ELIZABETH'S PIONEER DAYS JAM-PACKED EVENT - Full Schedule Set For Saturday
Pioneer Days is held around one of West
Virginia's most beautiful courthouses
Music makers entertain visitors
during 90 degree temperatures
A new feature this year - bed races
Kids play street games
The 6th Annual Wirt County Pioneer Day will be celebrated October 4 in Elizabeth.
The Elizabeth Beauchamp Chapter Daughters of American Pioneers invites everyone to join the fun-filled activities and experience the hospitality of Wirt Countians as they take pride in recreating their heritage.
Vendor and exhibitor booths will line Elizabeth's Court House square. There will be demonstrations of pioneer living, good eats, interesting handmade items and games and activities for children.
Visitors can tour the Beauchamp-Newman Museum and the Little Kanawha Hotel, two of the area's historic sites.
Schedule of Activities
Music and Stage Area
10:00-11:00 A.M. Opening - Bob Stanley - Sermon - Bishop William Boyd Grove
11:00-12:00Â A.M. Dr. Virginia Gray, "Local Ghost Tales"
1:00- 2:00Â P.M. Country Mix
2:00- 3:00 P.M. Chichesters
3:00- 4:00Â P.M. Â Â Calhoun Cousins
4:00- 5:00 P.M.  Gospel Four
5:00- 6:00Â P.M. Â Tom and Carol Wriston
6:00- ? P.M. Street Dancing with Tom Poe
Special Events
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Quilt Show - Dora B. Woodyard Memorial Library
9:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Car Show - Wirt High School Parking Lot
10:00 A.M. - 3:00 P.M. Beauchamp-Newman Museum Tours
11:00 P.M. & 1:00 P.M. Scotch-Irish Bagpipe Music - Anna Border - Museum
11:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Dr. Virginia Gray, "Local Ghost Tales" Stage
12:00 P.M. "Corbett's Story Telling Tent' - Mulberry Street
11:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Little Kanawha Hotel Tours
4:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. Spaghetti Dinner & Mini-Extravaganza - Fire Dept.
Activities
1:00 P.M. FBLA Corn Hole Bag Tournament - High School
2:00 P.M. LuAnn McVey's Middle School Dancers - Mulberry Street
3:00 P.M. Bed Race - Mulberry Street
4:00 P.M. Skillet Throw - (sponsored by Mom's Place) - Museum
SCENES FROM 2007
Confederates (L to R) Lt. Fred Cornell, Commander
Mike Myers SUNCW, Greg Buskirk, Chad Serra, Ron Craddock
16th Virginia Calvary (L to R) Chad Serra, Ron
Craddock, Mike Sabati, Greg Buskirk, Jon Queen
Apple butter stirring was an all-day event
old-time photography booth was a favorite attraction
Singing a mountain tune - youngster proudly displays pelts
Engines churning and smoking - visitors resting in the shade
Display of fire hose unit by Elizabeth VFD - quilts being raffled