The Journal has been publishing since 1908. Wirt County has had a newspaper since March 13, 1867. The WVGenWeb Wirt County site will have a list of newspapers published in Wirt County up by the end of the week. I'm currently proofreading it. Carla Cegielski mailto:[email protected] USGenWeb Wirt County WV Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wvwirt/index.htm On Sunday, March 28, 1999 8:59 AM, Mark/Paula [SMTP:[email protected]] wrote: > I don't really know how long Wirt County has had a newspaper. I > posted > an article a while back from another mail list that indicated that > Wirt > County might have had a newspaper in 1867. If I had to guess, I > would > say 1920 is about the time that Woody Wilson's dad started > publishing > the paper. But if you quote me, I will deny everything! > > Mark