KYOWVA Genealogical and Historical Society

• President's Corner
  • - Message to Members
• Application Forms
  • - KYOWVA Membership
• Available Resources
  • - KYOWVA Newsletters
  • - Publications
  • - Surnames
  • - Queries
• Society Projects
  • - Oaklawn Cemetery Book

  • Our Meeting Schedule:

  We are fast approaching the end of the 2012 calendar year. Only three monthly meeting dates remain. They are September 18, October 16, November 20. Our annual Christmas Banquet on December 18 at 6 p.m. in December will close out the year. Mark these dates on your calendar now so you won't miss out.
  
  All meetings are held in the KYOWVA Library. Programs begin at 7 pm followed by a short business meeting. Time and place of the Christmas Banquet will be announced.

  Society Projects

  The Oaklawn Cemetery Book, 200th Anniversary Cabell County History Book is still underway. See our Projects page for details.

  Visit KYOWVA

  Our library and offices are open 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday. Wednesday and Sunday hours are available by appointment only. Click here for information and directions to KYOWVA.

Our Newsletter

The KYOWVA Newsletter is published quarterly and is sent to each member as part of their membership package. It not only contains organizational information primarily of interest to the membership, but also contains articles of interest to the genealogy community in general. If you are not a member, here are some samples of what you are missing.

In the Current Issue

Cover Page
Photo of the Beulah Ann Missionary Baptist Church building, completed and dedicated August 30, 1970. It was designed by Pastor Emeritus, Walker Beaver, who is standing in the foreground of the photograph. This issue is dedicated to the families that have supported this church since 1874.

Lower Creek Community
Reprint of the history of this community as submitted by Janet Bledsoe for our Cabell County 1809-1996 Heritage Book Publication.

Cabell Creek Community
Reprint of an article submitted to the Cabell County 1809-1996 Heritage Book by Lila Brotherton and written by Mrs. Walter Mitchell in June, 1925. In her article, Mrs. Mitchell relates the beginnings of the community, some of its early settlers, and the early days of the Beulah Ann Missionary Baptist Church.

Other Highlights

• Obit Corner contains the obituaries of numerous area residents.
• Facts about the C. D. Vanbiber & Co., one of the many small manufacturing companies located in Huntington around 1900.
• A list of the latest publications available through our Library Book shop.

Remember, this is only a sampling of the gems found in each issue of our newsletter. You can read them all in their entirety each quarter by becoming a member of KYOWVA! Get your application here.

Sample Articles from Past Issues

The Cholera Epidemic of 1873

The Dead Flies Campaign of 1914

The James Gang

Narrow Escape Story #73 - Interesting War Experience

The Savage Land Grant