Remember when your Mom was sending you off to school and at the last second she’d make you stand still, wet her hanky with her tongue, then scrub a smudge of dirt from your face? Well that’s what’s happening, inside and out, at the Historical Holt’s House on Main Street, Glenville, West Virginia.
A little spring cleaning is in order at the Historical Society. We have some wonderful helpers using that elbow grease to put a shine on the place.
Thanks goes out to some new helpers who we’d like to show recognition. Joe Putnam, a local resident from Glenville, for manicuring the lawn and putting some order to the flowerbeds. Our house museum is making changes a little at a time to represent a Victorian home like the time period it was built in. (1901)
Inside, we have Peggy Wentzel, new member and local resident from Sand Fork, putting in long hours washing, shampooing, dusting and sweeping all the nooks and crannies of this old house. The wood is starting to glow again. And the wavy glass windows are sparkling with sunlight filtering through the lace curtains.
I stopped in to drop off a ladder for reaching the high ceilings which grace this house. It made me smile and my heart warm to see the windows opened and the curtains floating as a fresh breeze blew them about. We’re making ready for new ideas on decorating and displaying our artifacts which have been donated over the years by our patrons and members.
Our metal roof over the Annex needed a coat of new shiny paint to help stop leaks. We want to thank Brian Pennebaker, Brad Pennebaker and Jessie Fraley for the manpower to make that happen.
Only one short month before the West Virginia Folk Festival comes to Glenville June 16, 17, and 18th. 2022. We’d like to remind everyone we’re located at the east end of Main Street. So drop in and take a look. Enjoy the feeling of stepping back in time. Don’t be surprised if you meet Peggy in our gift shop. She isn’t shy about handing anyone a dust rag along with a bottle of Old English or a bucket of warm water and Murphy’s Oil Soap!
