Local History

The year 2020 is winding down and 2021 is right on the horizon. On February 9, 2021 Greene County will...

Sometimes the light shines a little late. I had finally tracked down a contact number for St. George’s Episcopal Church,...

A clean blanket of snow brightened the landscape around the old homestead where Jesse and his family had lived for many...

In the first half of the 20th century, nine different high schools fielded athletic teams in Greene County. Before West...

W hat’s not to love about the State Game Lands of Greene County? They are wild and wonderful, a refuge...

I first saw this old family photograph in the 1990s when visiting Terry and Jane Cole at their log cabin home...

The land where the Greene County Historical Society Museum stands has a long and interesting history. Most often, in historical...

The next time that you’re driving through Fredericktown on Route 88 along the mighty Monongahela River, take some time for...

A land beyond a vast forest with rolling hills and uninterrupted woodlands unspoiled by the presence of civilization. That was the...

The Army of Northern Virginia had been marching north for several days towards the battle that changed the tide of...