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Wood County Historical and Preservation Society
COMING UP
Sandra Moats Burke will share history and stories of the Underground railroad that her research has revealed.
June 30 - 7:OOPM Regular monthly meeting
of the WCHPS at the library.
August 15-16-17 Parkersburg Homecoming.
July 28 - 7:00PM
July 27 - 2 to 4PM
Regular meeting. Our guest speaker will be nationally acclaimed author Richard Rhodes who will bring us tidbits from plying the waters of the mighty Ohio River. Mr. Rhodes
is being sponsored by the Parkersburg/Wood County Public Library.
Touring the Beauchamp Museum and the Little Kanawha Hotel at Elizabeth. See page 12 for more details. Find a friend or two and carpool!!!!
Plan on sharing in the activities!
Regular meeting at the
library. Our speaker will be Jean Pickering who
will share about her experiences as an airplane pilot
August 25 - 7:OOPM
Oct 12 - 2 til 6 PM.
September 29 - 7:OOPM
Fall Foliage Cruise.
Mark your calendar and make your reservations
now! See page 15.
Regular monthly
meeting. Trolley month is finally here. We
will experience many Parkersburg trolley pictures,
taken through the lens of Dr. Howard Blackburn. It
is possible that we might also have circa 1935 trolley
video available!
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