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1982 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors meeting minutes for 1982.

Perry County - Bobby Davis Park, Vivian Carter

County Histories of Kentucky

A history of Bobby Davis Park in Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky written in 1982 by Vivian Carter.

Wayne County - Slobaum's Well, Robert M. Rennick

County Histories of Kentucky

An oral history account of Earl Slobaum's suicide on January 16, 1910 near Burnside in Wayne County, Kentucky.

West Virginia Folk Music: A Descriptive Guide To Field Recordings In The West Virginia And Regional History Collection, John A. Cuthbert

Bibliographies and Research Guides

West Virginia University's contribution to the foundation of modern folk music scholarship is widely recognized. Due to the pioneering achievements of its faculty, the University became an important center of folksong scholarship in the 1920s and 30s. John Harrington Cox's Folk-Songs of the South' served as both precedent and pattern for the myriad of subsequent publications upon which folksong study is based.Various works by Josiah Combs, who taught at the University for but a few years, and Louis Watson Chappell, who remained throughout his career, are equally notable if less obviously influential. The University's subsequent contributions to the field, however, …

The January 1937 Flood In The Ohio Valley And Its Impact On The Tri-State Area, Paula Tammie Click

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

In January of 1937, the largest flood of record hit the Ohio and Mississippi Valleys. Lowell Thomas compared the flood of 1937 with the Great Flood of the Bible. While this exaggerates somewhat the magnitude of the disaster, the people of the Tri-State area must have felt their world was coming to an end; indeed, for the individuals killed in the deluge, their world did end. Yet, the Tri-State and the Ohio Valley survived the inundation. In this paper, the writer intends to concentrate on the effects of the flood on the cities of Ashland, Kentucky, Huntington, West Virginia and …

Cemetery Records - A Window To The Past, Jaunita Blair

Rowan County Histories Collection

A two-volume collection on cemetery records from Rowan and surrounding counties with a letter from Lloyd Dean in 1982.

Cave Run Lake Scrapbook, 1979-1982, Unknown

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

No abstract provided.

Magoffin County - Founder's Day, Pioneer

County Histories of Kentucky

Special Edition of Pioneer newspaper about the history of Magoffin County published on Spetember 4 1981.

Kentucky Geographic Names: Alphabetical Finding List, Book 1, United States Geological Survey. Topographic Division.

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Kentucky Geographic Names: Alphabetical Finding List, Book 1.

Kentucky Geographic Names: Alphabetical Finding List, Book 2, United States Geological Survey. Topographic Division.

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

Kentucky Geographic Names: Alphabetical Finding List, Book 2.

1981 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors meeting minutes for 1981.

1981-1982 Church Service Programs, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Weekly church service programs of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1981 and 1982.

Rowan County - Rowan County News Name Index, 1936-1937, Rowan County News

County Histories of Kentucky

Rowan County News names index from 1936 and 1937. The handwritten index cards were created in 1981 and include surnames, dates of publication, pages and columns of names mentioned in the newspaper.

1980 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors meeting minutes for 1980.

Board Officers, 1980-1982, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Board officers of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1980 to 1982.

1980 Church Service Programs, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Weekly church service programs of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1980.

1980-1999 Living Memorial Fund Recipients, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Living Memorial Fund recipients from 1980 to 1999.

Louisville & Nashville Railroad Stations, Robert M. Rennick

Robert M. Rennick Manuscript Collection

A list on railroad station names on the Louisville & Nashville Railroad.

Bourbon County - Paris Post Office, Patty M. Biddle

County Histories of Kentucky

A history of the post office at Paris, Kentucky by Patty M. Biddle.

Rowan County - Rowan County News Subject Index, 1935-1959, Rowan County News

County Histories of Kentucky

An incomplete set of index cards citing articles on particular subjects in the Rowan County News from 1935 to 1959. Subjects beginning with the letters D through K are missing.

Marriage Records, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Marriage records of Rowan County, Kentucky from 1880-1897 compiled in 1980.

Art Guild, Rowan County Historical Society.

Rowan County Histories Collection

Newspaper clippings, letters, memos, and photographs regarding the Morehead, Kentucky Art Guild from the 1970s-1990s.

Linda Lowe Quilt Collection, Linda Lowe, Bertha Mae Noble, Anna Myrtle Johnson

Morehead State University Manuscripts Collections

MS043-1980

0321: Enos Amos Oath, 1864, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection consists of an oath of allegiance for Enos Amos’ election to the office of second lieutenant, 17th Regiment, 3d Brigade, 1st Division, West Virginia Militia, Marion County, West Virginia on August 22, 1864. It is also signed by John B. Crane, recorder.

0315: Violette Somerville Machir, 1980, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection contains parts one and two of `Revolutionary war soldiers in Mason County, West Virginia,' which is composed of worksheets prepared for the national headquarters of the Sons of the American Revolution Graves Registry Committee. The manuscript lists all known Revolutionary war soldiers buried in Mason County and approximate place of burial.

1979 Living Memorial Fund Dedication, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Living Memorial Fund Dedication program from December of 1979. Includes a list of those honored from 1979 to 1994.

1979 Morehead First Christian Church Board Of Directors Minutes, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Morehead First Christian Church Board of Directors meeting minutes for 1979.

1979 Church Service Programs, First Christian Church (Morehead, Ky.)

Morehead First Christian Church Records Archive

Weekly church service programs of the First Christian Church of Morehead, Kentucky from 1979.

Rowan County Business And Professional Woman, Rowan County Historical Society

Rowan County Histories Collection

Newspaper clippings, public service announcements, and club memos celebrating the hardworking women of Rowan County, Kentucky during 1979-1980.

0260: Alice Blondina Carder Sauer Papers, 1855-1979, Marshall University Special Collections

Guides to Manuscript Collections

This collection is split into two series: Carder and Sauer family materials as well as materials related to Alice’s work in the Point Pleasant Chapter of the WVDAR. Some materials, such as the newspaper clippings and to a lesser extent correspondence, are mixed DAR and family materials. In box order, the collection contains the following:

Newspaper clippings cover subjects related to the Carder and Sauer family as well as Alice’s participation in the NSDAR. NSDAR participation focuses on the coordination of local and state events surround the bicentennial of the Battle of Point Pleasant as well as local history events. …