The following information provides key contacts, links to history websites, museums, archives and other sources relating to state and local 4-H history in West Virginia.

Contact Information

Major Contact

Secondary Contacts

Status of 4-H History Preservation

Museums and Archives

State and Local 4-H History in Digital Format

Jack's Mill State 4-H Camp History

http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/jmill/jmhist.htm
Jackson's Mill has two histories... as an early industrial site that helped settle the area and served as the boyhood home of General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson, and as the state 4-H camp of West Virginia, touching the lives of thousands of people from throughout West Virginia, across the nation, and around the world.

History of the West Virginia All Stars

http://www.wv4hallstars.org/History.html
The All Stars came into existence as a result of forces set in motion during the early years of 4-H club work in West Virginia by the State 4-H club Leader, William H. Kendrick.

Links to related sites

History of Camp Washington Carver

4-H: Why I'm Involved!

William H. "Teepi" Kendrick

http://www.wv4hallstars.org/Teepi.html
The page is devoted to the accomplishments and rich history of "Teppi" Kendrick, West Virginia 4-H Leader from 1913 to 1937.

http://www.wvu.edu/~exten/depts/famyou/4h/dhardesty_tribute.htm
Remarks of David C. Hardesty, Jr., President of West Virginia University at the NASULGC Cooperative Extension Section Meeting. Nov. 16, 2004.

http://aacampw.org/id16.html
Once an African American Heritage 4-H Camp, in 1980 Camp Washington Carver was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The occasion was celebrated with a rededication ceremony by the Department of Culture and History, with Governor Jay Rockefeller giving the keynote address.

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