FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Due to isolation and hilly terrain, rural cemeteries in West Virginia often require special care. One of the state’s leading conservators of sacred burial grounds says much can be done to maintain them and offers advice for those in need. According to Joni Morris, the unmanaged overgrowth of trees is often the … Read more
FAIRDALE, W.Va. — A public open house for historians and history buffs has been scheduled for Saturday, October 28, at a pre-Civil War homeplace for sale in western Raleigh County in West Virginia. Built in about 1855, the six-room cabin appears much as it had before West Virginia separated from Virginia — at a time … Read more
MOUNT HOPE, W.Va. — The public is invited to tour an old-fashioned hardware store and sweet shop with a vintage soda fountain during a historical open house on July 29 at Mount Hope in southern West Virginia. The free public event at the Bon-Bon Hardware & Confectionary will feature exhibits and presenters speaking on the … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke predicted the remote-work immigration affecting West Virginia and other rural areas in the eastern U.S. Clarke, who may best be known as the author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, proposed that advances in communications technology would allow workers to leave cities for rural areas. The Mountain … Read more
ITMANN, W.Va. — Foxfire Realty and the Wyoming County Historical Society will host an open house for the public from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Oct. 15, 2022, at the historic Itmann Company Store near Mullens, West Virginia. The free event will include building tours, a meet-and-greet, and several speaking programs featuring state historians, … Read more
Nearly 35 years after it was established, the first bed-and-breakfast in the New River Gorge is on the market, and times have changed almost inconceivably through the period, according to its owners. “Nothing is the same as it was here 35 years ago,” says Susana McArthur, the third owner of the Garvey House since it … Read more
Though it might sound cliche, time really does stand still in the Indian Creek valley in southern West Virginia. A winery has opened. Farmers are experimenting with new crops. A small retirement community has been established where the old school once stood. But for the most part, little has changed, and most residents like it … Read more
Historians and history buffs are invited to an open house at the historic Dunlap farm and cemetery at Red Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, in Monroe County 2-5 p.m. Sunday, October 3. Built in about 1830, the farm’s manor house may be the oldest structure in the former resort town that developed around Red Sulphur Springs, … Read more
In the market for a new home? The Victorian mansion built on the site of abolitionist John Brown’s 1859 hanging in Charles Town is up for grabs. The asking price for the historic Gibson-Todd House with its 113-foot turret, five bedrooms, stained glass windows, carriage house, and outdoor pool is $875,000. Carolyn Snyder, a Martinsburg … Read more
Capon Springs Resort is offering a 30-percent discount on vacation packages for West Virginia residents in association with the state’s West Virginia Strong program, initiated by the governor in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. The offer will provide the discount to guests who reserve lodging for at least two nights between August 3-September 2 … Read more
