West Virginia Day Dinner with
Lost Creek Farm
Celebrate West Virginia Day with Lost Creek Farm and the Harrison County WV Historical Society! On June 20, Chef Mike Costello and Amy Dawson of Lost Creek Farm will prepare a special six-course popup dinner featuring traditional foodways of north-central West Virginia. The event will start a 6 with a social hour and dinner starting at 7 p.m. at the Progressive Women's Association banquet hall in downtown Clarksburg.
Through their traveling kitchen based in southern Harrison County, Costello and Dawson share a creative take on Appalachian food in locales across the eastern U.S. Lost Creek Farm's regionally-inspired menus include heritage foods such as charcuterie handed down in local immigrant communities, wild harvested ingredients, and a variety of heirloom crops grown on their 180 acre farm. Their work to create a regionally distinctive culinary experience was recently featured on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
The menu for the West Virginia Day dinner will be determined by seasonal availability from local farms, and will be announced prior to the event.
Members of the Historical Society will be there to record oral histories for their collection. Guests are invited to record their stories of foods and family traditions.
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, May 23rd at noon.
Tickets will be at a reduced price of $60 thanks to a grant from the Cultural Foundation.
If you have any questions please contact the historical society at hcwvhs@gmail.com or 304-709-4902.
Through their traveling kitchen based in southern Harrison County, Costello and Dawson share a creative take on Appalachian food in locales across the eastern U.S. Lost Creek Farm's regionally-inspired menus include heritage foods such as charcuterie handed down in local immigrant communities, wild harvested ingredients, and a variety of heirloom crops grown on their 180 acre farm. Their work to create a regionally distinctive culinary experience was recently featured on Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown.
The menu for the West Virginia Day dinner will be determined by seasonal availability from local farms, and will be announced prior to the event.
Members of the Historical Society will be there to record oral histories for their collection. Guests are invited to record their stories of foods and family traditions.
Tickets will go on sale on Tuesday, May 23rd at noon.
Tickets will be at a reduced price of $60 thanks to a grant from the Cultural Foundation.
If you have any questions please contact the historical society at hcwvhs@gmail.com or 304-709-4902.
Preserving Your Family Photos and Scrapbooks Workshop
Join Waldomore and the Harrison County WV Historical Society are hosting a free workshop about preserving your family photos and scrapbooks. In this workshop we will give you the resources and information needed to properly store, handle, and deal with most situations that can cause harm your family photos.
Family Genealogy Workshop
Join the Harrison County WV Historical Society's Executive Director Crystal Wimer she explores the best ways to begin your genealogical research and discovering your family history. She will discuss resources available both locally and online. She will also have tips and tricks from local genealogical researchers.
The workshop has a suggested donation of $5.
The workshop has a suggested donation of $5.
Stay tuned for even more upcoming events
Enjoy and learn.
The Society offers a variety of programs in the community throughout the year that will stimulate warm memories about historical events that satisfy your curiosity about the past , create new questions for additional study, and appreciate your place in the continually unfolding history of your community.
Events include displays of historical artifacts, lively presentations by experts on a variety of topics, historical re-enactments and others.
We are also involved with community events and outreach, such as parades, swap meets, and taking apart of other organizations events.
The Society offers a variety of programs in the community throughout the year that will stimulate warm memories about historical events that satisfy your curiosity about the past , create new questions for additional study, and appreciate your place in the continually unfolding history of your community.
Events include displays of historical artifacts, lively presentations by experts on a variety of topics, historical re-enactments and others.
We are also involved with community events and outreach, such as parades, swap meets, and taking apart of other organizations events.
Past events
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Neff-Hardesty Memorial Archives
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Stealey-Goff-Vance House
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hcwvhs@gmail.com
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