Gillum House Bed & Breakfast is honored to continue with B & Bs For Vets in 2012. The program started in Shinnston, West Virginia in 2008. In 2010 the program went international with over 900 B & Bs around the world participating. In 2011 BBCanada started B & Bs For Remembrance Day.
July 1, 2012 the Shinnston Community Band will perform the Anual Independence Concert at Ferguson Memorial Park.
Riffle Pottery is back to potting! Gillum House Bed & Breakfast has new Gillum House mugs made by Larry Riffle of Riffle Pottery.
Teams turned out for the Harrison County United Way fundraiser Bocce Tournament and our guest got a great breakafst.
Shop Shinnston hosts Girl’s Night Out on May 10, 2012. Get entry card stamped by every participating shop for chance to win a basket of goodies!
Continue reading about Thursday, May 10 is GIRL’S NIGHT OUT!
May 2, 2012: Spring is almost sprung!!! The tulips, forsythia, daffodils are gone. But they bloomed early this year. Guests coming in May are in for a treat. Blooms are everywhere!! Rhododendron and azalea usually bloom the middle to the end of May. Our red azalea and white azalea are almost in full bloom (the [...]
Jim Petty came to Shinnston to get his painting of his 1927 Indian Chief by John Panek.
See the Spring 2012 issue for the article and photo spread about Travel to Shinnston
Sunset-Ellis Drive-in opens April 20, 2012. The Flea Market opens April 21, 2012.
March 4, 2012: Wednesday, February 29, 2012 there were torrential rains, high winds, and flash floods all around north-central West Virginia. By Saturday, March 3, people were cleaning up the mess, the rain had stopped, the sun was out, and the water levels of the rivers and lakes were receding but the water was muddy [...]
The Alumni of Shinnston High School (1910 – 1978) gather for a Homecoming every 4 years and 2012 is The Year! The schedule of activities has been announced.
Reminiscing about growing up in West Virginia and how the love of a State becomes a part of a person, not just a geographic place. It is HOME.
Continue reading about Couldn’t Wait to Leave – Couldn’t Wait to Get Back!
Guests at the Gillum House are invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the house with a 3rd night rate of $19.12.
2011 was a year of upgrades for the Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston Plumbing,and for the City of Shinnston.
November 23, 2011: There is an eerie quiet in Shinnston these days. Old-time residents no longer know when there is a call for the Volunteer Fire Department or the Emergency Squad. Thursdays at 8 PM are now silent. Guests at the B & B no longer have to be assured there is no tornado [...]
