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Donley L. Stiles, Reminiscences of Monongalia County, 1910-16 A&M 3032

Donley L. Stiles, Reminiscences of Monongalia County, 1910-16 A&M 3032


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3032
Title
Donley L. Stiles, Reminiscences of Monongalia County 1910-1916
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/195574
Quantity
0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 1 in.
Creator
Stiles, Donley L.
Location
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Language
English
Abstract
The boyhood memoirs of an elderly Monongalia County resident, entitled, "Our Daily Bread" relating rural life in the early years of the twentieth century. There is mention of home remedies, farming, country stores, school, church, holidays, transportation and folkways. He describes in detail seeing the first automobile in the western part of the county. Also contains some genealogical notes on William White and family, White is the surveyor who named that portion of the county, Battelle District.

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[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Donley L. Stiles, Reminiscences of Monongalia County, A&M 3032, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Bula (Monongalia County, W. Va.)
  • Church buildings
  • Country stores.
  • Farms and farming.
  • Frontier and pioneer life
  • Medicine - Folk remedies.
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
  • Schools
  • Stiles, Donley L.
  • Transportation
  • White, William.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Stiles, Donley L.
  • White, William.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Bula (Monongalia County, W. Va.)
  • Monongalia County (W. Va.)
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