Open House: The Historical Society Building at 404 Fourth Ave. will be open Every 1st Saturday (10-2 pm). Come see our hundredes of photos, displays and St. Albans Yearbooks.

RENT the St. Albans Historical Society Building at 404 Fourth Ave. For showers, receptions, parties, reunions, etc. Only $35 for 4 hours. a $35 deposit  is required....to be returned. We have a full kitchen with refrigerator, oven and microwave. Excellent for small functions. 30 chairs and 8-6' tables. Call Denise Cyrus at 304 206-1974 to get a building use agreement sent to you. Also..see: St. Albans Historical Society on Facebook for photos or Agreement. 

For a Building Use Agreement: Click Here or go to:

https://docs.google.com/.../1FAIpQLSc5.../viewform....

- September Meeting :  Our next regular meeting is on Sunday,

September 12 at 2 pm. Dr. Philip Hatfield will be speaking on the Civil War

"Sacrifice All for the Union;The Civil War Experiences of Cpt. John Young and his Family". Everyone welcome.  At 404 Fourth Ave.

- 15th Annual St. Albans Founders Day . It will be held on Main Street, Saturday, September 18, 2021, 10-4 pm. (This event has been moved to the Fall).

- Morgan's Kitchen Fall Festival, Saturday. October 9 (10 - 4 pm). Apple butter, crafts, food, cabin tours and a Farmer's Market.

- History and Mystery Tour - October 23. A driving historical evening tour around town with re-enactors telling Civil War stories. Contact: Denise Cyrus: 304 206-1974 for meeting place, time and cost.

- History and Mystery Walking Tour - October 16. A historical evening tour around downtown of several historical homes. Contact: Denise Cyrus: 304 206-1974 for meeting place, time and cost.

- Christmas Historic Homes Tour - Saturday, December 11 from 5-8 pm. A driving tour. Meet at 404 Fourth Ave. (adjacent to C&O Depot) to purchase your ticket ($10)and get a map and brochure.

NEWSLETTERS ADDED: Twenty two (22) (1992 - 1995) & (2003-2006) Newsletters have been added to this web page. See "Newsletters" page.

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St. Albans Historical Society - 2021 Meeting Dates

All meetings are at the Wm. P. Burdette Memorial Building at 404, 4th Ave.  2:00 p.m. (Regular meetings are on 2nd Sundays unless otherwise stated)

June – August - Morgan’s Kitchen Open House, Sunday,  2-4 pm

September 12, 2021 – Regular Meeting

September 18, 2021 – Founders Day on main Street (10-4 pm)

October 9, 2021 - Morgan’s Kitchen Fall Festival  (2nd  Saturday)

October 16, 2021 – History and Mystery Tour (Walking)

October 23, 2021 – History and Mystery Tour (Civil War Theme - driving)                  

November 14, 2021 – Regular Meeting

December 11, 2021 - Christmas Historic Homes Tour, (2nd Saturday), 5 - 8 p.m.

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Some Past Society Newsletter Topic Were:  (1992-1994)

 March 1992    (Carol Graley new editor)

·        Hotel Majestic

·        Incident at Indian Creek

·        High-Tor House

·        C&O Railroad

June 1992

·        “A Hundred Years Ago” – Poem

·        Kanawha Baptist Church at Pratt, WV

·        Log Chain and Ring Dogs

·        Stephen Teays story

·        Carroll Hansford story

·        Casdorph & Curry Funeral Home

September 1992

·        Carter Woodson Jr. High School (1935-1956)

·        Shelton College

·        Ninety-one years in Kanawha County

December 1992

·        “St. Albans History” book written

·        “A Piece of the Past – 100 years Ago”

·        Daisy Chambers Washington

·        The Thompsons of Coalsmouth

·        King Family Cemetery

March 1993  

·        Dawson Printing Company

·        Families of St. Albans & New “St. Albans History” book

June 1993

·        Stephen Capehart – About St. Albans

·        St. Albans High School – 1915-1925 Seniors and Teachers

September 1993

·        St. Albans  - Nitro Bridge 1934 Opening Program

·        Arthur Hughes Poem to wife Jennie

·        Brief History of St. Albans

December 1993

·        Christmas Homes Tour

·        St. Albans Historical Society Membership List

·        Justice of the Peace – 1842

·        Cameron Thompson story

·        Uncle Billy Armstead story

·        Pearson House – 8th Ave.

March 1994

·        Halloween Prank story by Albert Spurlock

·        Aunt Molly Spurlock Peck story

·        Coal River Man Executed – 1858

·        Late 18th Century Medical Terms

June 1994

·        Deaths in Kanawha County – 1853-1899

·        Interview with Ensell Mercer (Caldwell)

September 1994

·        Nitro Toll Bridge Memories

·        “69 Years – For Better or Worse”  by John Burgess

·        Vintroux Stone and Cemetery

·        Family History : Wood, Langley, Rain, Fanning

·        Wreak of the No. 1 by Dunbar

December 1994

·        Browder Family history

·        McNeeley Cemetery

·        Thomas Cemetery

·        Gray Cemetery

·        St. Albans Historical Society Membership List