Doddridge County Community Foundation

Who runs the Doddridge County Community Foundation?
DCCF’s volunteer advisory board is made up of local business and community leaders to oversee all Foundation activities. Current DCCF Board members include Board Chairman Tom Whaling, Vice Chair Helen Griffith, Secretary Sandy White, and members Earl Daugherty, Sylvia Leggett, Tara Bee, Doug Gelhaar, Hazel Wysong, and Sheryl Webb. The DCCF Board works in conjunction with the Board of the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation through our status as an affiliate and has a Board seat on the PACF Board as a part of our partnership for the good of our region.

How do I learn more about DCCF?
Contact Sarah Holt, our Program and Development Specialist, via email at sarah.holt@pacfwv.com or by phone at 304-428-4438 or Judy Sjostedt, DCCF (PACF) Executive Director at 304-428-4438 (toll free 1-866-428-4438), fax 428-1200, or via email at info@pacfwv.com. Our Board members also welcome inquiries from persons interested in helping Doddridge County causes and organizations.

How can I contribute?
To contribute any cash to any existing DCCF fund or for use in community grantmaking, please mail checks to the Doddridge County Community Foundation, P.O. Box 92, West Union, WV 26456. To contribute stock (or other types of assets), please call the Foundation’s Executive Director, Judy Sjostedt, toll free at 1-866-428-4438 for information and instructions.

Doddridge County Courthouse

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Fort New Salem

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Doddridge County

Book Description: Nestled in the northwestern portion of West Virginia, Doddridge and Ritchie Counties encompass rich, vibrant communities of friendly residents, picturesque vistas, and valuable natural resources. Rural communities like West Union, Leopold, Harrisville, and Macfarlan possess an agreeable small-town personality and a charm often muddled in today's big cities. Named for the journalist Thomas Ritchie, Ritchie County is well known for its derricks and tunnels and was once described by its namesake as a "little gem." Doddridge, which was formed from parts of several counties including Ritchie, was named in honor of Philip Doddridge, a famous statesman. Doddridge and Ritchie Counties revisits these West Virginia counties during their formative years, acknowledging past citizens and celebrating a way of life prior to the rapid onset of technology. Time seemed to move much slower then, and people were not always in a hurry. Images of clay main streets, rustic farm houses, and horses whose hooves readily click against rocks entice readers to take a closer look, to see for themselves the people and the events that have molded these two Mountain State counties into communities where residents feel safe and blessed and visitors find unprecedented tranquility.

Author Bio: West Virginia historian Robert F. Stealey, editor and columnist with the Clarksburg Exponent-Telegram, has combined expressive vintage photographs with singular anecdotes and captions to reveal the intertwined past of Doddridge and Ritchie Counties. A spirited and unique venture to bring the quintessential history home to county residents of today, this volume is sure to captivate and enlighten anyone who browses its pages.