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This special section of The Olden Times features old newspaper articles from or about West Virginia and West Virginia families. 

PLEASE NOTE: If the newspaper or article was published before West Virginia became a state, you will find the article indexed on my Virginia pages. I am in the process of getting them indexed on the WV pages as well, but you might want to check in both areas, just in case!

You'll find old news articles, obituaries, birth & marriage announcements, ads and more. See the links at the top of this page to go to the Index of Names, to search this site or to take a look at the site map.

Each of these was scanned from an original issue of an old newspaper in my personal collection. They appear in the order in which they were added to this website. Be sure to check for archived stories, since I move them from this page to the Archives periodically.

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House for Rent, Charleston, 1876    ROHR, WHITE, TRAPNELL

EISENMINGER Reports Mineral Find, Greenbrier, 1830

Jefferson County Chancery Court: HARTGROVE vs. McCABE, 1876    Now indexed! Surnames include HARTGROVE, McCABE BROWN, FLICK, WILSON, TEARNEY, BAYLOR

Charles GRAVETT before Justice WHITE, 1875

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Scorned, Fairhaven, Hancock County, 1876    HARPER

Fire Destroys BARNETT Home, Arson Suspected, East Romney, 1876

CORNELL Death, 1879    GALLAHER

John FRIEDEL Offers Elegant Queensware, etc., Wheeling, 1879

Unclaimed Letters in the Wheeling Post Office, 1879    Now indexed! Surnames include the following:    BAILEY, BLACK, BUSLEY, COACH, FRINK, HILENBURG, HASTINGS, HAMILTON, KENNEDY, MERCIER, MACKRILLE, MULDOWNY, OHRBER, PORTER, RIEPEY, ROSS, VAN FLEET, ELINGESES, STERLING

COLCORD Vs. The Gazette, Libel Case, Raleigh County, 1927

Accidents, Illnesses & Fire Plague West Virginians, 1887    FLEMING, SHEAR, SHAW, HARTLEY, MCDONALD, HALL, STURM

McHENRY Finds Injured RICHARDSON Child, Tyler Co., 1887

Ohio County Court News, 1879    BOYD, CLARK, EAGLESON, RONEY

Wheeling Society News, 1879 Now indexed! Surnames include the following: MATHERS, GOW, WEBB, ORWEN, JACOB, MAXWELL, FRISSELL, CUMMINS

Henry LEHNERT Announces Grand Concert at his Saloon, Wheeling, 1879    ROLF, KRAMER

Miriam ANDERSON Death, 1885

Body of Edward POWELL Found in Kanawah River, WV, 1885

William WALTON Estate, "Bethany," for Sale, Jefferson Co., VA (now WV), 1848    LEWIS, OPIE, HARGRAVE, JAMIESON, HARRIS

Louis WILSON's Accident, Kanawha Station, 1887

MUSGRAVE Urges Farmers to pay Guano Bills, Clarksburg, 1887

Osama bin Musical, starring Colin Powell and George Bush. Sing along, ya'll!

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