He lived with the soldiers in Glenville, West Virginia. But met his grisly demise on Butchers Run.
Yearly Archives: 2022
Make an Elder in Your Life Smile
History is up to us to collect and preserve.
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Adding New Hours of Business
Gilmer County Historical Society now open Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 11-3
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Gilmer County Hay’s City Fairgrounds in the 1940’s
It’s September. Farm Shows and Fair season has begun!
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Labor Day Proclamation 1904
Happy Labor Day West Virginia
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Great Yard Sale Donations
Our Summer Yard Sale brought in donations from the items and sales from our kitchen. Chili Dogs, Perogies, Vegetable Soup and Corn Chowder. Pluss a Bake Sale. The weather was beautiful and shoppers were steady. Thanks everyone who pitched in. Special thanks to the young man who ran the Dime Toss tent. He literally ‘pitchedContinue reading “Great Yard Sale Donations”
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Gilmer County West Virginia History 1772
Article clipping from the Glenville Democrat / The Glenville Pathfinder, November 9, 1972
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Prohibition times in Gilmer County, West Virginia
This fall, the Gilmer County Historical Society will be holding a Murder Mystery Benefit Dinner Set in the year 1922. “Murder On Main Street”
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Baptism at Locust Knob
Locust Knob is a quiet place and the church still stands there today between the junctions of Joes Run, Sliding Run and Heaters Fork Roads.
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Benefit Yard Sale/Bake Sale/Hot Dogs & Soups
302 E. Main St., Glenville WV Corner of Main and College St. Hot Dogs,Homemade Chicken Corn Noodle and Vegetable Soup(BYO container for soup take-home in bulk)Homemade Baked goodsBottled drinks To Set Up contact:Sandy 304-462-8390 orhttps://www.facebook.com/GilmerCoWVHistoricalSociety (message) Hours: 8-6, Friday & Sat (rain or shine) Antiques, tools, 3 bay stainless steel sink, glass ware, ladder, kitchenContinue reading “Benefit Yard Sale/Bake Sale/Hot Dogs & Soups”
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Fundraiser Yard Sale
Clean out your closets. Make more space in your garage. Join us in Glenville, WV and make some cash from unwanted items. Yard Sale time!
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Ludwig Glass Factory Painted Plates
The Ludwig Glass Factory in Glenville West Virginia is closed now. But the glass ware lives on, still a part of the decor in some Gilmer County homes.
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WV State Folk Festival
Lots of fun at the 2022 West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV
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Decorating for West Virginia State Folk Festival 2022
Even the kitchen door entrance gets a little special treatment. Thank you Robin Pennebaker! One of our youngest and very long time member. Grandma (Karen Pennebaker) influenced all her children and grandchildren in a positive way about being respectful of the past and community involvement. This year Robin will help her sister Linda Pennebaker entertainContinue reading “Decorating for West Virginia State Folk Festival 2022”
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Stereoscopes
Just imagine never seeing a photograph before. Never seeing the sites from another country because it was too expensive for the average person to travel. Then imagine living in the Victorian era when the Stereoscope was affordable and they started entering homes for the first time. Now, the world was at your fingertips. In 3-DContinue reading “Stereoscopes”
