This photo of a P-51 Mustang Fighter plane was taken before the allied invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944. The aircraft pictured was piloted by Captain Dayton Casto, a graduate from WVU’s Law School. He served with the 375th Squadron of the 361st Fighter Group, 8th Air Force.

Today we would like to introduce Dr. Robert Blobaum who has been with our department for 36 years!

We are now on Instagram! Follow us @wvuhistorydept for all the latest department news and all things West Virginia History!

enews.wvu.edu/articles/2020/… Congratulations to our own Katy Ferrari for earning the Outstanding Merit Fellow and Jacob Klinger for earning the Swiger Fellow! Check out this article for the full list of recipients.

We are excited to announce that History majors Laura Curry, Heather Woolridge, and Jaxon Miller, as well as History minor Georgia Beatty, have been named as Eberly Scholars. To learn more about these students, check out this article: eberly.wvu.edu/students/eberl…

Congratulations to the 2020 Phi Alpha Theta Inductees: Madison Crane, Bailey Evans, Alexa Halkias, Brant Holst, Brooke Hostetler, Jaxon Miller, Jason Rodeback, Noah Romay, Hunter Sims, and Alexan Watt!

Happy Friday! We would like to introduce our new Pet of the Week: Stella. Stella is Dr. Staples' golden retriever, who loves going on walks in the woods and playing with her ball.

We would like to wish everyone a fun and safe Labor Day! Established as a legal holiday in the U.S. in 1894, this important holiday recognizes American workers and the labor movement. Below is a Labor Day parade in Morgantown in 1908, courtesy of the WV & Regional History Center.

Our own Dr. Luskey published a new book in March of this year. Congratulations, Dr. Luskey! Follow the link to learn more. uncpress.org/book/978146965…

It's officially fall! There's nothing like watching the leaves change in Almost Heaven! 🍁🍂

Alumni Spotlight: 2018 History PhD Graduate Marc Sanko! While at WVU, he studied U.S. Ethnic & Immigration History with secondary fields in Diplomatic History, British Imperial History, and Public History. Marc is now an Assistant Professor of History at Clarion University of PA.

Our own Dr. Matthew Vester published a new book in April of this year. Congratulations, Dr. Vester! Follow the link to learn more: aup.nl/en/book/978946…

Our own Dr. Hal Gorby published a new book in May of this year. Congratulations, Dr. Gorby! Follow the link to learn more: wvupressonline.com/node/825

Alumni Spotlight: 2018 History & World Languages graduate McKenna Meadows! She is now attending the WVU Law School and will graduate in May 2021 with her J.D. and M.B.A. After graduation, she will work for Steptoe & Johnson, PLLC as a Litigation Associate.

After the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol plunged America into a new political crisis, what can we learn from history about what it all means? On Jan. 20, join experts from WVU History Dept and @WVU_CEHS in a virtual conversation. eberly.wvu.edu/news-events/ev…

Celebrate Hal Gorby's Book with the Humanities Center and WVU History Dept. Come to the Robinson Reading Room, WVU Downtown Library or register via Zoom (wvu.zoom.us/webinar/regist…) for this event.

Welcome back everyone! The history department wishes you a healthy and successful semester!

Congratulations Kristen!

Make sure to join us for this amazing opportunity to attend Dr. Sandie Holguín's lecture THIS Thursday!

Be sure to attend WVU History Dept Black History Month lecture with Dr. Richard D. Benson!