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