Imagine working in a coal mine. Or in a steel mill. Or on a log run down the Greenbrier River. Work and workplaces have gone through enormous transformations between the mid 19th and late 20th centuries. You can view these changes through dozens of photographs held by the National Archives and Records Administration. The Smithsonian [...]

Genealogy is an addictive hobby: the fact that you are reading this probably means that you have been smitten. There are a number of theories as to why genealogy has become so popular in the last few years; the huge growth of the Internet, the availability of information on CD-ROM or because North American society, [...]

The McClintic Library is home to the largest West Virginia and Appalachian collection of any small library in the state and has a Heritage Room with local historical materials and facilities for genealogical research, as well as a subscription to Ancestry.com.  The Pocahontas Libraries have an extensive oral history archive and play a major role [...]