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Beverly Cooks! : Spoon Corn Bread

Civil War Symposium
More information to come!

Rifle Rally
Annual Fundraiser event hosted by Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation and Tygart Valley LIONS Club -More information soon!

Lantern Tour
Join us in October for our historic Beverly Lantern Tours! Our host, Karl, takes us on a nighttime walking tour of Beverly with only the light of lanterns to guide our way. Hear the spooky and mysterious side of Beverly – including some tales from local history and legend. Tours 7pm on October 13, 14, 20, 21 (limited spots per tour, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance) We ask guests to check in at the Beverly Heritage Center prior to 7 PM, and dress appropriately for the weather and temperatures past sundown. Purchase tickets at the link below. $10…

Lantern Tour
Join us in October for our historic Beverly Lantern Tours! Our host, Karl, takes us on a nighttime walking tour of Beverly with only the light of lanterns to guide our way. Hear the spooky and mysterious side of Beverly – including some tales from local history and legend. Tours 7pm on October 13, 14, 20, 21 (limited spots per tour, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance) We ask guests to check in at the Beverly Heritage Center prior to 7 PM, and dress appropriately for the weather and temperatures past sundown. Purchase tickets at the link below. $10…

Lantern Tour
Join us in October for our historic Beverly Lantern Tours! Our host, Karl, takes us on a nighttime walking tour of Beverly with only the light of lanterns to guide our way. Hear the spooky and mysterious side of Beverly – including some tales from local history and legend. Tours 7pm on October 13, 14, 20, 21 (limited spots per tour, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance) We ask guests to check in at the Beverly Heritage Center prior to 7 PM, and dress appropriately for the weather and temperatures past sundown. Purchase tickets at the link below. $10…

Lantern Tour
Join us in October for our historic Beverly Lantern Tours! Our host, Karl, takes us on a nighttime walking tour of Beverly with only the light of lanterns to guide our way. Hear the spooky and mysterious side of Beverly – including some tales from local history and legend. Tours 7pm on October 13, 14, 20, 21 (limited spots per tour, so we recommend purchasing tickets in advance) We ask guests to check in at the Beverly Heritage Center prior to 7 PM, and dress appropriately for the weather and temperatures past sundown. Purchase tickets at the link below. $10…

Beverly Old-Fashioned Christmas
Celebrate with us our yearly Old-Fashioned Christmas event with crafts, vendors, and our Town Christmas Tree Lighting!

Quilting & Conversation Series 2023
Griffin Nordstrom here in the final days of my Americorps term with the Beverly Heritage Center. In June and July I was very pleased to be able to collaborate with local artists and businesses in Randolph County to share stories and advice about working with fibers arts and its local history during our Quilting and Conversation series. Over the course of a few weeks, we held eight Facebook Live sessions with guests of various backgrounds and experience with fiber arts (for two, it was actually their first time quilting!) All of these videos have been saved on the Beverly Heritage…

Beverly Cooks! : Spoon Corn Bread
With the (relative) success of the 1950 Tuna Fish Loaf recipe, I got a bit more ambitious and took on another 1950 recipe, this one a ‘Spoon Corn Bread’ by Mrs. Willa Hill, also from the 1988 Beverly Presbyterian Church cookbook as a returning recipe from the 1950 edition. It did not work out, but I am not sure whether that was user error or the fault of the recipe. Ingredients 1 cup corn meal, 1 cup boiling water, 1 cup sweet milk, 2 eggs, butter (size of an egg), 1 tsp. sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 4 tsp (level) baking…