Publications

The following publications are currently available by mail. The indicated prices include handling and mailing. For shipment to addresses in West Virginia, add 6% Sales Tax. Please enclose check or money order payable to "Monroe County Historical Society".

For items marked "free" (no charge), please enclose SASE (Self-Addressed Stamped Envelope).

Address your request to:

Monroe County Historical Society
P.O. Box 465
Union, WV 24983

• "Help Save the Old Brick Church" ~ Leaflet sketching history of the 1845 structure and describing the Society's plans for repair and restoration.
  Price: Free for SASE. This publication is online (Adobe PDF format, 376kB).
• "The Springs Trail" ~ Leaflet with map describing a driving tour of historic springs and resorts of the Greenbrier Valley in West Virginia.
  Price: Free for SASE.
• "Walking tour of Union Historic District" ~ Leaflet with map of Union, descriptions of historic buildings.
  Price: Free for SASE.
• "History of Monroe County" ~ Leaflet with illustrated map highlighting places of interest. Produced by The Bank of Monroe.
  Price: Free for SASE.
• "Highlights of the History of Monroe County Schools 1799-1999." ~ Booklet (43 pages plus map and index) with many old photos, personal recollections and short anecdotes. Monroe County Bi-Centennial Committee, 1997.
  Price: $10 includes postage and handling. Add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• The Monroe Watchman ~ Weekly newspaper published at Union. Each issue has a historical feature, usually with photographs. P.O. Box 179, Union, WV 24983. Phone 304-772-3016
• "Monroe County's Scenic Byways" ~ Official Monroe County Visitor's Guide – 16-page color brochure with color photographs, annotated driving tours, map, traveler services, event calendar, and other attractions. Monroe County Byways Committee. Published in 2000. Temporarily out of stock; expected to be republished in Fall 2008.
• "Beautiful Historic Monroe County." ~ Special Edition 1999 Bicentennial Calendar with historic notes and photographs. Published as a joint project of several local organizations. Price: $2.00 at museum; will not mail.
• Banks, J., " 200 Years from Good Hope" ~ A detailed history of the Presbyterian Church in Monroe County.
  Price: $17.50 includes postage and handling, plus West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable. Checks for this should be payable to Union Presbyterian Church.
• Morton, Oren F., "A History of Monroe County West Virginia." ~ Staunton, VA. The McClure Company, Inc., 1916. Hardbound, 506pp. Includes several genealogies. Reissued by Greenbrier Historical Society and Monroe County Historical Society, 1998.
  Note: Morton's book is not indexed; a separate index has been compiled. See next item.
  Price: $55.00 includes postage and handling; add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• Index to Morton's History of Monroe County
  Price: $15.00 includes postage and handling; add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• "Cemeteries of Monroe County" ~ A compilation of available information on Monroe County burials.
  Price: $55 includes postage and handling. Add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• "Monroe County WV in the Civil War" ~ Master's Thesis, Leona Lynch Kessel 1942
  Price: $15.00 includes postage and handling. Add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• "Remembrances Then and Now: (A Walking Tour of Union in 1854)" ~ John A. Francis
  Price: $7.50 includes postage and handling. Add West Virginia Sales Tax if applicable.
• "Life in The Irish Corner District during the Civil War" ~ R.N. (Doc) McDowell
  Price: $8.50 includes postage and handling.