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2020 Festival Cucina RecipesDecember 11, 2020The Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival is a reunion of sorts. Italian or not, everyone is treated like family.... -
Feast of the Seven Fishes Activity BookDecember 3, 2020Feast of the Seven Fishes Festival History In 2005, Marion County native Robert "Bob" Tinnel published his graphic novel, 'Feast... -
Celebrate a Colonial ChristmasNovember 20, 2020History comes to life at Pricketts Fort State Park in Fairmont, and this holiday season, see how our ancestors celebrated this time... -
Civil War ItineraryNovember 19, 2020Learn about Marion County’s connection to the Civil War and its role in West Virginia’s statehood path. Take a self-guided... -
Holiday RemixNovember 17, 2020"It was the best of times; it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was... -
Pioneers to Pepperoni Rolls: 200 Years of History in the Middle of EverywhereNovember 9, 2020No matter where your interests lie, Marion County has historical locations, each with a wealth of information. Travel through 200... -
History of the Jacobs-Hutchinson BlockOctober 19, 2020Jacobs-Hutchinson Block, also known as Peoples' National Bank and Friendly Furniture Store, is a historic commercial building located in downtown... -
History of the Barrackville Covered BridgeSeptember 29, 2020Barrackville is the home to the second oldest covered bridge in West Virginia and the first such bridge in Marion... -
History of the Million Dollar BridgeSeptember 24, 2020Early in 1916, Manufacturers Record announced that Fairmont was about to promote a $400,000 bond issue to be used for... -
History of High Gate Carriage HouseBuilt by James Edwin Watson in 1910-1913 at the height of a local economic boom, High Gate was named for...
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