Products for Sale by MCHS
We sell these items to help offset regular
expenses of our non-profit organization.
In order to purchase these items, please contact -
mercercountyhistoricalsociety@yahoo.com
You can also just click on the picture or the
area describing the cost and shipping, which will open an e-mail.
Historical Genealogy
paperback edition by Charles Silas
Hatcher
With family histories of the Basham,
Ellison,
Hatcher, Lilly, Meadows, Pack, Walker
and
Memoirs of Old Princeton
by Harrison W.Straley, II
This book contains Princeton (WV) in
Ante-Bellum days,
Princeton During Civil War, Princeton
after the Civil War,
and Biographical Sketches of Pioneers.
A Thousand Names from the Annals of
Giles and Mercer Counties
(Giles Co. VA, Mercer County VA
before West Virginia became
a state.
Book author is James H. Martin
Hardback edition, information
dating back to 1806
of the first court recordings.
Excerpt: page 7 June 11, 1806
"Ordered that
Thomas Shannon, Christian Snidow, David French,
David Johnston and Isaac Chapman Gent.
be appointed Trustees, any three of
whom shall have power to act for the purpose
of selling the lots that have been laid off for a town in this county.
Thomas Shannon, Christian Snidow, David French,
David Johnston and Isaac Chapman Gent.
be appointed Trustees, any three of
whom shall have power to act for the purpose
of selling the lots that have been laid off for a town in this county.
" page 145 Aug. 6-1857 Thomas
Prichard a native of
Great Britain this day applied to the court to become
citizen of United States, and thereupon he renounced his
allegiance to Queen Victoria, and admitted to citizenship.
Great Britain this day applied to the court to become
citizen of United States, and thereupon he renounced his
allegiance to Queen Victoria, and admitted to citizenship.
Virginian Railway Feature
Vol 2 June
1933
by Sam R. Pennington
Historical and Biographical book of
building
the Virginian Railroad.
the Virginian Railroad.
Excerpt: page 14 During the years that
H. H. Rogers was financing the building of the Virginian
he was either an executive head or a director in
twenty three of the major industrial and financial enterprises
of the county. He was a investor of 50,000,000 dollars in
the 1907 money panic.....
book cost $15.00 + WV sales tax and $3.00 shipping
H. H. Rogers was financing the building of the Virginian
he was either an executive head or a director in
twenty three of the major industrial and financial enterprises
of the county. He was a investor of 50,000,000 dollars in
the 1907 money panic.....
book cost $15.00 + WV sales tax and $3.00 shipping
A Civil War Diary
paperback edition written by
John Edward Charles Lewis Hatcher
John Edward Charles Lewis Hatcher
Excerpt: page 5 When the Federals stuck
the
entrenchment's the conflict became a hand to hand
affair. The Confederates were fighting desperately.
Men fired guns in each others faces, there were
bayonet thrusts, cutting with sabers, and mortal
blows delivered with gun barrels. The federals swept
over and seemed to engulf the few defenders who were
left. A number of Confederates were taken prisoners.
entrenchment's the conflict became a hand to hand
affair. The Confederates were fighting desperately.
Men fired guns in each others faces, there were
bayonet thrusts, cutting with sabers, and mortal
blows delivered with gun barrels. The federals swept
over and seemed to engulf the few defenders who were
left. A number of Confederates were taken prisoners.
Mercer County Historical Society 2002 (Book)
It is a hard back edition with 462
pages.
Book features County History, Civil War,
Towns & Cities, Business and Industry,
Railroads, Cemeteries, Family Histories,
Pictorial Sections and so much more.
shipping and handling
Hard cover edition by William Sanders. Portrays Princeton and Mercer County from Indian days to present. 2006 , 312 pages with index, maps, photos, and illustrations. Walsworth publishing Co. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders).
Cost $30.00 + $1.80 WV sales tax + shipping
Paperback edition. Story of the first White settlement of the Bluestone River Valley in southern West Virginia, showing the migration of the eastern Virginia families of Clay, Farley, Shrewsbury, Belcher, and Bailey to claim this area from both the British and Shawnee Indians. Decendants of their intermarried families constitute a majority of the citizenship of southern West Virginia today. The Clay-Pearis and related family original settlement site and hillside cemetery where three of the children were massacred in 1783 is being preserved as a historic memorial park overlooking the Bluestone Clover Bottom settlement tract. The book researches the persistent burial of the Clay-Pearis decendants of this site where the murdered Clay children were buried. 1999, 175 pages, with name index, maps, photos and illustrations. McCain Printing Co. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders)
Cost $30.00 + $1.80 WV sales tax + $6.00 shipping
Paperback edition. The story of the first two generations of the Lilly-Meador(ows) family settlement on the Bluestone-Pack, Farley,Neely connections in Flat Top/Bluestone hill country. 1989, 100 pages, indexed, with illustrations, photos and cemetery map. (revised in 1997 McClain Printing Company. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders)
Cost $15.00 + $0.90 WV sales tax + shipping
Hard cover edition. Details settlement along the River at Hinton, Madam's Creek and Jumping Branch, including Pack's Ferry and the creation of Summers County. List all cemeteries of first 200 families which were moved when the Bluestone Dam was constructed. Also contains name index for the first three "A New River Heritage" volumes. 1994, 332 pages, with index of cemeteries, maps, photos, and illustrations. McClain Printing Co. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders)
Cost $30.00 + $1.80 WV sales tax + shipping
Hard cover edition. Flat Top, Camp Creek, and Bluestone settlements off the New River, including selected stories of the late Barty Wyatt, and an account of the early life of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd, as well as Bailey-Davidson Bluestone headwater settlement. 1994, 429 pages, with name index, maps, photos, and illustrations. McCain Printing Co. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders)
Cost $35.00 + $2.10 WV sales tax + shipping
Hard cover edition. Story of first Bluestone-New River families' encounters with Shawnee Indians and their perserverance on the western front of American independence and their interrelations and genealogy. Ther birth pangs of Mercer and surrounding counties detailed. 2004, 290 pages, with names index, maps, photos and illustrations. Walsworth Publishing Co. (Author, Local Princeton Historian William Sanders)
Cost $35.00 + $2.10 WV sales tax + shipping
Cost $20.00 + $1.20 WV sales tax + $6.00 shipping.
Cost $30.00 + $1.80 WV sales tax + $6.00 shipping.
Mercer County Historical Society
The 1994 calendar features photos of many of Mercer County's
historical and present churches. There is recognition of six
ministers who played prominent roles in the development and
growth in Mercer County.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 1995 calendar features pictures of many vintage
Locomotive engines, train wreck, rail depots, and coal
hopper cars built in the Princeton shop.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 1996 calendar honors Mercer County veterans of
World War II. There are reprints of news articles from the war, as Sgt. James J. Spurrier's Congressional Medal. A list of those who gave their lives during World War II.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 1997 calendar honors All Veterans from many eras.
It features many veterans pictures, historical articles,
the story of the battle of Pigeon's roost. There is a listing of
area Vietnam Veterans inscribed at the Princeton Tourist
Information Center. There's a listing of Confederate Dead
in Oakwood Cemetery.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 1999 calendar features vintage photos from locations and people around Mercer County. It includes such photos as the Ridgerunner Railroad, The Dupont Club House at Nemours (1923), The Lyric Theatre (1912), Mercer Healing Springs Hotel (1915), the victory parade in Bluefield at the end of WW-I. and many more.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 2000 calendar features many old photographs of
places around our county, such as the N&W Railroad
Station in 1941; Pawama Coal and Coke, Matoka 1910;
the first air preparation plant in the US at Crane Creek
Mine; the McKenzie Grist Mill on East River, and many
more.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
The 2001 calendar features old photographs of Mercer
County area sports teams such as Princeton High School
football team of 1943, Athens football team of 1936,
Concord High School state class "B" basketball champions of 1950, Ramsey school 1966 basketball Peanut Champs, and many more.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
This calendar honors Korean War Veterans. It features
many photos of soldiers and activities from that era, lists
the Mercer County men who gave their lives during the
Korean Conflict. It lists the 20 deadliest U.S Battles of
the war 1950 - 1953
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Mercer County Historical Society
This calendar features pictures and events honoring the
Vietnam era veterans. It lists Mercer County veterans who died in Vietnam. There are many photos of military persons and information regarding their Medals, Campaigns, & Awards.
Cost $8.00 + WV Sales tax and shipping
Calendar - Barns of
Mercer County,
West Virginia
This calendar shows many of Mercer County's barns on each
page, sorted by community, such as Green Valley, Princeton,
Bluefield, Camp Creek and Wolf Creek, Nubbins Ridge,
Littlesburg, Brushfork, Sandlick, Rock, Pigeon's Roost, Ingleside,
Speedway, and many many more.
The back pages contain many bits of information, such as the
State Tree, State Bird, State Fish, State Flower, State Animal,
a listing of West Virginia's 34 state governors and their terms,
and many more historical facts about West Virginia
This calendar costs $6.00 plus WV sales tax and shipping.