Tag Archives: West Virginia

Spooky Halloween Trick-or-Treat Night at the Gilmer County Historical Society in Glenville, WV

A fun evening in downtown Glenville, WV taking a spooky walk through the Haunted Holt House for Halloween 2022

Walk Through Trick-or-Treat Night

Bring the little Ghosts and Goblins out to play at our Trick-or-Treat and take a stroll through the Holt House Museum for some spooky fun! Mr Abraham Lincoln Holt will be there to welcome you into his home. Sweet treats for everyone (while supplies last). There will be a small, snack-bag for the first 100Continue reading “Walk Through Trick-or-Treat Night”

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”