Nikki Ward Haines
Contributed family information and source materials about her great-grandmother, Arzana M. Ward, who served as postmistress at Reedsville and later Arthurdale.
Contributors & Acknowledgements
Preston County’s history survives in many places—in public archives, family photographs, old newspapers, and the knowledge people carry about their communities. Preston County Through Time grows through the generosity of those who share these materials and help us understand them.
This page recognizes the people and institutions whose photographs, research, specialized knowledge, and assistance have helped shape the project.
Photographs & Local History
James Brown — James Brown Collection
For sharing photographs that bring Preston County’s communities, businesses, and everyday life into view. Images from the James Brown Collection appear throughout the site, with individual credits identifying the collection.
Lulu Ringer — Cuzzart history
For her 1980 account of Cuzzart’s history, which preserves local knowledge about the community and the naming of its post office.
Judy Kay Lipscomb — Permission to share Cuzzart history
For granting permission to share Lulu Ringer’s 1980 account of Cuzzart’s history, helping make this local history available to a wider audience.
Specialized Review
Dr. Joe Lebold — West Virginia University
For reviewing the project’s geological history entries and helping explain the rocks, ancient environments, and landscape-forming processes that shaped present-day Preston County.
Archives & Institutional Assistance
West Virginia Archives and History
For granting permission to use the West Virginia Memory Timeline as a research resource for this project. Relevant entries credit the institution and link to the underlying source records.
West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries
For assistance with historical photographs and access to materials that help document Preston County’s past. Individual photographs include collection credits and links to their source records.
Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
For assistance and permission to share photographs from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Records. These materials help illustrate the railroad and engineering history connected to Preston County.
About These Credits
Contributions are acknowledged alongside the photographs, entries, or subjects they support. Acknowledgement recognizes that particular assistance; it does not imply review or endorsement of the entire website. Responsibility for the site’s wording, interpretation, and any remaining errors rests with Preston County Through Time.
This page will grow as additional contributions are incorporated into the project.
Have Something to Share?
A remembered place name, a local story, a source, or a correction may help fill a gap in Preston County’s history. If you have something to share, please use our contribution form. You do not need to have the whole story—knowing where to look can be valuable, too.
Please let us know how you would like to be credited, whether by your name, a family or collection name, or anonymously. Thank you for helping preserve and better understand Preston County’s past.