Gladesville resident Jo Ann Dadisman believes everyone has a story worth sharing and she is eager to help you find it. Starting Monday, September 26 at 6:30pm she will offer a five session writing workshop called From the Porch to the Page at Arthurdale Heritage’s Center Hall.

Using PowerPoint presentations, group feedback, and personal reflection, you will explore stories and the different ways to tell them. The five, two-hour workshops will help you craft your unique story. Perhaps you have a family story to share or an original one of your own. Class is limited to 10 and costs $85 for AHI members and $95 for others.

The following four classes will be on Thursdays at 6:30pm – October 13, 20, 27, and November 3.
To register, drop by the office, call 304.864.3959, or email ahi@arthurdaleheritage.org.

Jo Ann Dadisman is a storyteller and current editor of the Glimpses of Gladesville histories. She has retired from WVU where she taught in the English Department for more than 20 years and served as co-director for the National Writing Project, a program designed to promote writing across the curriculum in grades K-12 and beyond.

Explore the history at your back door. Preston County History Day will be celebrated on Sunday, September 18 at numerous historical sites around the county. The variety of historic interests provides an educational family outing in scenic surroundings.

In addition to Arthurdale Heritage’s five-building museum (including a restored homestead) representing the New Deal’s first subsistence homestead project (open 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays, noon – 4:00 p.m. on Sundays all summer), other sites open for tours on Preston County History Day are located in Kingwood, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta and Tunnelton. Find these sites on a Preston County map (.pdf).

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We had a great time at the Ice Cream Social! Thanks to everyone who came and to all our volunteers! We also wanted to post the answer to the guess cake, which is Buckwheat Seeds.

This year’s parade winners for the Family and Friends category are:

Peyton Feather for 1st Place (Family and Friends category)	Piper Barnes-Marra for 2nd Place (Family and Friends category)
Gracie Mason for 3rd Place (Family and Friends category)

The winners for the Children category are:

Hannah Whisler for 1st place (Children Category)

Kira Barnes-Marra for 2nd Place (Children Category)