by CHEWV | Jan 8, 2020 | Articles, Golden Horseshoe Series, WV Studies
~the 7th in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. Home School Day at the Capitol generally held in January or February each year is a combination of history and civics, and it is a golden opportunity for those students studying West...
by CHEWV | Dec 3, 2019 | Articles, Golden Horseshoe Series, WV Studies
~the 6th in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. Did you know that a shy furniture maker from Randolph County rode for days on horseback to Richmond, Virginia, where he entered and won a contest to build a bridge over the Tygart...
by CHEWV | Nov 5, 2019 | Articles, Golden Horseshoe Series, WV Studies
~the 5th in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. West Virginia native Homer Hickam, author of “October Sky,” has one regret. He did not win a Golden Horseshoe as a student! Every year 221 students are awarded the coveted Golden...
by CHEWV | Oct 5, 2019 | Articles, Blog, Golden Horseshoe Series, WV Studies
…YouTube resources for studing WV History ~the 4th in a series of articles~Click here to start at the beginning of the series. West Virginia History in 2 Minutes Or Less-A YouTube channel with over 50 short videos on West Virginia History. WV History...
by CHEWV | Aug 15, 2019 | News, WV Studies
We have a limited number of textbooks available for 8th grade WV Studies – that we are providing to CHEWV members at cost! These are used editions – not the new edition for 2019-20. If you did not catch our latest article that explains the text and...
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