Gala Week Events for Romney 250 Celebration

 Gala Week June 17- June 24th

June 17, 2012 Kick-off luncheon 1:00 pm at WV School for D&B 
                               $15 Adult Advanced Ticket Cost.  Details at WVSDB Website

                      3:00 pm Dedication of Celebration Park next to City Hall.

June 18 & 21, 2012
                       5-8 pm. Tour of Historic Homes, Bldgs, Trenches & Indian Mound Cemetery

                      Start of Geocache event (no GPS needed) at 250 headquarters for school age 
                              children.

June 19, 2012 Road Trip History World Premier 
                      12:00-3:00-5:00 - Old Courthouse $5.00 door charge.

June 20, 2012 WV History Day at the Old Courthouse.

                             Presentations:

                             11:00 am & 6:00 pm proclamation of oldest WV town, 

                             12:00 noon & 3:00 pm Joe Geiger on statehood of WV

                             1:30 pm & 4:30 pm Jane Ailes early history of Romney.

                      7:00 pm  Community gospel & patriotic sing Taggart Hall gazebo

June 21, 2012 History Alive Presentation by Stonewall Jackson Episcopal Church 7:00 p.m.

                       5-8 pm Historic House Tours continue

June 21-22-23, 2012 Conversations with Stonewall Jackson on the front porch of Liberty Hall.
                       Conversations with Eleanor Roosevelt, Belle Boyd & Abraham Lincoln
                                various times & locations.

June 22, 2012 

                       1-4 pm Book signing Mary Kuykendall Weber “River Roots” Anderson’s Corner.  

                       4:00 pm  Cruise-in Rt 50 “First Roll” motorcycles, vintage & classic cars thru

                                Romney to School St, followed by yard-carnival, pep rally & bon fire.  

                       6-9 pm   Sock Hop “Rock” format from the 50-60’s. Music by Solid Gold at

                                the former Romney High School gym $5.00 charge.

June 23, 2012 10:00 am Children's Crafts at HCP Library.

                        1:00 pm town parade
                                Meet Ronald McDonald at Taggart Hall gazebo after the parade

                        10-12 noon & 2-4 pm Book Signing with Harold "Butch" Carl & his new book
                                "They’re With You Win or Tie" at Anderson’s Corner.

June 24, 2012  10:00 am. 1700 church service at Romney Episcopal Church

250 headquarters at old Rexall building starting June 4.

During gala week 10-6

Free parking in town for gala week

Enjoy This Historic Train Ride during Romney's 250th Birthday Celebration

Romney 250 Celebration Committee invites you to join us for this Travel Back in Time on the Potomac Eagle on May 19th, Saturday, at 10am. Leaving from Wapacoma Station, Romney, WV, and traveling with the legendary McNeill's Rangers north to Green Spring and return with a stop over at Ridgedale, originally built by George W. Washington in the early 1800's. Tour Ridgedale, enjoy the history of the home and McNeill's Rangers, music and a box lunch.  Go to www.AndersonsCorner.com to purchase tickets or buy them locally at the Visitor's Bureau or Anderson's Corner.

Period Clothing Fashion Show

The Romney 250 Period Clothing Fashion Show and Workshop were a great success.  Thanks to all who helped especially Charles and Sherryrobin Boland pictured here.  Charles was our MC and did a fabulous job!  Go to www.AndersonsCorner.com and click on blog to see videos of the 50+ models in period clothing from colonial to rocking 50s. 

Romney Celebrates It's 250th Birthday During 2012

Settled in the early 1700's Romney was the first chartered town in West Virginia. Romney is an original Lord Fairfax Land Grant and the survey team for Lord Fairfax starting in 1848 included the 16 year old George Washington.

Romney was chartered on Dec. 23rd, 1762 by the Virginia House of Burgesses and was declared the oldest city in what is now West Virginia by the WV Legislature.

2012, the 250th birthday of Romney holds many exciting and historical events. Visit www.Romney250Celebration.com for upcoming events.

The Period Clothing Fashion Show and Workshop held February 25th was a great success. Over 50 models participated in an effort to instill interest in the community in living history and "Finding Your Character," getting dressed up and having some fun at our Romney 250 events.