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Monday, January 27th, 2020 @ 3:09PM

Second Annual Day at Dumbarton

You’re Invited to the Second Annual Day at Dumbarton – April 29-May 1. Get to know the ins-and-outs of Dumbarton House historic house museum and your National Headquarters. This new program is designed to bring NSCDA members from around the country to their National Headquarters to explore topics related to the…

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Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 12:39PM

Golden Horseshoe Test Prep held at Craik-Patton House

House director Nathan Jones is helping local students gear up for the annual Golden Horseshoe Test by inviting students to learn about West Virgina’s exciting history and its connections to Charleston’s 1834 historic home, the Craik-Patton House. Eighth graders vie for the Golden Horseshoe Award and they are rewarded by…

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Saturday, January 25th, 2020 @ 11:47AM

Goldsmith Welcomes Members

President Lynn Goldsmith welcomes all West Virginia Colonial Dames and guests to the NSCDA-WV Semi-Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wed., Nov. 6, at Edgewood Country Club in Charleston, West Virginia. Catherine Nuzum, Curator of Special Projects at Dumbarton House, headquarters of NSCDA in Georgetown, DC, will speak on the national…

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Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 @ 12:14PM

Help needed for Holiday Open House

Nathan Jones, Craik-Patton House Director, announces a volunteer Docent Training Day on November 13. In order to account for various schedules, a morning session will take place from 10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.; the afternoon session, from 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. At the Craik-Patton House, trainees will review the up-dated…

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Wednesday, August 14th, 2019 @ 11:25AM

Picnic With Friends

The Craik-Patton Picnic with Friends organized by House Director Nathan Jones was held August 3, 2019, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family and friends enjoyed good food along with Living History presentations by the West Augusta Volunteers and the Kanawha Rangers. Music was provided by Peddlers Glory. Special activities…

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Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 @ 3:18PM

2019 NSCDA-WV, Cabell County Scholarship

The Cabell County NSCDA-WV Scholarship was presented to Ms. Taylor Reynolds at a dinner hosted by the Marshall University Department of History on April 13, 2019. Mrs. Joyce Ey and Mrs. Mary Whitten Wiseman of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of West Virginia…

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