Cleaning up the last bits of construction at The Golden Rule building 1907- Jan 19th 2020 It has been a very long 3 years of construction, and a year of clean up to get to this post. The rehabilitation of the Golden Rule Building is complete. We are ready to move our equipment and fixturesContinueContinue reading “Construction Completed at the Golden Rule; Rehabilitation of the Golden Rule #3.”
Category Archives: historic locations
Dreams Really do Come True
I have heard and believe that we must speak our dreams for them to become reality. So after speaking and wanting to be involved in historic preservation and rehabilitation most of the last 9 years of my life it is going to be my Job to tend to the needs and wants of Adaland MansionContinueContinue reading “Dreams Really do Come True”
A Visit to the Abandoned Nuttallburg Historic Coal Mine Town
Abandoned homes or towns are my favorite places to visit. So when my husband offered to drive Christopher and I to a historic abandoned coal mining town near where he was working I got super excited!!We spent one early morning exploring the New River Gorge Valley and the lost town of Nuttallburg WV. For aContinueContinue reading “A Visit to the Abandoned Nuttallburg Historic Coal Mine Town”
The Golden Rule Under Construction #2
The first line of my recent press release about the Golden Rule said,” The Future of the Golden Rule is in Sight”. That was amazing to write and is exciting to watch. So if you have been following me long you know about the wonderful building the company I work for is the process ofContinueContinue reading “The Golden Rule Under Construction #2”
Beverly Heritage Center Lantern Tours
Fall is my favorite time of the year. I love to attend events like the Beverly Heritage Center’s Lantern Tours. Every mid-October the Beverly Heritage Center in Beverly, West Virginia has two evenings of living history storytelling tours. You spend a little over an hour walking the main streets hearing ghost stories of real eventsContinueContinue reading “Beverly Heritage Center Lantern Tours”
Ghost Visits the Golden Rule
I get asked all the time if where I work, The Golden Rule, is haunted? For a building to be built in 1902 and not be haunted is a surprise. I would say that the building is not haunted in the traditional way. Not in the way horror movies show hauntings, full of evil spiritsContinueContinue reading “Ghost Visits the Golden Rule”
Visting with Ghosts (1650 miles from WV to CO and back)
My trip home to attend my mother’s internment in my home town of Boulder Co. was like no other trip I have ever made. Returning to the mountains in Colorado, I not only said goodbye to someone I loved, but I spent much of my time revisiting childhood friends and reliving memories. I am notContinueContinue reading “Visting with Ghosts (1650 miles from WV to CO and back)”
Visit to “Old Stone House/ Travelers Rest”.
While on my way to a meeting for Appalachian Forest Heritage Area I was able to spend some time at Old Stone House/ Travelers Rest. The historic home of Gen. Horatio Gates that was built along the stage coach line that ran from Winchester, VA. to what is now Parkersburg, WV. near the Ohio StateContinueContinue reading “Visit to “Old Stone House/ Travelers Rest”.”
The Clean Up and Events at Golden Rule; Or This Mountain MaMa is Tired.
I have been working so hard to finish cleaning and sorting the 4 floors of Golden Rule that I really thought about changing the name of my blog title to…. “This Mountain Mama is Tired.” Then leave some lame message about not having time to write. It would have been the truth. I am justContinueContinue reading “The Clean Up and Events at Golden Rule; Or This Mountain MaMa is Tired.”
Webster County W.V. Resident Restores Boardwalk from the 1800’s
Webster Springs, a small isolated mountain town in West Virginia, has recently reopened a river side boardwalk that was part of the community over 100 years ago. Lover’s Lane Boardwalk has been rebuild and is free and open to the public. The 3/4 mile path winds its way from downtown Webster Springs along theContinueContinue reading “Webster County W.V. Resident Restores Boardwalk from the 1800’s”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 