Click on the photo to the left to be directed to our Virtual Spooky Tales 2020 collaboration with Harrison Rail Trails on YouTube. Enjoy several haunted or otherwise unnerving stories told by some wonderful volunteers. These stories come from local Appalachian folklore and history, with a couple stories taking place right here in Harrison County.
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Come explore our local women's history exhibit this summer at "Revealed: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain of Harrison County's Women." Until December 20, 2019 at the Neff-Hardesty Memorial Archives, this display will feature some never-before-seen pieces from our textile collection as well as other artifacts and images that illustrate the experiences of our local women. For specific exhibit hours and dates, please check refer to the image above, or click here to be taken to the Facebook event. Also, if any groups wish to reserve a special tour or visitation, please contact us at [email protected] or call 304-709-4902. This exhibit has been made possible in part by a grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
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The public is invited to attend a Harrison County History & Culture Roundtable from 6:00-8:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 14 at the Waldomore. This Harrison County Historical Society sponsored event will feature short presentations by many of our area’s history and cultural organizations. During the event, each group will share their mission and upcoming 2020 events, and also will be a great opportunity to network with others interested in local culture and history. Light refreshments will be served after the presentations. The event is free, and parking will be available behind the Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library at 404 W. Pike Street, Clarksburg.
For more information about this event, please contact the HCWVHS at [email protected] or call 304-709-4902. |
Twelve ladies joined us for a book discussion on Therese Oneill's "Unmentionable: The Victorian Lady's Guide to Sex, Marriage, & Manners" on Saturday, October 26 at 11:00 a.m. at the historic Stealey-Goff-Vance House. Fairmont State University's Women Studies director, Dr. Robin Payne, moderated the discussion on the "behind-the-scenes" lives of women during the 1800s, and how those 19th century social norms affect our lives as women today.
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Come in out of the cold, and join the Harrison County Historical Society for their Winter Blues Bingo!!! Doors open at noon at the Harrison County Senior Center, and the games will kick off at 1:00 p.m. Tickets are 20 games for $20 and are available for purchase at the historical society or at the door the day of the event. Each of the prizes for the 20 games will contain a Vera Bradley purse or bag. Also, there will be tips, several raffles, a 50/50 drawing, door prizes, and concessions with homemade baked goods! Proceeds from this bingo goes to support the ongoing archival projects of the historical society. Only persons 18 years and older are able to play bingo. For more info, please contact the HCWVHS at [email protected] or call 304-709-4902
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"Pasquale, Where Are You?"
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Family Genealogy Workshop |
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Join us for our 2nd Annual "Spooky Tales on the Rail Trails"! For a Spooky fun time, meet us on October 6th for an evening of creepy stories and a stroll along the Harrison South Rail-Trail! We will meet at the Rail-Trail head by the Ball Field entrance at the Veteran's Administration Park. The FREE walking tours will begin at 6 pm and 8 pm and we have treats at the end of the walk! Tricks along the way, of course... Wear your favorite costume and join us to celebrate the fall season, WV spooky tales, and a stroll along the Harrison Rail-Trails! Click HERE to see the Exponent Telegram story |
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On September 21s historical society partnered up with Dominion Energy and Thrasher Engineering to clean and rehabilitate the Ross Cemetery located near the White Oaks Development in Bridgeport. The Historical Society received a grant from Dominion Energy to purchase items such as fencing, signage, and D2, a cleaner created by the National Parks service to clean monuments and gravestones. With the help of volunteers, we were able to rake away leaves and clear brush, place fencing, and clean three gravestones and multiple footstones. Markers were also placed on unmarked graves in the cemetery. We are grateful to partner with businesses to ensure the preservation of local historical sites.
Click HERE to view the WBOY story |
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Come join the Harrison County WV Historical Society for an afternoon of fun and win one of our Vera Bradley gift prizes on Saturday, June 11th at the VFW in Clarksburg. $20 for 20 games. We will also have raffles, 50/50, and more! You'll also be able to purchase refreshments. Starts at 2 with doors opening at 1. Proceeds will go toward our archival supplied and house repairs. You may order tickets by emailing us at [email protected] or by calling 304-709-4902.
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You are invited to the Harrison County Historical Society's open meeting with special guest Merle Cole. His talk, tilted “The Overlooked North: Cradle of the State Constabulary”, will speak on the contributions of the northern counties to West Virginia State Police development in its first two decades. The meeting will be held Saturday, June 3rd, 2-4 pm at the PWA Building, 305 Washington Avenue Clarksburg. Free to the public and refreshments will be served. Please email us at [email protected] or call 304-709-4902 with any questions.
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2014 Building A Small History Exhibit
October 13, 2014, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the historic Waldomore in downtown Clarksburg The West Virginia Association of Museums and the Harrison County Historical Society will jointly sponsor and present an all day workshop entitled, "Building A Small History Exhibit". The event will be held Monday, October 13, 2014, from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the historic Waldomore in downtown Clarksburg, Harrison County. Objects, documentation source materials and computers will be provided to design, write an exhibit title, an explanatory main text, several section texts, individual captions and a press release for the exhibit. Objects to be used in demonstration will include glass made by several glass factories, a pottery , and an iron foundry in Paden City, West Virginia. Although the workshop is free to members of the WV Association of Museums and the Harrison County Historical Society, non members will pay a $15.00 fee. The presenters will be James Mitchell and Carol Schweiker. |
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2014 Harrison County Historical Authors Day
Featuring Phyllis Wilson Moore and Jim Moore on West Virginia Literary Map September 27, 2014 WV Heritage Crafts Co-Op, Quiet Dell School House near Clarksburg, WV Contact for additional information about the West Virginia Literary Map and authors: http://www.fairmontstate.edu/folklife/west-virginia-literary-map |
Neff-Hardesty Memorial Archives
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Stealey-Goff-Vance House
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[email protected]
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