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A Statewide Genealogy for "Almost Heaven" West Virginia |
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A Statewide Genealogy for "Almost Heaven" West Virginia |
The Mining Your History was formed in 1994 as a loosely structured committee
to hold the First West Virginia Mining Your History Conference in October of
that year at The Cultural Center in Charleston. The conference was a huge
success with 305 persons in attendance. Proceeds were used to purchase the
microfilm of the service records of all Union soldiers who served from what
became/is West Virginia in the Civil War. In 1995, the committee formulated by-laws and was incorporated under the laws
of West Virginia as Mining Your History Foundation. Application is pending for
501(c)3 status from IRS. During 1995, MYH held workshops in Moorefield, Jackson's Mill, Wheeling, and
Huntington and Mining Your History: A West Virginia Homecoming Conference in
September in Charleston. Nearly 500 persons attended at least one of these.
Proceeds from the workshops were dedicated to the activities of the societies in
the areas where they were held. Proceeds from the state conference are in escrow
for future use by the Foundation.