The Gilmer County WV Historical Society members offer one-on-one classes and some limited size group classes. They are held in an informal, relaxed atmosphere.
We encourage people to drop in during our regular business hours, every Wednesday between 11:00am and 3:00pm (weather permitting) to brows through the Holt’s House Museum and Annex. Meet a few members and make plans to spend an afternoon learning interesting and useful skills. Heritage crafts are some of our favorites to share.
Call us at (304)-804-2054. You may leave a message or for a faster response send an e-mail to: [email protected].
You may also visit our Youtube channel to check out our Free online Classes. https://www.youtube.com/c/GilmerCountyWVHistoricalSociety
On site classes include:
Weaving (barn loom, rigid heddle loom, pin loom, lap loom, tape loom)
Spinning wheel spinning of yarn
Drop spindle spinning of yarn
Raw wool preparation techniques.
Knitting and crocheting
Sewing (by hand or on a sewing machine)
Domestic skills like cooking, baking, and home canning
Jewelry making, paper crafts, woodcrafts, and decorative painting
Our members have many skills they enjoy sharing with young and old.
All classes have a suggested donation of $10 per person unless stated otherwise. Some classes have supplies included in the suggested donation. Most classes will be low cost because material have been donated and the instructors don’t charge for their time to teach.
Special Guest Instructors visit our facilities and offer an array of subjects. All fees for classes of Guest Instructors are set by them.
You may also like guidance and advice on how to do a genealogy search. We’ll introduce you to internet searches, archive searches which include land survey maps, family documents and old photos. If we don’t have the answers, we’ll do what we can to find someone who does. All our members are volunteers. It’s a labor of love.
