Celebrating a family’s story—with family!

Celebrating a family’s story—with family!

Sometimes it’s hard to get family together to celebrate milestone events, especially when members are spread far and wide. It was a team effort for this Irish-German family to complete their family history book late 2023. Nearly six months later, a celebratory dinner...
A spotlight on local history.

A spotlight on local history.

Interested in local history? Take a look at the Monongalia (WV) Historical Society’s publications for sale. Each “Proceedings” has a handful of articles related to our county. A list of articles through the years is included here. The 2023 edition features a pictorial...
Decades of connecting with our community.

Decades of connecting with our community.

On a recent visit to OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute) at West Virginia University to teach a “Life Writing” class, we were delighted to see a large plaque that included the Honor Roll list above. Populore’s volunteer involvement with this...