Wayne County, WV Genealogical & Historical Society

12/13/2025

Jack Dickinson will be signing his new book tomorrow, December 13, at noon during our quarterly meeting. Cody Straley will also do a presentation about the Clio platform. Please join us!

11/26/2025

11/09/2025

11/02/2025

Tres Hermanos Restaurant-Kenova
We will be having our Thursday November 20, 2025 meeting at Tres Hermanos Restaurant-Kenova due to the construction at the senior wellness center. The meeting will start at 5:00 pm. Hope to see you there!

10/30/2025

A new era of Goldenseal ✨ For the first time in the magazine’s history, readers can explore Goldenseal content online for free. Additionally, a commemorative book with print versions of the magazine’s content will be produced each year and made available for purchase by West Virginia history enthusiasts.

⭐️: goldenseal.wvculture.org

10/30/2025

By Stephen Baldwin, RealWV Deep in the hollows of the West Virginia hills, an herb called goldenseal grows in the forests under deciduous trees. It produces

10/30/2025

Next month the WV Archives and History Commission will be considering eleven(!) nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, as well as a Multiple Property Documentation report on the history of Mail Pouch Barns! This is a public meeting and now all-virtual, so anyone can attend! The Zoom link to register is in the comments.

10/30/2025

RESCHEDULED! The Society will be having the November monthly meeting on November 20, 2025 Thursday at 5:00 pm due to construction. Please watch our post just in case the construction project is not completed in time.

10/30/2025

Currently the Ceredo Senior Wellness Center is under construction. At this time the Historical Society WILL NOT be open. We are not certain when the construction will be complete and will post when we are able to reopen. We look forward to seeing you soon!

10/28/2025

My books are on sale at a 20% discount through October 31. Visit my online store and pick some up! They make great Christmas gifts. Use the code:

GHOSTWRITER20

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08/12/2025

The monthly meeting for August has been changed to Friday August 15, 2025 at 5:00 pm. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please try to attend. Thank you.