Alderson History Booklet Released

Volume   VII   is   available   on-line    through   the Alderson Artisans   Gallery   at      or   by   ordering   through Alderson Main   Street.      The   order   form   is   on   the   AMS   Facebook   page.      Watch   that   page   for   announcements   of “pop-up markets” during the Christmas season where the booklet will be sold. All   seven   volumes   are   also   available   individually   or   as   a   set   that   may   be   extra   welcome   this   holiday season.      What   a   great   Christmas   gift   for   family   and   friends   who   may   not   be   able   to   follow   the   country roads home to West Virginia this year.  Anderson recaps the volumes as follows: Volume   I--Read   about   the   railroad   wreck   that   littered   so   much   tobacco,   flour,   and   bacon   that   local storekeepers sold none of those commodities for a month. Volume   II--An Alderson   inventor   who   was   awarded   a   patent   for   a   still   in   1897--but   it’s   not   the   kind   you   are probably imagining.  Volume III--Read about the stories of heroism that saved lives during Alderson’s thousand-year flood. Volume I--Alderson was founded because of forbidden love. Volume   V--America’s   first   female   ambassador   and   her   husband,   a   captain   of   the   Danish   King’s   Guard, lived in Alderson in a home that is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Volume   VI--Learn   about   the   hardware   store   that   sold   everything   from   turkeys   to   sheetrock.      Read   the memo with the store’s request to “ship us…7 Widows.”  Whether   you   live   in Alderson   or   far   away,   these   volumes   of   history,   meticulously   researched   and   prepared by Anderson, are a trip down memory lane that may be very much needed this holiday season.

Volume   VII   of   “History   Highlights   and   Tantalizing   Tidbits”   about   Alderson,   WV   has been   released   by   Alderson   Main   Street.      With   a   sub-title   of   “Did   You   Hear   the   One about   the   Lion   and   the   Traveling   Salesman?”   this   volume   promises   to   continue   to interest   and   inspire.      After   all,   it   contains   a   story   about   the   Barkley   Family   who came   to   live   and   work   in   a   100+   year   old   warehouse;   a   multi-talented   cabaret singer   who   could   serve   as   her   own   bouncer   and   not   miss   a   note;   an   educational institution   which   failed   to   teach   the   mice   not   to   play   with   matches;   and   a   council member who has served in every political office in town plus much more. Author   Belinda   Anderson   has,   once   again,   outdone   herself   in   finding   little   known facts   and   researching   the   history   of   buildings   and   people.      Alderson   Main   Street President   Judy   Lohmeyer   said,   “Each   year   we   look   forward   to   what   Belinda   will find!  She is wonderful at telling these stories.” 

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