Mercer County,  West Virginia  Historical Society

Mercer County Historical Society, Inc.
(908 Harrison Street)
P.O. Box 5012
Princeton, WV   24740
phone: 304-425-9017
mercercountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com

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Volunteers Needed
We are still looking for Volunteers on Mondays around 10:00 a.m. to help file, clip obituaries and log in information.
If you can help a few hours once a week, let Lois Miller know. Thanks Tina Harrell and Linda Dick for their help

Now is the time to book your dinners & parties at the History House
We are already booking events. Contact Lois for more information on mercercountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com

Fundraisers
If you are looking for a tax free donation, think of the MCHS. We are a public charity under the tax code
and donations are therefore tax deductible. A copy of the letter from the IRS is available at the History House.

The History House is a collection point for aluminum cans and used ink cartridges. Drop them off and help us raise money for
our winter heating bills.

Don't forget to use your Kroger Card. Just don't let it run out of money. Tell the cashier to always leave $1.00 on it, so you can
put more money on it. If you let it run out, it can no longer be used. Just get a new one from Lois for $5.00. It costs you nothing as the money
is available to be spent on groceries or gasoline. This is a way to give money to the History House, which cost you nothing.
See more details below.

Preserve your Genealogical Records
Put a genealogical codicil in your Last Will and Testament.
Click here for a suggested form and wording.

Don't forget, we have GREAT BOOKS you can buy
See Lois Miller or Pat Smith for a list of books, or review the books on this web site.
Our newest book is a 128 page black & white paperback of photos and memories, shown below. It sells for $10.00. Shipping is $3.00 plus WV sales tax.

NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE
These new books will be a great source of information for researchers & history buffs
Mercer County Historical Society Cook Book
Julia's Story
Echoes of The Last War
On the Skirmish Line
Early Princeton & the Episcopal Church
Pioneer Church
Mercer County History 2002 (Hardback Book)
Virginia Railway Feature by Sam R. Pennington
Historical Genealogy by Charles S. Hatcher   (8 x 10 paperback)
The Virginia Era by Lloyd D. Lewis  (8 x 10 paperback)
Memoirs of Old Princeton (Small Hardback)
A Thousand Names from the Annals of Giles and Mercer County
Mercer County Births 1853-1873
Deaths of Mercer County 1853-1890
Marriages of Mercer County West Virginia 1853-1890
Defending the Railroad, The Battle at Giles County Court House and Pigeons Roost Ridge
Powerhouse by our own Fred Powers - Contact Fred at 304-920-5436
click here for more information

TAZEWELL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 
The Society’s offices are in the historic Greever House , 100 E. Main St. in Tazewell, VA. Open by volunteers each
Wednesday, 10-1 or call for an appointment. The Society meets the second Monday each month at 2:30 p.m.
at the Greever House. Phone 276-988-4069 or email: tch@netscope.net. Their website is www.tazewellhistory.org.

Kroger Cares Fundraiser
Help us raise money for our History House expenses at no cost to you. Mercer County Historical Society purchases gift cards from Kroger for $5.00 and we sell them to our membership for $5.00. Your five dollars is on the card when you purchase it from us. You loose nothing. You then purchase your groceries at Kroger and load the amount of money you expect to spend. For example, you load on $50.00 and when you pay for your groceries or gas, they swipe your card and the amount of your purchase is deducted from the amount you have loaded on the card. In turn, Kroger will send the Historical Society a statement every 4 weeks and 5% of the sales from the card to us. You are out nothing.
1. Load your card at customer service when you first get your card; after that you can do it at the register.
2. Use your card at least every 90 days so it does not expire. (Do not let your card expire).
3. Always leave a small amount on the card, like $1.00, so it doesn't expire (leave a small amount on your card at all times).
4. Purchase Gas or Groceries.
You can get your card at the next Historical meeting.  For those of our members that are out of area, you can also participate by sending us $5.00 and we will mail you your card. Remember it will have your $5.00 on the card when you get it. You can only do this by purchasing your card through a non profit organization, so if you shop at Kroger, you can help us too and still use your Kroger Plus card. Your family and friends can also buy and use these cards and it helps us out at no cost to them, so get them signed up also.

The Bronze Look, LLC
Fund raiser for MCHS

For the Month of March, The Bronze Look is doing a sale for MCHS at their
311 Mercer Street address in Princeton, WV only. For Purchases of Civil War Giclees-Paintings,
The Bronze Look will donate 50% to our group. We of course need to let people know of the sale
and that it is for one month only. The painting has to be an in store stock item.
Paintings are on his web site. www.thebronzelook.com

Research Library at the History House
We are still looking for local and surrounding county books, and family genealogies for our library. If you only have one copy, let us borrow it and make a copy for our research library.
Click here for more information.

It is a good time to PLEDGE to the History House; send in a small donation to help with our monthly expenses, as we still try to raise funds to complete our renovations. For example, some members send $10.00 per month, some send quarterly, some pay by the year. This is especially helpful to those who cannot be on hand to help us with our fundraisers. The History House is a 12 room structure with monthly expenses, just like every other house.

The "History House" is available for small wedding receptions, meetings, anniversaries and birthday celebrations. We can accommodate about 25 persons and we can cater the event if you so desire. We can prepare something as simple as finger foods or a full dinner. A fee will be charged for room rental if a group has someone else cater or bring in their own food.

Please click on the "Current Events" link below for other events.
MCHS Annual Dues are $15/individual  $20/family/$150 Lifetime Individual

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