0.1 Linear Feet, Summary: 4 items (1 folder); 1 reel of microfilm
Creator
Barns Family
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown,
WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English
Abstract
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to
June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there
are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon,
and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus Barns
of Company K, 10th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (undated); a cartridge case; and a postcard (with picture of
Science Hall, West Virginia University) to Miss Helen Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia from "Pearl" regarding illness of
mother (ca. 1910-1920).
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Conditions Governing Access
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Preferred Citation
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material, A&M 0970, West
Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.
Postcard views of West Virginia University buildings, Morgantown Country Club, and Cheat Haven dam and power plant separated
to the postcard collection.
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