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January
is
“Founders'
Month”
celebrating
the
following
dates
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| January 3, 1758 |
The
birthday
of
Boaz
Fleming,
founder
of
Middletown,
Virginia,
which
is
now
Fairmont,
West
Virginia |
| January
14,
1842 |
Marion
County
was
established
by
an
act
of
the
General
Assembly
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia |
| January
19,
1820 |
Middletown,
Virginia,
which
is
now
the
City
of
Fairmont,
West
Virginia,
was
established
by
an
act
of
the
General
Assembly
of
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia |
| January
25,
1814 |
The
birthday
of
Francis
H.
Pierpont;
“The
Father
of
West
Virginia”,
he
served
as
the
Governor
of
Restored
Virginia
from
1861-1868 |
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Enjoy
the
the
following
festivities
at
the
Marion
County
Historical
Society
Museum
on
the
dates
listed
below
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January 3, 2008
10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Thursday,
January
3
is
Boaz
Fleming's
actual
Birthday,
we
will
have
birthday
cake
at
the
Museum.
Local
Historian
JoAnn
Lough
will
be
in
costume
to
answer
any
questions
from
10:00
-
2:00 |
January 5, 2008
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
|
As
part
of
the
First
Saturday's
Main
Street
theme
of
our
Scottish
Heritage,
the
Marion
County
Historical
Society's
Museum
will
be
open
from
10:00
-
2:00. |
January
14,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
Marion
County
was
established
by
an
Act
of
the
General
Assembly
of
Virginia.
Historian
will
be
available
to
discuss
the
how
we
became
a
county
from
10:00
-
2:00.
Cookies
will
be
served. |
January
19,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
The
Museum
will
be
open
from
10:00
-
2:00
to
celebrate
the
establishment
of
Middletown
on
this
date
in
1820.
Historian
JoAnn
Lough
will
be
present
to
answer
any
questions.
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January
25,
2008
10:00 am - 2:00 pm |
Birthday
of
Francis
H.
Pierpont
the
Father
of
West
Virginia.
JoAnn
Lough
will
be
available
for
discussion
of
his
contributions
to
our
State
at
the
Museum
from
10:00
-
2:00.
Birthday
Cake
will
be
served
to
honor
his
contributions. |
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February
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All
entries
must
be
postmarked
by:
February
11,
2008 |
ESSAY
CONTEST
OPEN
TO
ALL
SCHOOL
CHILDREN
IN
MARION
COUNTY
The
Marion
County
Historical
Society,
Inc.
in
Partnership
with
Central
United
Methodist
Church
and
Trinity
Church
is
sponsoring
an
Essay
Contest
in
honor
of
Black
History
Month.
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March
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March
15,
2008
10:00
am
-
3:00
pm |
"Getting
to
Know
You",
history
exposition,
Saturday
March
15,
10:00
-
3:00,
at
the
Father's
Day
Church,
301
Fairmont
Avenue. |
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April
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April
5,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
The
Museum
will
be
open
as
part
of
Main
Street's
First
Saturday
The
featured
display
of
April
is
the
orange.
Viking
glass
collection
on
loan
by
Barbara
Malick.
We
will
selling
hot
dogs.
Come
visit
us! |
April
19,
2008
11:00
am
-
8:00
pm |
THE
FIRST
ANNUAL
FUZZY
KNIGHT
FILM
FESTIVAL
PRESENTED
BY
THE
MARION
COUNTY
HISTORICAL
SOCIETY
AND
SENIOR
CITIZEN
CENTER.
Who
is
Fuzzy
Knight?
One
of
Fairmont's
natives
sons
and
soon
to
be
one
of
West
Virginia's
widely
renowned
actors
who
graduated
from
Fairmont
High
School
He
was
a
Musician,
Composer,
Singer,
Broadway
Performer
&
Famous
Hollywood
Star.
Mae
West
actually
discovered
Fuzzy
while
he
was
performing
on
Broadway
in
comedy
and
musicals.
He
went
to
Hollywood
and
was
in
over
200
films.
"The
Trail
of
the
Lonesome
Pines"
in
which
he
sang
the
Titled
Song
was
nominated
both
for
the
best
movie
of
the
year
as
well
as
the
song.
The
film
festival
will
be
comprised
of
7
films
including
"The
trail
of
the
Lonesome
Pines.
Date:
Saturday,
April
19th
from
11
am
-
8
pm.
FREE
TO
THE
PUBLIC
For
further
information
contact
George
Ramsey
at
363-0982
or
Fran
Perry
at
367-0314. |
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May
Events
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May
9,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
The
4th
Annual
Master
Gardner's
Marigold
Flower
Sale
at
the
Marion
County
Historical
Society
Museum.
Hot
Dog
Box
lunches
will
be
sold
so
join
us
on
our
lawn
and
listen
to
the
songs
of
the
dulcimer
players
performing
for
your
enjoyment. |
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June
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June
7,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
As
part
of
Main
Street
Garage
Sale
on
1st
Saturday's,
(June
7th
from
10
-
2)
the
Marion
County
Historical
Society
will
be
having
a
sale
in
front
of
the
Court
House
of
various
items
donated
by
its
members
for
this
sale.
Tours
of
the
Museum
will
be
available
&
Hot
Dogs
will
be
for
sale!
See
our
Civil
War
Display.
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June
20,
2008
10:00
am
-
2:00
pm |
Come
Celebrate
West
Virginia's
Birthday
with
us
on
June
20Th
from
10
-
2
on
the
lawn
of
the
Marion
County
Museum.
Heritage
Music
will
be
provided
by
Wha-ke-we-nn.
Encamped
on
the
lawn
will
be
our
favorite
Confederate,
reenactor
Porter
Stiles,
and
hopefully
several
of
his
companions.
Learn
what
Fairmont
is
doing
to
be
part
of
the
new
Civil
War
Trail
that
will
cover
5
states.
Have
questions
about
Marion
County's
involvement
in
the
War
Between
the
States
answered
by
our
favorite
historian
&
author,
Thomas
Koon.
So
far
700
Civil
War
Graves
in
115
Graveyards
in
Marion
County
have
been
identified.
This
list
will
be
available.
See
our
Civil
War
Display
&
tour
the
Museum.
Free
Birthday
Cake
as
long
as
it
lasts.
Hot
Dog
&
soft
drinks
will
be
for
sale.
Come
set
a
spell
and
enjoy
the
entertainment. |
June
28,
2008
5:30
pm
-
7:30
pm |
The
Marion
Historical
Society,Inc.
is
celebrating
its
100Th
Anniversary.
On
June
28Th
from
5:30
p.m.
-7:30
pm
the
Society's
Annual
Dinner
will
be
held
at
a
site
to
be
announce
on
our
web
site
after
May
25Th.
Heritage
live
music
will
be
provided
as
well
a
a
program
about
our
history.
A
presentation
will
be
made
to
the
Society's
Member
of
the
Year.
There
will
be
door
prizes.
THE
PUBLIC
IS
ALWAYS
INVITED
TO
TO
PARTICIPATE.
The
cost
is
$12.50
per
person
and
be
paid
by
June
24Th
either
by
mail
or
by
dropping
in
at
the
Museum.
For
questions,
you
can
call
(304)
367-5398
or
e-mail
us
at
marionhistorical@yahoo.org.
Please
come
&
join
us! |
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