War dead honored at Pricketts Fort

On May 31st, Memorial Day, Pricketts Fort held observances in memory of the men from Pricketts Fort who served in the following wars: the French & Indian War, Pontiac’s Uprising, Lord Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. The observances also memorialized the descendents of these men who served in the Civil War. At the time [...]

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Strolling through the old camp ground: scenes from the Civil War Weekend at Pricketts Fort

In this 150th anniversary year of the commencement of the Civil War, shades of the Blue & Gray were recently seen on the “Old Camp Ground” at Pricketts Fort.  Activities included ladies’ tea & tatting, artillery demonstrations by the Jacob’s Meadow Battery, weapons demonstrations, Civil War dance demonstrations, Civil War music by Wha-ke-we-nn, and various [...]

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Lingering presences in Civil War-era house on Pricketts Creek

Any of you who chanced to be watching the West Virginia PBS station on Monday night had the opportunity to see the Civil War episode of West Virginia: A Film History, narrated by Richard Thomas, in which there were several evocative shots of the Job Prickett House. And so, as a coda to the recent [...]

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Memorial Day observances at Pricketts Fort honor war dead of five early American wars

On May 31st, Memorial Day, Pricketts Fort held observances in memory of the men from Pricketts Fort who served in the following wars: the French & Indian War, Pontiac’s Uprising, Lord Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. The ceremony also memorialized the descendents of these men who served in the Civil War. At the time [...]

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Ancestral Wars

On May 25th, Memorial Day, Pricketts Fort held observances in memory of the men from Pricketts Fort who served in the following wars: the French & Indian War, Pontiac’s Uprising, Lord Dunmore’s War and the American Revolution. The ceremony also memorialized the descendents of these men who served in the Civil War. At the time [...]

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Strolling through the Old Camp Ground: the Civil War weekend, continued….

There are really two different periods of American history to be found here at Pricketts Fort. The first period, of course, is the frontier period, centered around the year 1774 during the uprising of the Mingo and Shawnee tribes under Chief Logan and Lord Dunmore’s War which immediately followed. This was the year when the [...]

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A lively end to the Rendezvous . . .

As the frontier supper was drawing to a close, with dishes and plates being cleared away, the night descended across forest and fort. But inside the Meeting House all was good cheer, with lanterns and candles spreading an atmospheric glow. As the revelers cleared away the tables for dancing, the musicians were taking up their [...]

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Strolling through the Fall Festival at Pricketts Fort

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miserable, wet & cold

A cold wet miserable Saturday morning — just the sort of morning I especially enjoy at the fort, particularly after a long hectic week of school tours and crowds of children.  Saturday means no field trips and a cold miserable rain means few visitors to speak of, and a chance to catch up on essential tasks.  The passage [...]

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busses roll in, kids roll out . . .

About sixty children today, from Jane Lew Elementary.  Coward that I am, I mostly lay low in the library doing paperwork, hiding from the hubbub.  But only for a time.  Just down the hill from my open window is the open-air ampitheatre and as I pecked away at my keyboard I grew slowly aware of numbers [...]

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