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In conjunction with The Feast of the Seven Fishes is the 6th Annual Coal Miners Appreciation Day Swap Meet. Come and celebrate the coal mining heritage of our region! Vendors and collectors can buy, sell, trade or have memorabilia appraised. Admission is free.
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal... View Article
From the hills and hollows of the mountains come tales strange and mysterious to chill your bones and tingle your spine. West Virginia storyteller and author Granny Sue shares stories and songs of haunted places, unquiet graves and unexplained events. Appropriate for a family audience with children 8 years of age and up. Don't forget to wear your costumes!
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal... View Article
The Augusta County Militia will explore the life and times of early Appalachian pioneer Joseph Doddridge, demonstrating several crafts and conducting militia operations.
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal... View Article
Lecture: Artist George Caleb Bingham by Dr. Marian Hollinger. Enjoy a relaxing afternoon in the Pricketts Fort Visitor Center as Dr. Marian Hollinger discusses the life and art of artist George Caleb. Bingham’s art is the earliest and finest body of work depicting frontier life in America. (This lecture is free to the public.)
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal... View Article
Enjoy a full day of traditional music at the Fort! Be sure to check out the jam session in the park, too.
The Folklife Center is hosting an evening of polka music and dancing with Joe Valencic from the Cleveland Polka Hall of Fame. Local musicians will be featured, and of course there will be food and drink!
“Diversity in Appalachia” is a series of programs featuring scholars who look beyond the white, Anglo-Protestant, working-class culture to reveal the diversity that sometimes lies hidden in many communities. The series is in response to 'Hillbilly Elegy' by J.D. Vance and will explore who lives and works in Appalachia and how our heritage has an impact on who we are as a people. First in the series is Joe Valencic from the Cleveland-style Polka Museum. He will talk about Slovenian migration to West Virginia and the polka music that group brought with them.
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
Come out and tour the fort and smell the food cooking over an open hearth, the way food was prepared during the colonial times. Recipes will be available upon request. Regular admission applies.
This day focuses on 18th-century life through a child’s eyes. Bring the kids to the fort to experience a full... View Article
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
The day focuses on 18th-century life through a child’s eyes. Bring the kids to the fort to experience a full... View Article
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
This day focuses on 18th-century life through a child’s eyes. Bring the kids to the fort to experience a full... View Article
Enjoy the smell of food cooking over an open hearth at the Fort – the way it was prepared during colonial... View Article
Benjamin Franklin may not be alive and well, but his spirit still is in living history interpreter Leon Alexander. Listen... View Article
The First Annual Coal Heritage and Bluegrass Festival is more than coal, and it’s more than bluegrass. It’s community and... View Article
Think Merry. Think Bright. Think Road Trip! Marion County has the tools to help you de-stress during the busy holidays:... View Article
Traditional Music originates everywhere and nowhere at the same time. By definition, it is the first music developed in a... View Article
Two Indians and a single settler. That’s how the story of Marion County began. The day David Morgan walked to... View Article
From our Fairmont’s First Friday concerts to our Palatine Park events, from our small coffee shop shindigs at Joe n’... View Article
When driving into Marion County off the Gateway Connector, you may notice an extra-large American flag. That flag isn’t the... View Article
A young boy knelt in the dust of the Babylonian sun and carved into a clay tablet. He wanted the... View Article
Whether you love a good beat on the electric guitar or hanker for a throwback to simpler times with the... View Article
Have you ever heard the fluttering of tiny wings or seen a flash of fair gold at the end of... View Article
The end of May in Marion County means more than just hotter temperatures and another day off work. For those... View Article
You and the family have taken every vacation imaginable. You’ve hiked the Appalachian trail and swam with dolphins in Miami.... View Article
Now that warm weather is peeking around the corner and cicadas are starting to buzz, summer projects can begin for... View Article
What’s chic and filled with antiques? Marion County! We know a thing or two about history and antiques. Our local... View Article
“Wild and Wonderful” West Virginia offers a plethora of activities for its visitors. West Virginia’s rugged terrain was formed by... View Article
According to Webster’s dictionary an heirloom is a valuable object that is owned by a family for many years and... View Article
The 21st Annual Holiday Historic Homes Tour, presented by Marion County Historical Society, will take place Saturday, November 28th. Pre-ordered... View Article
Are you a history buff? Maybe you’re more of an explorer, attempting to find history and know it for where... View Article
Enjoy some down-home cookin’ and homegrown bluegrass along with one of the State Journal’s “55 Good Things About West Virginia.”... View Article
Take a Marion County Genealogy Road Trip If your family has roots in Marion County, plan a genealogy road trip... View Article
Experience Appalachian Culture at the West Virginia Folklife Center The Appalachian region boasts a rich cultural heritage—from quilting to old-time... View Article
Marion County Historical Society 1931: The cell is barely 4 feet wide. The bars in front of me keep me... View Article
Marion County Historical Society 1931: The cell is barely 4 feet wide. The bars in front of me keep me... View Article
“I have seen that in any great undertaking it is not enough for a man to depend simply upon himself.”... View Article
A pow wow. A raptor. And some tacos. Where can you find all that in one place? At the Mekoce... View Article
A pow wow. A raptor. And some tacos. Where can you find all that in one place? At the Mekoce... View Article
It’s finally October! The month of pumpkin spice, Halloween, sweaters and scarves! Of course, we all know the sad truth... View Article
82nd Mannington District Fair It all started in 1932. The Mannington District Fair will make its 82nd appearance. The fair... View Article