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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material

0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/10 in. (4 items in 1 folder, 0.1 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, shared with A&M 0925, 1.75 in.) This microfilm reel is shared with another collection: A&M 0925. The extent of that reel is calculated in the resource record for A&M 0925 but not this collection.
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon, and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus Barns of Company K, 10th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (undated); a cartridge case; and a postcard (with picture of Science Hall, West Virginia University) to Miss Helen Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia from "Pearl" regarding illness of mother (ca. 1910-1920).
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Barns Family, Diary of Bernie Hodges and Other Material 0.01 Linear Feet Summary: 1/10 in. (4 items in 1 folder, 0.1 in.); (1 reel of microfilm, shared with A&M 0925, 1.75 in.) This microfilm reel is shared with another collection: A&M 0925. The extent of that reel is calculated in the resource record for A&M 0925 but not this collection.

Barns Family
Diary of school teacher Bernie Hodges (later Mrs. John S. Barns; born June 23, 1873, died February 1, 1930), January 1 to June 18, 1893, regarding teaching, giving music lessons, visiting relatives, and riding horses, among other activities; there are also entries regarding a trip by boat from the [Burning] Springs to Parkersburg, and by train to Clarksburg and Buckhannon, and her decision to move to Ritchie County. There is also a shield-shaped metal insignia badge for Sergeant Thomas Rufus Barns of Company K, 10th Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (undated); a cartridge case; and a postcard (with picture of Science Hall, West Virginia University) to Miss Helen Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia from "Pearl" regarding illness of mother (ca. 1910-1920).
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Barns Family Letter and St. Louis World's Fair Medal

0.08 Linear Feet 1 folder, 1 in.
Letter (July 31, 1904) regarding Barns family authored by Frank Holbert of Duluth, Minnesota to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia, a cousin to Holbert. There is also one bronze medal that was awarded to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia at the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in 1904 for apples exhibited; the medal includes its original velvet lined box, a one page note describing the medal, and the original box it was mailed in from the "International Jury of Awards, Universal Exposition, St. Louis".
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Barns Family Letter and St. Louis World's Fair Medal 0.08 Linear Feet 1 folder, 1 in.

Barns Family
Letter (July 31, 1904) regarding Barns family authored by Frank Holbert of Duluth, Minnesota to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia, a cousin to Holbert. There is also one bronze medal that was awarded to John S. Barns of Harrisville, West Virginia at the St. Louis World's Fair (Louisiana Purchase Exposition) in 1904 for apples exhibited; the medal includes its original velvet lined box, a one page note describing the medal, and the original box it was mailed in from the "International Jury of Awards, Universal Exposition, St. Louis".
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Barns Family Papers

0.52 Linear Feet 6 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in).; (1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.); (2 reels of microfilm, one of which is shared with A&M 0970, 1.75 in. each) One of these microfilm reels is shared with another collection: A&M 0970. The extent of that reel is calculated in this collection but not A&M 0970.
Papers of the Barns family of northwestern West Virginia, including: the Civil War diaries of Thomas Rufus Barns recording his experiences while serving with Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (1863-1864); Civil War records of Uz Barns, who served with the same unit, including discharge and pension papers (1865-1891); miscellaneous Civil War material, including currency and song sheets (ca. 1861-1865); and Barns family papers including financial records, and land records pertaining to Marion, Monongalia, and Ritchie Counties (1816-1869).
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Barns Family Papers 0.52 Linear Feet 6 1/4 in. (1 document case, 2.5 in).; (1 oversize folder, 0.25 in.); (2 reels of microfilm, one of which is shared with A&M 0970, 1.75 in. each) One of these microfilm reels is shared with another collection: A&M 0970. The extent of that reel is calculated in this collection but not A&M 0970.

Barns Family
Papers of the Barns family of northwestern West Virginia, including: the Civil War diaries of Thomas Rufus Barns recording his experiences while serving with Company K, Tenth Regiment, West Virginia Volunteer Infantry (1863-1864); Civil War records of Uz Barns, who served with the same unit, including discharge and pension papers (1865-1891); miscellaneous Civil War material, including currency and song sheets (ca. 1861-1865); and Barns family papers including financial records, and land records pertaining to Marion, Monongalia, and Ritchie Counties (1816-1869).
West Virginia and Regional History Center

Barns Family Records

0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 framed photograph, 2 in.)
A framed lithograph of the James Barns residence in Cumberland Township, near Carmichaels, PA with an insert consisting of a drawing of the first successfully operating engine in Greene Co., ca. 1833, located in the Barns woolen factory on Muddy Creek, near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Included is an account by the donor about the Barns family of north central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Mention is made of abolitionism, agricultural trends, James Barns, William Shinn Barns, George Brown, Madison College, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church, Asa Shinn, Uniontown, PA, Waitman T. Willey, and the woolen industry.
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Barns Family Records 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 framed photograph, 2 in.)

Barns Family
A framed lithograph of the James Barns residence in Cumberland Township, near Carmichaels, PA with an insert consisting of a drawing of the first successfully operating engine in Greene Co., ca. 1833, located in the Barns woolen factory on Muddy Creek, near Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Included is an account by the donor about the Barns family of north central West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Mention is made of abolitionism, agricultural trends, James Barns, William Shinn Barns, George Brown, Madison College, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Methodist Protestant Church, Asa Shinn, Uniontown, PA, Waitman T. Willey, and the woolen industry.

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