Jefferson Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, May 27, 1993; ref: 1922
photograph in front of Ranson plant.
R-0103 Advertisement (copy); .Perfection Garment Company . J. R. Poland, President .
Ranson . Martinsburg . Shenandoah Junction . One Of Jefferson County.s Most
Highly Prized Industries . Manufacturers of .perfection Maid. Hom=a=bouts, Dresses,
Aprons, Smocks, Outing Gowns. Garments of Quality for Particular People. .Interior
of Ranson Plant. .Interior of Shenandoah Junction Plant., Spirit of Jefferson, 1926.
R-0201 Pamphlet (Xerox copy); James Rumsey, the Inventor of the Steamboat, a paper
by Mr. George M. Beltzhoover, Jr.; The West Virginia Historical and Antiquarian
Society.s Publication. 1900.
R-0202 Program (two copies); ..Official Dedicatory Program - 10 - the James Rumsey
Bridge . July 15, 1939 . Shepherdstown, W. VA. . Sharpsburg, MD.
R-0203 Biography (hand written); .James Rumsey: Inventor, Born 1743, Died 1792.;
ref: brief biographic sketch of Rumsey.
R-0204 News article; .Historian Would.To .Crazy. James . Dr. Andrews Wants To
Honor Inventor For Work In Steam Power . Would Boost Fame of .Crazy. Rumsey .
Historian Claims Marylander Is Responsible For High Pressure Steam Power. by Lee
McCardell, Baltimore Evening Sun, unknown date; ref: biography of Rumsey plus
support for his development of a water tube boiler done by Dr. Matthew Page
Andrews.
R-0205 News article; .Side-Lights . On Maryland History . The First Steamboat In
Maryland . Story Of Great Invention . The Rumsey Family And Coat Of Arms .
Letters On Genealogical Subjects From Readers Of The Sun. unknown newspaper,
unknown date; ref: Rumsey family genealogy.
R-0206 News article; .Martin Gives Paper Proving Rumsey.s Steamboat Invention. The
Martinsburg Journal, unknown date; ref: second installment of three part article
exploring Rumsey.s contribution to steam locomotion . done by .Buck. Martin??
R-0207 Program; .St. Margaret.s Church, Westminster in memoriam James Rumsey
(1743-1792) . Wednesday, May 18th, 1955 at 12 noon.; ref: program from memorial
service at St. Margaret.s where an epitaph to Elizabeth Herrick was restored by the
citizens of West Virginia in memory of James Rumsey.
R-0208 News article; .Steamboat Pioneer . Westminster Memorial To James Rumsey.,
The London Times, May 17th, 1955; ref: memorial to Rumsey at St. Margaret.s.
R-0209 Sketch (copy); copy of an unidentified obelisk . prototype of Rumsey.s
Monument in Shepherdstown?
S-0101 Biography; John Segeren.
S-0201 Pamphlet; .Class of 1897 of Shepherd College, Shepherdstown, West Virginia .
History Made by Each Member During Fifty Years . 1897-1947 . Compiled by Class
President, Curtis S. Feeser; ref: short autobiographies of the Shepherd College Class
of 1897: Curtis Sylvester Feeser, Allen W. Porterfield, Nellie May Hendricks Moler,
Ernest Corban Tabler, Nellie Lane Butler Mitchel, Anna Ruckman, and William
Gregory Britner Martin.
S-0202 News article; .Award Presented Dean Kenamond.; unknown newspaper,
unknown date;; ref: certificate of commendation to Dean A. D. Kenamond from the
American Association of State and Local History presented by Dr. John A.
Washington, president of the Jefferson County Historical Society.
S-0203 Magazine; .James Rumsey, Captain of Navigation, Inventor of the Steamboat.
by Roy Bird Cook, The West Virginia Review, pages 314-315, 376, Vol. III, No. IX,
June 1926.
S-0204 News article; ..Town Run Is Shepherdstown.s Raison d.tre., by Gladys
Hartzell, The Shepherdstown Chronicle, May 6, 1994; ref: article written by Miss
Hartzell in 1976 giving history of Falling Spring Branch or Town Run.
S-0205 Almanac; .Zittle.s Hundred Years Almanack commencing with 1868 and ending
with 1967 . Prepared and Published by John H. Zittle, Shepherdstown, West VA.
1868.
S-0206 Pamphlet; .Pioneer American Gardening . The Black Rose. by Anne Schley; ref:
a rose planted in Shepherdstown by Col. John Francis Hamtramck behind his home
on the south side of the 200 block of East German Street.
S-0207 Article; Christian Panoply, copied by T. T. Perry, Jr. from American Imprints
Inventory No. 14, A check list of WVa Imprints 1791-1830.
S-0208 Obituary; .Death Summons to John A. Link . Last Jefferson Survivor Of
Stonewall Brigade., unknown newspaper, June 9, 1935.
S-0209-1&2 Pamphlet (2 copies); .Historic Shepherdstown . The Oldest Town In West .
Chartered in 1768.; ref: pamphlet designed by the Committee For The Beautification
and Preservation Of Historic Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
S-0210 Program; .Two Hundredth Anniversary Of The Charter . Shepherdstown West
Virginia 1762 . 1962 . October 20 Through November 30, 1962..
S-0211 News article; .Little House Spring/Summer Open House. unknown newspaper,
2003; ref: summer schedule and brief history of the Little House in Shepherdstown.
S-0212 News article; .Dam No. 4., Buyer.s Guide, Wednesday, July 20, 1994; ref:
history of Dam No. 4 on the Potomac River.
S-0213 News article; .Rosebrake: A National Register Site. by Bill Theriault, Spirit of
Jefferson Farmer.s ADVOCATE, Thursday, October 7, 1999; ref: history of .Poplar
Grove/Rosebrake.
S-0214 Advertisement; .Prospectus of the Independent Democrat for the Presidential
Campaign of 1860; Shepherdstown Register, March 17, 1860; ref: advertisement for
initial publication of the Independent Democrat in Charlestown in March 1860; rates
and political philosophy.
S-0215 News article; .Shen. Valley R. R. . Crossing of the First Train over the Potomac
River at Shepherdstown. Shepherdstown Register, Saturday, July 17, 1880; ref:
account of first SVRR train crossing bridge at Shepherdstown into Maryland.
S-0216 Family history; genealogy of Michael Yeisley.
S-0301 Photograph; .Ruins of St. George.s Chapel in Jefferson County, W. Va..
S-0302 Photograph (copy); .English Church between Middleway & Charles Town W Va
. Built in 1730 . Geo. Washington worshipped there. also .Ruins of St. George.s
Chapel..
S-0303 Article (copy); .Trinity Church of Norborne Parish (Now called .St. Georges.);
ref: history of St. George.s Chapel.
S-0304 Affidavit (original copy); ref: affidavit prepared by Susan G. Gibson re bronze
door lock found by Miss Bessie Travers in 1880 amidst the ruins of St. George.s
Chapel.
S-0305 Article (copy); .Alverder the Beautiful.; ref: lady ghost at St. George.s Chapel as
told by Susan G. Gibson in 1930.
S-0306 News article; .Marker Is Unveiled At Ruins Of Old St. George.s Chapel Great-
Great-Great- Granddaughter Of Col. Robert Worthington, On Whose Property Church
Originally Was Built, Takes Part In Exercises.; The Baltimore Sun, Tuesday,
September 5, 1933; ref: unveiling of historical road marker at St. George.s Chapel by
Beeline Chapter D. A. R.
S-0307 Program; .Celebration Service at the scene of our bicentennial project .
Stabilized Ruins of St. George.s Chapel . July 3, 1976 at 4 P. M. . Charles Town,
West Virginia . Bee Line Chapter National Society Daughters of the American
Revolution..
S-0308 File containing design work done Archie Franzen, architect at Harpers Ferry
NHP, in 1973 in preparing stabilization of ruins at St. George.s Chapel . includes
historic photographs, site plats, and plans to build fencing.
S-0309 news article; .St. George.s Chapel About To Become Historic Landmark Result
Of Davenport Gift. BY MRS. C. W. MOORE; Spirit of Jefferson . FARMER.S
ADVOCATE, date unknown; ref: conveyance of church property from Davenport
Family to Bee Line Chapter NSDAR.
S-0401 News article; .Antebellum Literary Man,. unknown newspaper, unknown date;
ref: brief biography of David Hunter Strother.s literary career.
S-0402 Article; .David Hunter Strother: .One of the Best Draftsmen the Country
Possesses,. by John A. Cuthbert and Jessie Poesch, Winterthur Portfolio, Spring 1998;
ref: profile of David Hunter Strother.
S-0403 News article (copy); .Born on Burke Street,. by Trish Taylor, Evening Journal,
Thursday, September 12, 1991; ref: exhibit of David Hunter Strother.s drawings and
writings in the Berkeley County Library.
W-0101-1-4 Article (two copies of typed manuscript); .An Army of Devils: The diary of Ella
Washington,. edited by James O. Hall, 1044 Douglass Dr., McLean, Va. 22101.
W-0102-1-4 Speech (four typed copies); .ELLA BASSETT WASHINGTON.; ref: speech
delivered by James O. Hall to the Harpers Ferry CWRT on May 13, 1980 . biography
of Ella Bassett Washington.
W-0103 Article; .List Of Memorial Relics of George Washington, with descriptive notes .
Purchased By The State in 1871, and Deposited in the Library in 1873,. Annual
Report of the New York State Library, unknown date; ref: relics of George Washington
purchased by the NY Library from Ella Bassett Washington.
W-0104 Article; .An Army of Devils: The diary of Ella Washington,. edited by James O.
Hall, Civil War Times Illustrated, Volume XVI, Number 10, February 1978; ref: diary
accounts of Ella Bassett Washington May . June 1864 while she resided at .Clover
Lea. in Hanover County VA; references contact made by Union troops as they moved
around .Clover Lea..
W-0105 will (copy); .LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ELEANOR S. W. HOWARD..
W-0106 News article; .Selection of site commended.; ref: selection of George
Washington.s property in Bath (Berkeley Springs) as a West Virginia Bicentennial