Hostesses (l-r) Maude Bumgardner and Julia L. Price serving punch at the Marlinton Methodist Church for Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971.
Housing compound in China where Pearl and Losing Buck lived when they were first married in 1917. Photo taken from atop the wall surrounding the compound.
Geraldine (Jerry) Jett, member of the Marlinton Women's Club, at the Reception Table, Marlinton Methodist Church, for Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971.
Geraldine (Jerry) Jett, member of the Marlinton Woman's Club at left, and Marie Leist, President of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, at the registration table Marlinton Methodist Church, Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971.
Large Crowd Listening to Speaker, Maxine Scarbro, at the 1974 Grand Opening of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace in Hillsboro, W.Va. Mrs. Scarbro was President of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs.
Marie Leist and Pearl S. Buck at the Birthday Celebration at the Marlinton Methodist Church in Marlinton,W.Va. Left to right: Former W.Va. Governor Cecil Underwood, Marie Leist, Pearl S. Buck, Chef David Sheibley.
Marie Leist (left), President of Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, unknown woman, Jane Price Sharp, Editor of Pocahontas Times, and unknown man at Marlinton Methodist Church for Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971.
Marie Orndorff Leist (at right), President of the Pearl S. Buck Birthplace Foundation, at Marlinton Methodist Church for Pearl S. Buck visit to Pocahontas County in 1971