Anthology of Appalachian Writers Poetry Reading
Saturday 11am The Anthology of Appalachian Writers, supported by the Shepherd University Foundation and the West Virginia Center for the Book, is a publication that encourages a long-established tradition of storytelling, love of language, a…
WV History Alive! Presents Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin will be the honored afternoon guest and attraction for visitors to the Lost River Artisans Cooperative. You will be amazed at his accomplishments. Revolutionary, founding father, printer, scientist, inventor, journalist, tr…
Bishoff Photo Display
Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 10am-3pm In 2012, local photographer Berdell Bishoff made the generous decision to donate his photography collection jointly to the Hardy County Public Library and the Hardy County Historical Society. The Bishoff …
Albert Mach Presents “Local GiClee Display”
Friday Noon-9pm, Saturday 9am to 5pm, and Sunday 9am to 5pm This collection of local Fine Art GiClees includes many large panoramas, a number of which are ten feet long. The large size of the framed images makes them especially breathtaking….
WV History Alive! Presents Harriett Tubman
Saturday 10am Ilene Evans will portray Harriet Tubman (1820-1913), leader of the Underground Railroad, in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program at the McCoy Theater in Moorefield on Saturday, September 28th 2019…
Definitive Battle of Moorefield
Definitive Battle of Moorefield In the summer 1864, as the Civil War ground into its fourth year, the Confederacy launched a desperate invasion of the Shenandoah Valley. As Rebel forces under Jubal Early threatened Washington, D.C., Confeder…
WV History Alive! Presents Stonewall Jackson
The Civil War general Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson will be portrayed by Doug Riley of Tunnelton in a West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program at The Mullen Hotel on Saturday September 28th at 11am. The local sponso…
Barn Quilt Trail
HARDY COUNTY BARN QUILT TRAIL Another year has passed and the Hardy County Barn Quilt Trail, a project of the Lost River Educational Foundation, is almost a reality and we are entering our second season of designing and painting of barn quil…
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 and 3pm at the 2019 Tile House, the Ben Mathias Barn, located directly across WV 259 from Misty Valley Hardware and Grocery….
Claypool’s Rebellion Presentation
Who doesn’t love a good story? The Hardy County Historical Society is pleased to have Larry Garrett wow audiences with his telling of “Claypool’s Rebellion” at the historical Mullen Hotel. This tale will teach you thi…
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…