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Goldenseal Archive: Volume 45, No. 4, Winter 2019


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Historic PreservationJune 1, 2025

St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church: a Parkersburg Presence for Over 100 Years

Sitting on a knoll above the 500 block of Market Street, the first church for the growing Catholic community of Parkersburg (Wood County) was constructed in 1850 with Father Robert J. Lawrence as pastor.

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Arts & LiteratureJune 1, 2025

Summer of 1958

By Chris Lloyd Today,  We crouch on the front porch in a small sliver of shade,  Watching the cracked sidewalk moving in a heat-laden mirage,  […]

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Towns & TownspeopleJune 1, 2025

 The Golden Rule Building and Belington Bakery

By Alan Byer The Golden Rule Building in downtown Belington, Barbour County has withstood the test of time—123 years as this is written—and has survived […]

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Fairs & FestivalsJune 1, 2025

The Appalachian String Band Festival Glue: The Legendary Floyd Ramsey

By Malcolm Smith Some say “home” is where your story begins.  Down an abandoned road off Route 60 near the ghost town of Winona, WV, […]

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