68th Annual Heritage Weekend
September 24
Description
September is History Month in Hardy County. Heritage Weekend will include historic house tours, reenactments, performances, a quilt show, a craft show and many more county-wide festivities:
Friday, September 24th
All Day Community Yard Sale -The community yard sale will be held at the HL Wilson yard sale site at 730 N Main St, Moorefield.
6:30pm Movie Night: Come enjoy the classic “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” at the McCoy Theater in Moorefield. Free Will Offering.
7pm Luminary- Join the McNeil’s Rangers at the Olivet Cemetery in Moorefield for a luminary for Civil War Soldiers. FREE ADMISSION!
Saturday, September 25th
Welcome Centers – Purchase Tickets, get information, etc.
9am-5pm Hardy County Public Library: 102 N Main St, Moorefield
10am-5pm Lost River Artisans Cooperative: 8937 SR 259, Lost City
10am-6pm Wardensville Garden Market: 28813 SR 55, Wardensville
10am-3pm South Side Depot: 126 South Main St., Petersburg
All Day Community Yard Sale -The community yard sale will be held at the HL Wilson yard sale site at 730 N Main St, Moorefield.
8am-11am Pancake Breakfast: Old Mathias School House, Upper Cove Road, Mathias. Sponsored by the Mathias Ruritan Club.
9am-7pm Craft Vendors Open: Moorefield High School Gym, 401 N Main Street, Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!
9am-7pm Crossroads: Change in Rural America: Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit at Moorefield High School, 401 N Main Street, Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION! Sponsored by WV Humanities Council & Hardy County CVB
9am-5pm Quilt Show: Moorefield Elementary School, 400 North Main St. Included with house tour ticket or $2 admission at the door
for adults. Children and students are FREE. Sponsored by the Highland Star Quilters Guild.
10am-5pm Historic Homes/Buildings Tours: $15 for admission into all sites and Quilt Show. $5 for single site tour, payable at the
door. Children 12 and under are free.
10am-5pm Antique Farm Equipment Show: Lawn of Summit Financial Group, 300 North Main St., Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!
10am-5pm Civil War Living History: Sons of the Confederate Veterans Camp #582, McNeill’s Rangers on the lawn of the Moorefield
Presbyterian Church. The 7th WV Infantry, Company I (Union) will be in the field beside Duffey United Methodist Church
on Winchester Ave. Skirmishes will take place throughout the weekend. FREE ADMISSION!
10am-5pm Craft Demonstrations: Lost River Artisans Cooperative and Museum, Route 259, Lost City. Juried craft demonstrations and
Appalachian crafts for sale. FREE ADMISSION!
10am-5pm Mathias Community Center: Crafts, food, and music. Howards Lick Road, just off Route 259, Mathias.
10am Muzzle Loading Demonstration and Competition: Hardy County Rod and Gun Club, about 2 miles south of Moorefield via South
Fork Rd. at S. Fork Estates Rd. #2.
10am Federal Generals Corps at Lost River State Park: Lost River State Park will be hosting the Federal Generals Corps, a
premier Civil War living history group on both Saturday and Sunday. Camp by the administration building. FREE ADMISSION!
10am Guided Walking Tour: Guided walking tour Moorefield will be available to those who have purchased a Home Tour Ticket.
The tour will leave from the Mullin Hotel.
10am-5pm Mathias Community Center: Crafts, food, and music. Howard’s Lick Road, just off Route 259, Mathias.
11am WV History Alive! Presents Abagail Adams: A West Virginia Humanities Council History Alive! program at the historic
Funkhouser Farm in Lost River. FREE ADMISSION!
11am-1pm Hickory Hill’s Crossroads of Change: Music, food, displays, and live banjo music. Located at Hickory Hill on route 220
towards Petersburg.
Noon Traditional Music: Amy and Amanda bring the stylings of traditional Appalachian Music to the lawn of the Moorefield
Presbyterian Church on Main Street. FREE ADMISSION!
1pm-3pm Traditional Music: Stop by the South Side Depot on South Main Street in Petersburg to sample WV crafts and gifts and
hear some traditional Appalachian music. FREE ADMISSION!
2pm Bear Hill Bluegrass Band: Performing on the lawn of the Moorefield Presbyterian Church on Main Street. FREE ADMISSION!
2pm Pie Contest: Bring your best pie offerings for a chance to win great prizes! Registration at 2pm with judging beginning
promptly at 3pm at the Hardy County Public Library. FREE ADMISSION!
2pm-4pm Elm Street Kids Zone: Take a step back in time and bring the kids for traditional games, crafts, and treats. All ages
will enjoy the sights and storytelling! FREE ADMISSION!
3pm Traditional Music: Amy and Amanda bring the stylings of traditional Appalachian Music to the lawn of the Moorefield
Presbyterian Church on Main Street. FREE ADMISSION!
5pm A Mother’s Heart Divided: Civil War story telling through live music and song. McCoy’s Theater, Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!
Sunday September 26th
Welcome Centers – Purchase Tickets, get information, etc.
10am-3pm Hardy County Public Library: 102 N Main St, Moorefield
11am-5pm Lost River Artisans Cooperative: 8937 SR 259, Lost City
10am-6pm Wardensville Garden Market: 28813 SR 55, Wardensville
10am-3pm South Side Depot: 126 South Main St., Petersburg
All Day Community Yard Sale -The community yard sale will be held at the HL Wilson yard sale site at 730 N Main St, Moorefield.
10am-4pm Craft Vendors Open: Moorefield High School Gym, 401 N Main St, Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!
10am-4pm Crossroads: Change in Rural America: Smithsonian Museum on Main Street exhibit at Moorefield High School, 401 N Main Street, Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION! Sponsored by WV Humanities Council & Hardy County CVB
10am-3pm Antique Farm Equipment and Antique Car Show: Lawn of Summit Financial Group, 300 North Main St., Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!
10am Federal Generals Corps at Lost River State Park: Lost River State Park will be hosting the Federal Generals Corps, a
premier Civil War living history group on both Saturday and Sunday. Camp near the administration building.
11am Worship Service: Moorefield Presbyterian Church, Main Street, Moorefield. All are welcome.
Noon-5pm Mathias Community Center: Crafts, food, and music. Howard’s Lick Road, just off Route 259, Mathias.
Noon-5pm Historic Homes/Buildings Tours: $15 for admission into all sites and Quilt Show. $5 for single site tour, payable at the
door. Children 12 and under are free.
1pm-4pm Quilt Show: Moorefield Elementary School, 400 North Main St. Included with house tour ticket or $2 admission at the door
for adults. Children and students are FREE. Sponsored by the Highland Star Quilters Guild.
2pm Bear Hill Bluegrass Band: Performing on the lawn of the 2021 Tile House, The Jacob Teets House, Lost River. FREE ADMISSION!
6pm Special Joint Service: Members of all denominations are invited to close out Heritage Weekend festivities at the Old Fields
Church/Ft. Pleasant Meeting House. Sponsored by Duffey Memorial United Methodist Church. Located off US 220, North of
Moorefield. FREE ADMISSION!