On November 10, 2021, President Dixie Wilson will preside over the Semi Annual meeting of the Colonial Dames of West Virginia at Edgewood Country Club. The gathering begins with a 9:30 a.m. coffee and the meeting convenes at 10:00 a.m. in the ballroom. Laurie Ossman, Past Interim Executive Director of…

Colonial Dame Jessica Graney has announced Charleston’s 2022 spring fundraiser to be held April 29 and 30. An historical speaker portraying Mark Twain has been selected by committee chair Lisa Smith and committee members. A luncheon will be held on Saturday at Edgewood Country Club and the community event will…

Kathy Becker, Trustee and Fundraising Chair, for the Craik-Patton House Foundation, announces that donors reached their 5-year Capital Campaign fundraising goal of $1 million in invested assets in 2020. Foundation assets now exceed over $1.2 million as of May 2021. This effort began in 2015 and was successful due to…

Through the month of October more than $10,350.00 has been raised. Donations are still being accepted for this important fundraiser which helps fund the salary of our full-time House Director, Nathan Jones. The Craik-Patton House is hosting a Virtual Day of Giving on October 28 as a fundraiser event that…

2021-2022 PRESIDENT: Mrs. Richard Lee Wilson (Dixie) CO-VICE PRESIDENTS: Mrs. Rodney Smith (Lisa) Mrs. Isaac Noyes Smith IV (Stuart) 2ND VICE PRESIDENT: Ms. Betsy Wilson RECORDING SECRETARY: Mrs. Arthur Lee King (Virginia) CORRESPONDING SECRETARY: Mrs. Frank Watts Tuckwiller (Barbara) TREASURER: Mrs. Charles Guthrie Moyers (Pat) REGISTRAR: Mrs. Ralph Albert Stevens…

Outgoing President Lynn Goldsmith received a gift from Dames members for her dedicated service as NSCDA-WV President for the past two years. Goldsmith was president when the Craik-Patton Foundation raised one million dollars for the endowment fund which secures the financial future of the Craik-Patton House. Goldsmith passed the gavel…