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1. West Virginia Centennial Exhibit Train, Morgantown, W. Va.

Nurses show the first babies born in 1963, West Virginia's Centennial Year.

2. Nurses With Centennial Babies, Morgantown, W. Va.

'Charleston, West Virginia--$100 ham and bacon will be served at the Pioneer Breakfast on Statehood Day, June 20th, at the Rose City Cafeteria on Lee Street in Charleston. The State of West Virginia will be 100 years old on June 20th and the Centennial Commission hopes all citizens sharing the same birth date will join in the festivities planned for the breakfast. A full course breakfast will be served from 7 til 9 a.m. and there will be entertainment and prizes for the guests. Committee in charge includes, reading left to right, Bob Phillips and Juanita McCollam, co-chairmen of the event; Adj. General Gene Hall Williams and Grover Waybright, Jr. Both Mrs. McCollam and Adj. General Williams celebrate their birthdays on June 20th. Reservations may be made, or tickets for $1.00 purchased, from the Centennial Commission, 1608 Kanawha Boulevard, E. Charleston, West Virginia.'

3. Pioneer Breakfast, Charleston, W. Va.

Parade participants dressed in old fashioned clothing assemble in the street. A man holds a sign reading, "Employees." Subjects unidentified.

4. West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade in Hinton, W. Va.

People dressed in old fashioned clothing are pulled down the street in a wagon by two horses. Signs on the cart read, "Health", "Home Improvement", and "Education." Subjects unidentified.

5. Parade Participants in the Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Four unidentified men wearing old-fashioned suits and full beards dance in the street while spectators watch from the sidewalks.

6. Four Men Dressed in Old-Fashioned Attire Participate in Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

Parade participants dressed in old-fashioned clothing sit on top of a wagon. Attached is a sign that reads, "How Firm a Foundation." Behind the cart, a Boy Scout troop is pictured with an American flag. Subjects unidentified.

7. West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade Float, Hinton, W. Va.

A young boy and girl pose in front of two older women in the middle of the street. They are dressed in old-fashioned attire to reflect the style of 1863. Spectators watch from the sidewalks. Subjects unidentified.

8. Participants in the West Virginia Centennial Celebration Parade, Hinton, W. Va.

New Bethel Methodist Church was organized between 1784 and 1786.  The church burned in 1942.  The church then met in the community hall until August 1948. Money was raised and the present stone church was dedicated in 1948.

9. New Bethel Methodist Church, Good Hope, Harrison County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1847. It is located 2 miles from Big Wheeling Creek at Sand Hill.

10. Sand Hill Methodist Episcopal Church, Marshall County, W. Va.

The church was organized in 1812.  The current church was built in 1867.

11. Harmony Baptist Church, Southside, Mason County, W. Va.

The church was first organized in 1854, this building was be dedicated in 1963.

12. Wadestown Methodist Church, Wadestown, Battelle District, Monongalia County, W. Va.