Added a page for the Boice/Armstrong Cemetery in
Jackson County, thanks to information and
photos from WVCPA contributor Keith Weekley and his aunt Dorothy
Ankrum Weekley. Keith has sent us many other photos from Jackson
County cemeteries that we hope to add to the site over the coming
weeks. Thank you for your help, Keith!
July 1, 2008
Added a page for the Bruce
Chapel Cemetery in Mason County, thanks to information and
photos from long-time WVCPA volunteer Lois Downour.
June 29, 2008
WVCPA has recently changed its
provider for online credit/debit card donation processing: we
are no longer using PayPal, having now switched over to Google
Checkout™. We feel that this is a better, more cost-effective
service than what we were experiencing with PayPal, and have been very
pleased with the relationship we have with Google online services in
other areas, such as the GoodSearch search engine. If you would like
to try out this new service with your next financial contribution
towards the support of WVCPA, visit our "Contribute" page or see the link
at the bottom of the "WV
Cemeteries" page.
Added new articles on the "In
The News" page - one on a 'rescued' tombstone from West
Virginia, another on one of our dear volunteers in Marion Co., Gena
Wagaman and the wonderful cemetery work she's a part of in the
Fairmont area (thank you for letting us know of your new book, Gena!).
Added a page for the Falls
Cemetery in Greenbrier County, thanks to information provided
by WVCPA contributor Bruce Chase. A current reading from this cemetery
(and photos) are still being sought by WVCPA - if you can help with
this, please contact us!
Added a page for the Johnson
Cemetery in Putnam County, thanks to the photography and
information provided by WVCPA contributor Penn Markham. Thank you,
Penn!
Added a page for the Hambrick
Chapel Cemetery in Mason County, thanks to information
provided by WVCPA volunteer Angela Harkins - as always, thank you
Angela!
Added a page for the Akers
Cemeteryin Wayne County, thanks to information provided by
family researcher Jeanne Howell - thanks Jeanne!
WOULD YOU HELP US? - On
several of our county pages listing cemetery locations and readings,
there are links to "non-WVCPA sites" - many of which point
to USGenWeb readings for the various counties so even where we don't
have the information, we can direct you to where we know there IS
information. Well, not too long back, the web addresses for these
sites changed, and we're pretty sure we don't have all our links
pointing to the new locations. Our web site tools don't pick up on the
fact that these links are 'broken', since the old links take the
viewer to a RootsWeb error page. How can you help? Well, if you find
that a link to one of these "non-WVCPA sites" isn't going
where it should be going, try to find the correct location for us and
email us with the correction - telling us both which county and
cemetery our broken link is associated with, and what the correct web
address is. It's that simple, and it helps us (and your fellow WVCPA
site visitors) get to all the best WV cemetery information on the Web.
We're also looking for someone to
do a current reading of the Pete
Meadows Cemetery in Mason County - we've added a page to the
site for this cemetery, and we'd love to give someone the credit for
sharing a reading and photos with our community of family researchers
and local historians. Contact us if you'd be willing to help!
June 10, 2008
Added a page for Marion
Cemetery in Jackson County, thanks to information and photos
provided by WVCPA contributors Steve and Charlotte Iman.
We're working on several other
cemetery pages and photos - more to come soon!
April 25, 2008
Added a page for Larck
Cemetery in Putnam County, thanks to Larck descendant,
Brenda Larck Cooper, who brought it to our attention. The Larck family
is actively seeking a local person to help them maintain this small
family graveyard, and welcome any volunteers. If you can help, please
contact WVCPA at
and we will pass your contact information on to Mrs. Cooper
April 19, 2008:
Added a page for Whitman
Cemetery in Logan County, thanks to the photographs and
information provided by local family researcher and WVCPA
contributor, Tiffany D. Miller. The Whitman Cemetery is in pretty
bad shape, and Tiffany is working hard to get some restoration work
underway on it before it gets any worse. If you have any additional
information about this cemetery, those buried there, or have the
ability and willingness to help Tiffany and other local volunteers
to clean up this cemetery this spring/early summer, please contact
WVCPA and we'll get you connected up with her!
April 19, 2008:
Thank you to all who sent notes
and cards to us during this difficult time - Joel and I appreciate
all of your prayers and well-wishes for us and our family. We are
getting back up to speed with WVCPA activities and are working now
on our plans for our next trip to WV which will be barely one month
from now. We will do our best to reply to as many emails and
promised phone calls over the next week. Thank you for your
patience!
March 30, 2008:
Because of a death in the
immediate family (Donna's mom), email replies and updates on the
website will not take place until the last half of April at the
earliest. Please keep Joel & Donna and their family in your
prayers, and thank you for your patience.
February 29, 2008:
Added full photo survey of the Morgan
Cemetery in Mason County.
January 27, 2008:
Added a page for Long
Hollow Baptist Church in Jackson County, thanks to photos
and background information from founding member descendant, Mary
Jane Swartz, with additional photos by WVCPA volunteers Alice &
Karl Click.
Also set up a page for the
church cemetery, Long
Hollow Cemetery, located on the hillside above the church
building. No photos are currently available for the cemetery, but a
listing based on research has been established.
January 26, 2008:
Added a page for Boggess
Cemetery from Fisher Ridge in Jackson County.
Added a page for Curtin
Cemetery in Nicholas County, thanks to the research done by
WVCPA contributors Paul & Richard Greathouse.
January 20, 2008:
Added several photos, updates
and a cemetery history page for the Given Cemeteryin
Jackson County, thanks to the research and photography of WVCPA
contributor Maxine Landfried and the Given Cemetery Association.
Thank you, Maxine!
Completed page for Middleton Cemeteryin
Putnam County, thanks to the research and
exploration efforts of our faithful volunteer, Terry McCallister.
This cemetery is in sore need of clean-up and restoration, lest it
become a temptation for vandalism - particularly with the new
housing development going in adjacent to it. If you are willing and
able to help on such a weekend project this winter/spring, please
contact WVCPA and we'll get you in touch with Terry who is
coordinating the cemetery rescue with one of the descendants.
Completed updates on the Judson
Baptist Church Cemetery in Putnam County, as well as set up
a preliminary historic church page for Judson
Baptist Church itself. Additional historic information
needed on the church, and more old photos could be added if
available. If you can help in this effort, please contact us. Terry
McCallister is working with us on this as well.
December 30, 2007:
As we see the close of 2007 and
the dawn of 2008 just a few days away, the WVCPA staff and would
like to take this opportunity to thank you for supporting us in
2007, and wish you all a blessed New Year!
As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
organization, WVCPA receives all of its income to cover operating
expenses and be able to pass along gifts for selected cemetery
rescue efforts in the state of West Virginia from donations from
faithful donors and philanthropists across the United States.
WVCPA makes it a point to NOT charge for any of the services it
provides on the internet, in person, or via email, nor do we
inundate our volunteers and business contacts with spam email,
soliciting donations throughout the year. In fact, as a 501(c)(3)
nonprofit organization, we are greatly restricted by the Internal
Revenue Service in how we raise funds that are not given as freewill
gifts. So, once a year around this time, we strive to remind our
friends and visitors of the opportunity that they have to further
the work of WVCPA through their financial gifts and potentially gain
deductions on their own taxes in the process.
Remember, too, as we enter 2008
to continue make use of the GoodSearch
search engine at www.goodsearch.com,
specifying "WVCPA" as your designated charity. GoodSearch
is a search engine with a unique social mission. It’s powered by
Yahoo, so you get the same great search results. GoodSearch donates
50% of their advertising revenue to the nonprofits and schools
selected by their users. This past week, WVCPA received a check
for $38.05 from GoodSearch as a direct result of your use of the
search engine in 2007! Now you, our supporters, can make a
difference in the work of WVCPA, or any nonprofit charity of their
choice that is included among the registered organizations on the
GoodSearch site, simply by changing the way they search the
Internet!
Anytime anyone uses the GoodSearch site to search on the Internet
and specifies WVCPA as their favorite charity, GoodSearch will set
aside a portion of their revenue to contribute WVCPA (an average of
$.013 per search the past two years). Over the years, many of you
have expressed the desire to donate to WVCPA, but have not had the
means - now you can without it costing you a penny! Check out
GoodSearch for details, and tell your friends and family so they can
help contribute as well!
To view "What's New" log entries from
2007,
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To view "What's New" log entries from
2006,
Click Here
To view "What's New" log entries
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