October 11-14, 2012 - Julia-Ann Square Historic District

October 11-14, 2012 - Julia-Ann Square Historic District

☛ Saturday, October 13, 2012 (Cont.)
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Mansion by Candlelight Blennerhassett Island ($)
Spend an autumn evening with
the Blennerhassetts. Reservations required. Call 304-420-4800 for reservations and boat times.
Haunted Parkersburg Ghost Tours Blennerhassett Hotel lobby
4th and Market Sts., Parkersburg ($)
Wood County, West Virginia
October 11-14, 2012
C
ome celebrate the unique history and
heritage of Wood County. Experience the
romance and intrigue of Blennerhassett Island
Historical State Park, the fascinating birth of
the nation’s oil and gas industry at the Oil & Gas
Museum, the architectural splendor of Julia-Ann
Square Historic District (West Virginia’s largest)
and Henderson Hall
Plantation, a pre-Civil
War 17-room mansion.
Encounter the drama of
the Civil War and the
tumultuous events that
led to the creation of the
state of West Virginia.
It’s all showcased during
Reflections of the Past.
☛ Sunday, October 14, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Era One Room School Museum
1838 Elizabeth Pike.
Mineral Wells (Free)
Calligraphic works exhibit, writing history, demonstration, and an opportunity to write with pen/ink with Jeanne Tasse, PH.D., from 12:00-4:00.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Carlin’s Battery D Drills/Open House | Fort Boreman Historical Park, Parkersburg (Free)
Carlin’s Battery D log cabin headquarters will be open. Artillery and night firing drills.
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Blennerhassett Museum
137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Blennerhassett Island Historical
State Park | 137 Juliana St.,
Parkersburg ($)
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Model Railroad Open House
NOE Office Equipment (rear entrance),
610 Green St., Parkersburg (Free)
Detailed historic model railroad
layouts in HO, O, S, N and G scales.
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oil & Gas Museum
119 3rd St., Parkersburg ($)
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Henderson Hall
517 River Rd., Williamstown ($)
12:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Mid-Ohio Valley Air Show
Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport,
Rt. 31 (Free)
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Riverview Living History
Cemetery Tour | 1317 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
Personally “meet” some of the founding fathers and mothers of the state.
Wood County, West Virginia
Thank you to our sponsors:
Julia-Ann Square Historic District, WV Division of
Tourism, Wood County Commission and Wood County
Landmarks Commission.
For more information, contact: reflectionsofthepast.org
Greater Parkersburg CVB
350 7th Street,
Parkersburg, WV 26101
304.428.1130 or 800.752.4982
GreaterParkersburg.com
C o nve n t i o n & Vi s i t o r s B u r e a u
Reflections of the Past Schedule of Events
☛ Thursday, October 11, 2012
($) = Admission
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Era One Room School Museum 1838 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells (Free)
11:00-1:00 (weather permitting) Stunt kite demonstrations with Max Barker.
‘Make-it-fly-it’ kit to try on your own.
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ArtCraft Studio | Dils Center,
521 Market St. (basement),
Parkersburg
Experience a photographic chronicle of Parkersburg’s history. Photos may be purchased.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Veterans Museum | 1829 7th St.,
Parkersburg ($)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oil & Gas Museum
119 3rd St., Parkersburg ($)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Blennerhassett Museum
137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Blennerhassett Island Historical
State Park | 137 Juliana St.,
Parkersburg ($)
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Henderson Hall
517 River Rd., Williamstown ($)
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. WW Monroe House
1703 Park Ave., Parkersburg
National Registry designation ceremony.
7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Smoot Theatre Backstage Tours
213 5th St., Parkersburg ($)
☛ Friday, October 12, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Cook House Tour
1301 Murdoch Ave., Parkersburg
Walk into the past with a tour of the second oldest house in Parkersburg.
9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ArtCraft Studio | Dils Center, 521 Market St. (basement), Parkersburg
Experience a photographic chronicle of Parkersburg’s history. Photos may be
purchased.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Era One Room School
Museum | 1838 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells (Free)
1:00-2:00 p.m. Experience the old days
with school ‘Marm” Patty Cooper.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
Veterans Museum
1829 7th St., Parkersburg ($)
Volcano Museum
Mountwood Park, Rt. 50, 12 miles east of Parkersburg (Donations)
Guided tours to the archeological dig
of the Stiles Mansion available at
2 p.m. (Allow two hours.)
Oil & Gas Museum
119 3rd St., Parkersburg ($)
Blennerhassett Museum
137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
Blennerhassett Island Historical
State Park |137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
Henderson Hall | 517 River Rd.,
Williamstown ($)
West Augusta Genealogy Workshop Wood County Public Library
3100 Emerson Ave., Parkersburg
Guided Tour of Historic
Downtown Churches
1001 Juliana St., Parkersburg
Group tour will begin at First United
Methodist and will stop at St. Xavier,
St. Paul UM, First Baptist, Logan UM, Trinity Episcopal. Hosts at each location will share the church’s history. (Free)
Mansion by Candlelight
Blennerhassett Island ($)
Spend an autumn evening with the
Blennerhassetts. Reservations required. Call 304-420-4800 for reservations and boat times.
Haunted Parkersburg Ghost Tours Blennerhassett Hotel lobby
4th and Market Sts., Parkersburg ($)
☛ Saturday, October 13, 2012
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Cook House Tour
1301 Murdoch Ave., Parkersburg
Walk into the past with a tour of
the second oldest house in Parkersburg.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Era One Room School Museum | 1838 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells (Free)
Quilts displayed and created by Genevieve Pitts from 11:00-3:00. Demonstration.
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Veterans Museum
1829 7th St., Parkersburg ($)
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Model Railroad Open House
NOE Office Equipment (rear
entrance), 610 Green St., Parkersburg (Free)
Detailed historic model railroad layouts in HO, O, S, N and G scales.
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Volcano Museum
Mountwood Park, Rt. 50, 12 miles east of Parkersburg (Donations)
Guided tours to the archeological dig of the Stiles Mansion available at 2 p.m. (Allow two hours.)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Oil & Gas Museum
119 3rd St., Parkersburg ($)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Blennerhassett Museum
137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
11:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park |137 Juliana St., Parkersburg ($)
12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Henderson Hall | 517 River Rd., Williamstown ($) 1:00 p.m.
Cincinnati Red Stockings 1860 PHS front lawn, 2101 Dudley Ave., Parkersburg (Free)
Exhibition baseball game.
Bring lawn chairs.
3:00 p.m. Parade of Antique Cars
2602 Gihon Rd., Parkersburg ($)
Pioneer Antique automobile club Halloween Cruise-In. Registration begins at 4 p.m. $10 per car. Cars to assemble at Presbyterian Church (1341 Juliana St.) at 3:00 p.m. and travel in convoy to the cruise-in site (Wendy’s Southside). For information, call 304-483-2612
5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Carlin’s Battery D Drills/Open House | Fort Boreman Historical Park, Parkersburg (Free)
Carlin’s Battery D log cabin headquarters will be open. Artillery and night firing drills.