History

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Pleasants County History Heroes!

WALTER S. CARPENTER GENEALOGY ROOM

     Lifelong Pleasants County resident and historian, Walter S. Carpenter, was honored on May 26, 2001 at the dedication of the Walter S. Carpenter Genealogy Room at the Pleasants County Public Library.
     Mr. Carpenter is the President of the Pleasants County Historical Society and has long been regarded as the leading authority on the county's history. As online researcher, Mike Bailey, once said, "There is a wealth of historical and genealogical information in Pleasants County - - and most of it is in Mr. Carpenter's head!"
     The new genealogy room, previously a storage area, has been decorated with old pictures of local interest. It will be the repository for all things pertinent to genealogy and history in Pleasants County.
     Note: After a lifetime of service to the community, Mr. Walter Carpenter died on July 30, 2016.

2013 - Pleasants County Historical Society Photograph Index
(& ordering information)

Hardesty's History of Pleasants County
(Complete -- MANY biographies)

Pemberton's History of Pleasants County

Pleasants County Churches - Thru 1980

Deed Index

There are MANY photos in the following family histories.

The Isaac Davis Family of Pleasants County, West Virginia

Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia

Remembering Jim Ruckman

Hendrickson Reunion (date unknown)

Elda Keefer's Ruckman Ancestors

A Biography of Lawrence E. Alley, Sr.