A&M 3066Barns Family Records, 1884-1990 A&M 3066Staff of the West Virginia & Regional History CenterWest Virginia and Regional History Center

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-08-30 07:21:16 -0400.EnglishDescribing Archives: A Content Standard West Virginia and Regional History Center Barns Family Records Barns Family A&M 3066 Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key Previous Archival Resource Key /repositories/2/resources/1250 0.2 Linear Feet Summary: 2 1/4 in. (1 folder, 1/4 in.); (1 framed photograph, 2 in.) 1884-1990 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. West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/ English Conditions Governing Access

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Greene County (Pa.) Pennsylvania Uniontown (Fayette County, Pa.) Abolition of slavery Agriculture Churches -- Methodist Episcopal Churches -- Methodist Protestant Mills and mill-work Universities and colleges Barns, James. Brown, George. Shinn, Asa, 1781-1853 Willey, Waitman T. (Waitman Thomas), 1811-1900 Barnes family