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Adding New Hours of Business

Gilmer County Historical Society now open Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 11-3

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”

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!

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.

WV State Folk Festival

Lots of fun at the 2022 West Virginia State Folk Festival, Glenville, WV

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”

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”

The Holt’s House Gets A ‘Spit Bath’

Gilmer County WV Historical Society’s active members put a little shine into the place.

1949 Farming For Better Living

What’s the life story of Mr and Mrs Paul F. Baker of Gilmer County West Virginia in 1949? We’d like to know.

Photo Bomb

Horsing around at the racetrack in West Virginia

History of mailing Post Cards

When did the Post Card become so popular to mail?

When Woman Wore Dresses & Men Wore Suits

As time marches on, so do the ever changing fashions of clothing.

Gallant Men of Glenville, WV

Thank goodness the road condition has changed.

B&O RR Train Wreck 1907

B&O Train Wreck in West Virginia 1907

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