History Blog

Time Travel: City Sisters at Benedum Airport Decades Ago and Route 50 Clarksburg Construction in 1960

Posted on April 05, 2026

This photo, from the 1940s, and shows sisters Betty and Jerry Hess at the Benedum Airport - today's North Central Wes...

Time Travel: A Look at the Pre-Jamison Field Complex and a Few Little Ladies from Anmoore Grade School

Posted on March 29, 2026

This should look familiar to a lot of people. This photo is from 1987 and shows the two youth league fields that are...

Time Travel: Celebrating Michael Benedum's Birthday in 1957 and a Once Famous Berkeley Springs Hotel

Posted on March 22, 2026

This is from Michael Benedum's 88th birthday party in August of 1957 that was celebrated at the city's new swim...

Time Travel: A Decades-Old Main Street Aerial View and Beloved, Now Gone, Clarksburg Candy Company

Posted on March 15, 2026

Although the exact date is unknown, this photo is many decades old. The aerial view shows, far right, the Benedum Civ...

Time Travel: Two Future All-State Athletes and College Standouts in 2007 and Hilltopper Students in 1954

Posted on March 08, 2026

Recognize these two youngsters? This photo is from 2007 and is of Jerry West Basketball action at the Bridgepor...

Time Travel: BHS Conference Hoops Champs in 1943 and WBOY Decades Ago in Forest Festival Parade

Posted on March 01, 2026

As the writing on the photo shows, this is the 1943 Little Ten Conference Basketball Champions from 1943. The young m...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High's 2008 Girls Swim Team Champs and the 1912 Johnstown Community Band

Posted on February 22, 2026

Bridgeport High School's swimming program has a long and rich history of winning under the guidance of Jan Gris...

Time Travel: Virginia Avenue Snow Removal in 1979 and a Look Back at Clarksburg's Fire Department

Posted on February 15, 2026

Workers looks to clear this section of Virginia Avenue after a major snowstorm hit Bridgeport in 1979, and appear to...

Time Travel: Bridgeport Math Teacher from Years Ago and Downtown 1967 Morgantown Christmas Shopping

Posted on February 08, 2026

This photo is from many decades ago, from 1962, and possibly came from a yearbook. The photo shows Mrs. Ruth Feoppel....

Time Travel: Aerial View of Lower Philadelphia Avenue in 1983 and Demolition of Beloved Clarksburg Club

Posted on February 01, 2026

This is an aerial view photo taken of lower Philadelphia Avenue taken in 1983. Anyone see anything that looks differe...

Time Travel: "Hawk" Romeo Honored in Mid-2000's and Demolition of a Historic Clarksburg School Site

Posted on January 25, 2026

This photo, believed to be from the mid-2000s, shows the late Ron "Hawk" Romeo being recognized for h...

Time Travel: Wayne Jamison and Team Celebrating a Hoops Title and Albright Business Building in 1910

Posted on January 18, 2026

The exact date, location, and event shown in this photo is not known, but it is decades ago when the late Wayne "...

Time Travel: BHS 2000 Valedictorians, Salutatorians and Visitors in 1970's Version of Strawberry Festival

Posted on January 11, 2026

The is from the Class of 2000 and courtesy of the Ki-Cu-Wa yearbook. This was when schools in Harrison County h...

Time Travel: Taking a Mid-1960's Johnson Elementary Trip and Elkins' Band at the '64 Strawberry Festival

Posted on January 04, 2026

See anyone you know? If so, let us know by commenting in the comment section below. This photo was sent for use...

Time Travel: Bridgeport High School Administration in the 1980s and Stopping to Visit the Philippi Motel

Posted on December 28, 2025

This is the Bridgeport High School administration during the 1987-88 school year. If anyone has any memories of those...

< Previous Page

Next Page >

Blogs [ view all ]

From the Bench: After More than Two Deca...

There are a lot of titles Bridgeport’s Bubby Swiger has gone by and continues to go by. He’s a dad, a husb...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
Time Travel: A 1987 Valley Hills Shoppin...

Who remembers the Valley Hills Shopping Center off of Virginia Avenue and U.S. Route 50? Although the site is still t...

Posted by Dick Duez
It's Happening: Curtain to Open on The W...

On our way to Lambert’s Winery last Wednesday evening for live music and coal-fired pizza, m...

Posted by Julie Perine
Off the Shelf: Wellness Events Continue ...

Wellness events have become one of our most popular and most requested events at the Bridgeport Public Library. ...

Posted by Angela Spatafore
The Grapevine: Revisiting Old Games, Enj...

The Clarksburg Farmers Market is held every Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Tractor Supply Co. parking lot a...

Posted by Rosalyn Queen
ToquiNotes: First of its Kind Business i...

Heard the latest? Some have, since I saw it mentioned on a social media message board. Many have not since there was l...

Posted by Jeff Toquinto
The Cyber Beacon: Protecting Public Trus...

After a brief hiatus, it is great to be back writing the Cyber Beacon. Cybersecurity never stands still, and neither shoul...

Posted by Joe Earley