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Happy New Year to All
” If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.”
RUDYARD KIPLING
Christmas in the Park
The Historical Society helping in the tradition of building Gingerbread Houses for the holiday.
What’s the Story Behind the Name ‘Hillbilly’
Is Hillbilly a compliment or a slight?
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”
Hauntings in Glenville West Virginia
Ghosts and Goblins of West Virginia
Make an Elder in Your Life Smile
History is up to us to collect and preserve.
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!
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.