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The Roane County Journal is a quarterly publication of the Roane County Historical Society. Society members know the joy of finding the latest issue in their mail boxes. Each 24 page issue of the Journal is filled with articles which may include Roane County history, census records, marriage records, birth and death records, photos, family histories, maps and queries from other Roane County researchers.
Volume 16 ran from September 2008 through June 2009. A brief summary is provided below. For additional ordering informatio, click here.
| Journal Volume 16 (2007-2008) | Price: 12.00 | Shipping: 1.50 | WV sales tax: .72 |
 Issue Number 1, Fall - September 2008
- Roane County Veteran Photo - Oscar Lee Reynolds, US Army, WWI
- Humor - Softball in Heaven
- Old Obituaries - Elizabeth Hoff, Robert Hoff
- Pioneers in Roane County, W. Va., by John A. House 1906 - continued
- School Days - Cain's Run School, Reedy District, 1926
- Zion Hill Baptist Church, Elana
- 1910 Census of Smithfield District, Roane County, WV, continued
- Old Roane Magisterial Districts - Walton District
- Old Street Scenes - Spencer, WV
- Laura and Anderson Remembered, by Opal Criner, continued
- Roane County Album - RCHS Genealogical Fair 2008
- Spencer High School Alumni from 1930 "The Rupicola" 1925
- Newspaper Articles - Walton Distirct
- Family History - Miller
- Sites - Spencer State Hospital
Issue Number 2, Winter - December 2008
- Fred's Corner, featuring the research and material of historian W. Frederick Craig. This instalment includes the Nick Board family, the John W. Wright family, and the Reedy Farm Womens Group.
- RCHS Member Profiles - Music Therapy of Howard Emerson with RCHS member Paul Greahouse
- Roane County Veterans Photos - Leonard Ray Sams, Chris Stone, Kelly S. Harold, Robert Clay Reynolds, Hamar J. McGlothin, Clarence Moore, Wyatt Moore, George McKinley Ross, Freddie Dye Tawney, James Delmar Tawney, Omar Willard Tawney,Billie E. Carpenter, Paul L. "Pete" Carpenter, Kenneth R. Carpenter, Walter L. Carpenter, Jamer R. Carpenter, John E. Bailey, William J. Bailey, John H. McClain, Victor R. McClain
- Old Roane Magisterial Districts - Curtis District
- School Days - Gravel Hill School No. 19, Geary District, 1925
- Beech Grove Methodist Church, Billings
- Pioneers in Roane County, W. Va., by John A. House 1906 - continued
- Spencer High School Alumni from 1930 "The Rupicola" 1926
- Laura and Anderson Remembered, by Opal Criner, continued
- 1910 Census of Smithfield District, Roane County, WV, continued
- Family History - Henry Helper and Mary Elizabeth Daugherty Family
- Humor - The Wheels of Life
- Sites - Spencer Livestock Holding Pens 1926
Issue Number 3, Spring - March 2009
- Just For Fun - Birth Test
- Old Roane Magisterial Districts - Reedy District
- Queries
- Pioneers in Roane County, W. Va., by John A. House 1906 - continued
- Roane County Veterans Photos - Rex R. Westfall, Roy Alvis, Guy Blosser, Jr., Spencer M. Moore, Jacob Dunbar, Frank Rogers
- School Days - Elsie Daugherty's Class, Linden School 1957-58, 1925
- Spencer High School Alumni from 1930 "The Rupicola" 1927
- Once Upon a Tuesday - new book available from RCHS
- Old Obituaries - Peter A. Tallman
- Fred's Corner - Reedy Election Board 1909, YoungMen of Reedy 1912, A Good Day for Weddings, Reedy July 4th Celebration 1910, Walk Bridge
- Family History - Kelly Connections
- Membership Updates
- Greahouse Research - Mason County, VA Tax Lists 1805-1846
- Roane County Album - John Wesly Jarvis, Elizabeth May Drake, John Thomas "Decker" Jarvis, Lydia Alice Hensley Jarvis, Preston and Mary (King) Helmick with children Darrell and Verna, Aner and Millie (Helmick) Elmore, Preston and Orpha Tucker Hall Helmick, Thomas and Louise (Helmick) Brannon with children Vera and Glady
- 1910 Census of Smithfield District, Roane County, WV, continued
- Sites - Josie Young Log Cabin, Linden
Issue Number 4, Summer - June 2009
- School Days - Unknown School, Reedy District. Identified students: Ottie McCutchen, Nellie Righter, Eddie McCutchen, Byrd Dunbar, Pansy Dunbar, Harry McCutchen, Ross Wilson, Golden McCutchen, Hazel Righter, Charles Herman McCutchen, Earl Righter, Lakin Dunbar, Grace Westfall
- Fred's Corner - Reedy Folks
- 1910 Census of Smithfield District, Roane County, WV, continued
- Old Roane Magisterial Districts - Harper District
- Ancestor Chart - David L. Boggs
- Roane County Veterans - WWI clippings from Reedy's "The Pointer Press"
- Pioneers in Roane County, W. Va., by John A. House 1906 - continued
- Spencer High School Alumni from 1930 "The Rupicola" 1928-1929
- Family History - John Wesley Hensley
- School Days - Noble School, early 1920's - Golda Payne, Earl Anderson, Thelma Payne, Erma Anderson, Honor Staats, Lakie Scyoc, Garland Staats, Delbert Scyoc, Delbert Anderson, Leslie Tatterson, Lottie Staats, Sybil Tatterson, Benjamin Tatterson, George Payne, Tillie Phillips, Mildred Tatterson, Luard Cottrill, and teacher Frank Riddle
- RCHS Authors - Memories of Daniel Jonathan McGlothlin
- Sites - Hamiltonia Gas Plant in early 1900's
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