You are invited to attend the 13th Annual Wirt County Pioneer Day in Elizabeth, WV on Saturday, October 3.
The goal of the Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers is to display traditions of the past and create an atmosphere that reflects Wirt County's rich history.
Visit the registration booth and start your day with a hearty breakfast of biscuits and gravy to support the museum.
Vendors and exhibitor booths around the courthouse square will be offering lots of great food such as homemade cinnamon rolls and walnut cake. Vendors will also be offering handcrafted items.
There will be an apple butter stirring demonstration and Rob Pitts will be showing off his blacksmith skills over the hot coals. The historical Museum, Little Kanawha Hotel and the McClung-Morgan House will be open for tours.
If you like to square dance, raise those skirts high and join the "Farmers and Charmers" dancers at 11 am in the stage area. Take a break and enjoy the sounds of bluegrass music. The musicians will perform live on stage starting at noon.
The Elizabeth CEOS group is sponsoring a quilt show in the courthouse. Quilts can be machine quilted, hand quilted, piece quilted, and hand or machine appliqued. You are invited to bring your antique quilts. Quilts can be registered on Friday, Oct. 2 from 4 to 8 pm. or the day of the show from 8 to 9:30 am. Ribbons will be awarded by the judges.
Participate in or visit the antique and classic car show at the Wirt High School Parking Lot. Registration begins at 11 am and the fee is $10. Pioneer day dash plaques will be given to the first 30 registered. Judging will be at noon and awards at 2 pm. Antique equipment and farm tractors are also welcome for display.
Civil War Units will be participating in a skirmish near the Museum at 2 pm. A Civil War Ladies Tea will be interrupted and ladies will be forced into the street and taken captive. Enjoy the smell of the powder burning and sounds of muskets firing as the North and South engage in a short battle. A cannon will be on display on the Museum Lawn and soldiers will be on hand to answer your questions.
The Beauchamp-Newman Museum will be giving tours starting at 10:30 am. The Museum has recently received new items from generous donors. On display are the Judge and Juror's chair from the first Wirt County Courthouse that was remodeled in 1893. The chairs were donated to the Poor Farm on Tucker's Creek. Harvey and Celestia Porter Coartney were the caretakers of the Poor Farm at that time.
Their two sons, Elmer and Ervan carried the chairs from the Courthouse to the farm. Ervan was only six years old at the time, and we were told he would carry the chair for a while and then sit and rest. The chairs were donated by Lenora Somerville Coartney.
Mike Taylor donated a WWI wool coat, a WV book that lists the draft boards and men registered. The book list entries by county and service number. He also donated a picture of Roy Waggoner, WWI Veteran. Received from the Cale family were ladies fashion fur neck collars. Also received was the account ledger of David Burns Company, a grocery and staple store in Elizabeth, WV.
After your Museum tour join the Pioneer Daughters in the dining room for a visit and enjoy a delicious bowl of their old fashioned beans and cornbread.
Special activities for the children include Leaps N Bounce inflatables on the Museum Lawn and children's games. Activities are available for everyone, please come and enjoy the day and support our local vendors and crafters.
SCHEDULE
Music and Stage Area
9 AM Vendors Open
11 AM Square Dancing, "Farmers and Charmers"
12 PM Music, "Phil Jones and Friends"
1 PM - Music
2 PM Music, "Gail Ford and Friends"
3 PM Music, Harry Dye "Old Habits"
Special Activities & Events
8 AM - 3 PM CEOS Quilt Show - Courthouse Lobby (Prizes Awarded)
11 AM - 2 PM Car Show - Wirt High School Parking Lot
2 PM Civil War Skirmish on Court Street
Tours
11:00 AM - 2 PM Little Kanawha Hotel Tours
10:30 AM - 3 PM Beauchamp-Newman Museum Tours (Corn Bread & Beans)
11:00 AM - 3 PM McClung-Morgan House Tours
Day Long Activities
Leaps N Bounce Inflatables - Museum Lawn
Food and Vendor Booths and Craft Demonstrations
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