Quilt Festival Set For September
The 2026 West Virginia Quilt Festival will bring quilters from across the state and beyond to the Cedar Lakes Conference Center in Ripley Sept. 17 to Sept. 19.
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Point Pleasant River Museum Breaks Ground On New Building
Museum staff broke ground on Monday for a new building to house the Point Pleasant River Museum and Lakin Ray Cook Learning Center.Following a fire that gutted the Old Nease Building, the previous home of the museum, the museum staff has been working to raise funds for a new building.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 22, 1825: Kanawha Valley Pioneer Anne Bailey Dies
Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey died in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 22, 1825, at about age 83. It’s not clear when the native of Liverpool, England,…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsOctober 10, 1774: The Battle of Point Pleasant is Fought
On October 10, 1774, perhaps the most important battle ever fought in present-day West Virginia occurred at Point Pleasant. It was preceded by a long…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsNovember 22, 1825: Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey dies
Kanawha Valley pioneer Anne Bailey died in Gallipolis, Ohio, on November 22, 1825, at about age 83. It’s not clear when the native of Liverpool, England,…
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August 18, 1823: Greenbrier County Pioneer John Stuart Dies at 74
Greenbrier County pioneer John Stuart died on August 18, 1823, at age 74.As a young man, he helped survey the Greenbrier Valley and, in 1770, built the…
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