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March 5, 2021

March 21 — Virtual Walk In The Woods Fundraiser with PVAS

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2021 American Conservation Film Festival

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Exhibit at Berkeley Art Works Celebrates Historic African-American Cemetery

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Book Review: Pop

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March 5 — Virtual Concert: A Celtic Celebration

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Feeling The Heartbeat Of Spring Emerging

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March 9 — Speak Stories Presents Chetter Galloway

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Take An Online Art Class This March At Berkeley Art Works

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Connecting Solar In Jefferson County

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A Look At Rural Zoning In Jefferson County

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Inkwells Tavern Reopens in Charles Town

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Exhibit at Berkeley Art Works Celebrates Historic African-American Cemetery

February 26, 2021 Tagged With: Berkeley Art Works, Berkeley Arts Council, Green Hill Historic African-American Cemetery, historic preservation

Since 2017, a growing group of local residents has been working to restore the Green Hill Historic African-American Cemetery (GHHAAC) in Martinsburg. The idea for the show at Berkeley Art Works, Fresh Visions: An Exhibit to Celebrate the Green Hill Historic African-American Cemetery, was proposed by Berkeley Arts Council member and GHHAAC volunteer Charles Mortensen.  Read the Full Story >>

Historic Shepherdstown’s 2020 Holiday Ornament On Sale Now

November 20, 2020 Tagged With: historic preservation, Historic Shepherdstown Commission, Holiday Ornaments, Shepherdstown Opera House

Shop now for Historic Shepherdstown 6th in a series of Holiday Ornaments. This year features the Shepherdstown Opera House. The ornaments can be purchased in the HSC office by calling 304-876-0910 to make an appointment or they can be purchased on their website. Read the Full Story >>

Whither Hilltop House?

March 9, 2020 Tagged With: development, Hilltop House, historic preservation, tourism, zoning

Hilltop House

A bill has passed the Legislature taking away the authority of the Harpers Ferry Town Council regarding anything relating to the Hilltop House hotel. Read the Full Story >>

The Yellow House: Quietly One of Shepherdstown’s Oldest Homes

December 14, 2018 Tagged With: historic preservation, Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, The Yellow House

Shepherdstown is often designated the oldest town in West Virginia—some thirty-odd years older than the nation itself. High Street is considered to be the oldest street in town—used by pioneers crossing the Potomac River at Pack Horse Ford when they came up over the bluffs to the town—and on it sits a building named the Catherine Weltzheimer House, a.k.a., The Yellow House, circa 1817. Read the Full Story >>

A Walk Through Living History in Jefferson County

September 20, 2016 Tagged With: Charles Town, George Washington, Happy Retreat, Harewood, historic preservation

I met Mr. Washington about a week after Independence Day. Walter Washington, that is, not George. And the year was 2016 not 1776. But it was an odd feeling nonetheless; a brush with the closest thing that America has to a royal family Read the Full Story >>

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