Excerpt from the Jefferson County Veterans Report, written by Linda Downing Ballard “November 11, 2018, will mark 100 years since the Armistice that ended World War l. It is with honor that we recognize our ancestors for their courage and …
“James Tolbert, the highly regarded, firm, soft-spoken leader in matters involving human rights died in October, 2017 and was honored by an overflow audience at the venerable Zion Episcopal Church in Charles Town. In 2014, he recounted to Jim Surkamp …
On Sunday afternoon, 7 June 2015, Joyceann Gray had the opportunity to visit the Washington family home where her slave ancestors lived and worked in Jefferson County, West Virginia. Several members of the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society (JCBHPS) …
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