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”
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1st Land Battel of Civil War reenacted in Philippi, W.V. every June.
My family enjoyed a day full of history, music and food at this spring downtown event.The Blue and Gray Reunion brings history to life in the small town of Philippi, West Virgina every 3rd week in June. People crowd the streets to see re-enactors recreate the 1st land battle of the Civil War. Where men dressContinueContinue reading “1st Land Battel of Civil War reenacted in Philippi, W.V. every June.”
Appalachian Food, Trend or Tradition?
So after appearing on the TV show State Plate where my family was featured making traditional Appalachian foods and now that CNN’s Anthony Bourdain has traveled to West Virginia in his show Explore Parts Unknown, I am a little confused if the food of my home is now trendy or traditional? I wonder what it isContinueContinue reading “Appalachian Food, Trend or Tradition?”
History Lives at Adaland Mansion, Philippi,WV.
I was recently invited to have a lunch date with some friends and co-workers at Adaland a Victorian mansion high on a hill in Barbour County, West Virginia. The historic register mansion is a pre-civil war home, built-in 1870, that has been restored and is now open to the public. The Adaland Mansion received itsContinueContinue reading “History Lives at Adaland Mansion, Philippi,WV.”
Part # 1 The Rehabilitation of the Golden Rule Building, Belington W.V. Begin’s.
In the small town of Belington, West Virginia stands a 116 year old building that is reminiscent of West Virginia’s heyday of coal and the money it once brought to Barbour County. The Golden Rule building owned by the Shinn family was built to serve the local community as a grocery store and later aContinueContinue reading “Part # 1 The Rehabilitation of the Golden Rule Building, Belington W.V. Begin’s.”
West Virginia Flood waters of Change 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TESaFvdduZg It has been a very long hard couple of days for friends and family all over my beloved state. It seems as if God opened the floodgates of destruction on some of the most fragile and isolated communities of Southern West Virginia. If they had little before the flood waters rushed into homesContinueContinue reading “West Virginia Flood waters of Change 2016”
The “Creepy Virginia”, Stereotyping West Virginia.
When I hear about people joking about West Virginia it ruffles my feathers. I am not a native to the Mountain State so I find it even more offensive when outsiders make fun of the people I love and work with everyday. Last month I was again disappointed when I heard that The Daily Show’s TwitterContinueContinue reading “The “Creepy Virginia”, Stereotyping West Virginia.”
A Town that Time Forgot, The Heritage Center of Beverly West Virginia
Often when people travel by car they are so busy trying to reach their destination they never take time to stop and enjoy little towns along the way. Beverly, West Virginia in Randolph county is a mountain town that time forgot. It is a place to enjoy walking on historic streets, take educational tours andContinueContinue reading “A Town that Time Forgot, The Heritage Center of Beverly West Virginia”
A 1800’s Living History Christmas at Fort New Salem
A visit to Fort New Salem is a trip back in time. The Living History Museum and Cultural Center in North Central West Virginia is a collection of over 18 historic cabins and buildings that are arranged as a pioneer settlement. The New Fort Salem Foundation of Salem West Virginia has public events all yearContinueContinue reading “A 1800’s Living History Christmas at Fort New Salem”
A Blogging Junky and the Blogger Monster on My Back.
How many of us bloggers write more than one blog? How many write poetry and flash fiction on top of the blogs that we all generally write each week? How many have several topical blogs or work blogs? I am guessing hundreds if not thousands of us do. It must seem crazy to the outsideContinueContinue reading “A Blogging Junky and the Blogger Monster on My Back.”
Mountain Mama Reads and Writes 