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Mary Behner

On November 19, 1928, Presbyterian mission worker Mary Behner arrived in Scotts Run, where she would serve until 1937.

Learn more:
"'I wonder whom God will hold responsible': Mary Behner and the Presbyterian Mission on Scotts Run"
Mary Behner Diary Entry for 19 November 1928 (Mary Behner Christopher Collection, Ms89-1)
"Students Follow Christ to a Stable" (Mary Behner Christopher Collection, Ms89-1)
Front Page of Charm School News, 9 May 1931 (Mary Behner Christopher Collection, Ms89-1)
"The Shack Idea" (Mary Behner Christopher Collection, Ms89-1)
Additional West Virginia History Articles on Scotts Run
Photographs of Scotts Run
Document-Based Questions


On This Day in West Virginia History: November