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HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 20
(By Mr. Speaker, Mr. Kiss, and Delegates Stalnaker, Amores,
Anderson, Armstead, Azinger, Beach, Beane, Boggs, Brown, Butcher,
Campbell, Cann, Canterbury, Caputo, Carmichael, Coleman, Compton,
Craig, DeLong, Dempsey, Douglas, Doyle, Ennis, Evans, Fahey,
Ferrell, Flanigan, Fleischauer, Fletcher, Fox, Fragale,
Frederick, Givens, Harrison, Hatfield, Hrutkay, Hubbard, Keener,
Kominar, Kuhn, Leggett, Louisos, Mahan, Manchin, Manuel,
Marshall, Martin, Mathews, McGraw, Mezzatesta, Michael, Morgan,
Overington, Paxton, Perdue, Perry, Pethtel, Pino, Poling,
Proudfoot, Prunty, Riggs, Romine, Shaver, Shelton, Smirl, J.
Smith, Staton, Stephens, Susman, Swartzmiller, R. Thompson,
Trump, Tucker, Varner, Walters, Warner, Webb, Webster, C. White,
G. White, H. White, Williams, Wills and Yeager)
[Introduced February 19, 2002; referred to the
Committee on Rules.]
Designating Thursday, February 28, 2002, as West Virginia History
Day at the House of Delegates and recognizing the work of all
those history heroes and the many willing workers in hundreds
of organizations throughout the State who volunteer hundreds
of thousands of hours to help educate the public about the
Mountain State's unique heritage and who help to preserve the
past for future generations.
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Whereas, The efforts of the West Virginia Archives and History
Commission, the Friends of the West Virginia Culture and History,
the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, the West Virginia
Historical Society, the West Virginia Historical Association, the West Virginia Association of Museums, the West Virginia Humanities
Council, and the West Virginia Mining Your History Foundation
benefit from the unselfish efforts of the many volunteers and
unselfish people who support the effort to preserve the State's
history; and
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Whereas, The State of West Virginia has a rich and varied
history providing a well spring of pride in the accomplishments of
its people and a springboard for future generations of
mountaineers; and
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Whereas, All West Virginian's are deeply indebted to those
selfless individuals who support West Virginia's rich and varied
State and local history with their research, interpretations,
publications or preservation efforts; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
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That Thursday, February 28, 2002, is hereby declared as West
Virginia History Day at the House of Delegates; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates hereby
recognizes all of the people and organizations throughout the State
who work to promote our culture, educate our children and preserve
the character of our past to the benefit of all West Virginians.