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The Hardy County Barn Quilt Trail began in 2017 with the support of Lost River Educational Foundation, Hardy County Tour and Craft Association, Hardy County Convention and Visitors’ Bureau, Hardy County Community Foundation, Tri-County Tool Rentals, and myriad enthusiastic and energetic volunteers. Painted wooden squares or rectangles on buildings throughout the county help visualize our Appalachian heritage, acknowledge the contributions of rural women and their quilts, and provide eye-catching images. Trail maps and photo albums are available at the Heritage Weekend Quilt Show and Lost River Visitors’ Center. Use the QR square to access the driving trail. See Hardy County in a whole new way!

Barn Quilt Trail

Saturday 3 p.m. Free Event Abigail Adams (1744-1888), second First Lady of the United States and the wife and advisor to President John Adams, will be portrayed by JoAnn Peterson at the White Star Restaurant, Main St. Wardensville 
 A witness to and active participant in our nation’s birth, Abigail Adams is well known for her advocacy of women's rights, especially in education, and her opposition to slavery.  A valued confidant and advisor to her husband John Adams, the nation's second president, Abigail cautioned him that the Founding Fathers should “remember the ladies” in the new laws they would write for our young country. Together, they were the first inhabitants of the White House. Adams is one of the many available character presentations offered through the West Virginia Humanities Council’s History Alive! program as a means of exploring history by interacting with noteworthy historical figures.  These programs provide audiences with the opportunity to question those who have shaped our history. Historical characterization is the vehicle for this program. Humanities scholars have carefully researched a variety of sources about the figures they portray such as journals, letters, official documents, speeches, autobiographies and research by other scholars in developing their presentation. 
 This program is available to interested nonprofit groups such as libraries, museums, and historical societies. For more information call the West Virginia Humanities Council at 346-8500 or visit the website: www.wvhumanities.org

WV History Alive! Presents Abigail Adams

Photo by Albert Mach Saturday and Sunday. Free Event The Sons of Confederate Veterans, Camp 582, McNeill’s Rangers, is once again demonstrating how life was lived in a typical Civil War camp. Expect to see both young and old, men and women, dressed in authentic clothing of the period. Tents, cooking gear, and weapons will be in use and on display. Wander through the encampment Saturday on the lawn of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church. The 7th WV Infantry, Company I (Union) Encampment will be behind the Moorefield Elementary School. This year, the North and South Armies will reenact the 160th anniversary of the Battle of Moorefield. The battles will take place at 4 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Encampments will be set up at the Moorefield Town Park. Friday -Sunday. 126 Spring Avenue, Moorefield

Civil War Living History

Saturday 11 a.m. Free Event The wife of Abraham Lincoln, Mary’s story symbolizes the pain and loss of Civil War America. Born into a politically active, slave owning family, she was her husband’s political advisor. See Lincoln through the eyes of the woman who loved him during the tragedies that befell her divided family and the nation. JoAnn F. Peterson portrays Mary Todd Lincoln. Location: Hardy County 4-H Camp, Pinnacle Dr., Wardensville Lincoln is one of the many available character presentations offered through the West Virginia Humanities Council’s History Alive! program as a means of exploring history by interacting with noteworthy historical figures.  These programs provide audiences with the opportunity to question those who have shaped our history. Historical characterization is the vehicle for this program. Humanities scholars have carefully researched a variety of sources about the figures they portray such as journals, letters, official documents, speeches, autobiographies and research by other scholars in developing their presentation. 
 This program is available to interested nonprofit groups such as libraries, museums, and historical societies. For more information call the West Virginia Humanities Council at 346-8500 or visit the website: www.wvhumanities.org

WV History Alive! Presents Mary Todd Lincoln

In 2010, the Hardy County Convention and Visitors Bureau and other sponsors installed ten informative markers about events during the Civil War. Marker locations are noted in this booklet where they are in proximity to structures open for touring. The locations of all Hardy County Civil War Trails markers can be found on the Web at www.civilwartraveler.com/EAST/WV/MoreWV.html. Scroll down to “Moorefield” Markers. Visitors are encouraged to follow this historic trail.

Civil War Trail Markers

Saturday 1 p.m. Free Event Born in Clarksburg, Jackson was an orphan who became one of the most renowned names in military history. He is regarded as a tactical genius and a relentless battlefield commander. The men of the “Stonewall Brigade” were fiercely loyal to their leader. General Jackson was a devoutly religious man whose death by friendly fire was a crushing blow to Confederate hopes for victory. Portrayed by Doug Riley of Tunnelton Location: Moorefield Town Park Gazebo, 226 Spring Ave., Moorefield

WV History Alive! Presents Thomas Stonewall Jackson

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