Indian Artifacts Display
Stop by the historic Wilson House, located at 105 Winchester Ave in Moorefield, to view an extensive display of Indian artifacts. A display will be set up on the porch of the house throughout the day on Saturday. Check out the artifacts, ask…
Hardy County Music Crawl presents The Mill Creek Ramblers
Amanda Barger and Amy Fabbri are talented musicians on the fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Joined together, The Mill Creek Ramblers, have become a staple of Heritage Weekend. They will first be performing on the Heritage Weekend Train Ride, en…
An Afternoon of History in Wardensville
Through the combined efforts of the Wardensville Community a slate of rousing historical talks have been put together for visitors to the 65th Annual Heritage Weekend. The event will take place on Sunday, September 30th at the Wardensville T…
Hardy County Music Crawl presents The Fly Birds
The Hardy County Tour & Craft Association is pleased to once again invite the The Fly Birds, an all female bluegrass trio based out of Virginia and Western Maryland, to Heritage Weekend. All members are multi instrumental and vocally har…
Mary Lincoln Presentation
The Hardy County Tour & Craft Association is pleased to announce that JoAnn Peterson of Kingwood, WV will bring to life Mary Lincoln, wife of President Abraham Lincoln. This event will be part of the 65th Annual Heritage Weekend and will…
Barn Quilt Trail
The Lost River Educational Foundation is in process of creating a Hardy County Barn Quilt Trail. Hanging painted wooden Barn Quilts on buildings along the byways and highways throughout the county, particularly in Moorefield, Wardensville an…
Presentation by Historian Steve French
Steve French, a well known WV Civil War author, is a former middle school history teacher and graduate of Shepherd College. His literary works include Imboden’s Brigade in the Gettysburg Campaign; Rebel Chronicles: Raiders, Scouts, and…
History Alive! presents Nellie Bly
Nellie Bly (1864 – 1922) will be portrayed by JoAnn Peterson of Kingwood in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program at the McCoy Theater in Moorefield on Saturday September 29th at 10am. The program is being sponsored …
Carriage & Heritage Museum of the South Branch Valley
A permanent mini-exhibit of horse drawn vehicles and related items has been developed in Petersburg. This exhibit is located in the building occupied by South Branch Valley Liquidators & Sales (The Outlet) located at 1 Maple Hill Ave. Mu…
Bear Hill Bluegrass Band
The Bear Hill Bluegrass Band will perform as part of the Hardy County Music Crawl on Saturday September 29th at Noon on Main Street in Moorefield in front of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church. Come out and enjoy some great traditional mount…
Kid’s Activities
Passport HCT&CA is proud to once again offer the Heritage Weekend Passport. Pick up passports at any of the welcome centers. This passport is designed to enhance and enrich your visit to Hardy County, becoming your personal travel reco…
Train Ride Excursion
Come take a trip through history on Saturday at 12:30 pm as you glide along on rails of the scenic Trough in Hardy & Hampshire counties. The train ride will be an adventure filled with Civil War soldiers taking over the train, live fol…
Federal Generals Corps at Lost River State Park
For Hardy County Heritage Weekend Lost River State Park will be hosting the Federal Generals Corps, a premier Civil War living history group, on both Saturday and Sunday. Come learn things you never knew about the Civil War! Camp near the …
Luminaria for Civil War Soldiers
Olivet Cemetery, located on Rt. 55 above Moorefield, formally known as Cemetery Hill, is the site of much Civil War history for Hardy County. Recognized with a Civil War Trails emblem, the signage for the cemetery relates, “Soldiers of b…
Teepee Replicia
Traditionally are conical tents made of animal skins upon wooden poles. Teepees are distinguished from other conical tents by the smoke flaps at the top of the structure. Greg Helmick brings history alive by displaying his hand constructed t…
Civil War Living History
Photo by Albert Mach 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 …
Muzzleloading
The Hardy County Rod & Gun Club presents its annual Turkey Shoot on Saturday of Heritage Weekend at 10 am at the Hardy County Rod & Gun Club, located at 60 South Fork Estates III Rd. Moorefield, WV 26836 The Turkey Shoot is open to a…
Civil War Trails Markers
In 2010 Hardy County installed ten informative markers about events during the Civil War, thanks to the Hardy County Convention and Visitors Bureau and other sponsors. Marker locations are noted in this booklet where they are in proximity to…