Annual Glenville Area Historical Society to put on Heritage Tour
Submitted by Carol Adams, President, Glenville Area Historical Society
Each year the Glenville Area Historical Society’s History Tour takes on a different theme or flavor. The 2015 Tour on Saturday July 19th is billed as the Heritage Tour and will return tour goers to favorite sites and places from previous tours. “Many people have asked about certain sites they either missed or want to re-visit”, explained Carol Adams, GAHS President. “ So, we have created the Heritage Tour to bring back those favorites”, she continued.
The tour begins at one of the famous Glenville Churches, Hamburg Baptist Church and Cemetery which was on one of the places of worship moved from Old Glenville when Lake Glenville was built. In fact some stones in the present cemetery were in the original cemetery in Old Glenville.
The tour itinerary moves on to spots through the Glenville Village, Pine Creek and Norton communities. The Lake Glenville dam is always a popular spot where all kinds of information and statistics about the building of the lake and dam will be narrated by knowledgeable GAHS members. Water from dammed Lake Glenville is released to flow down huge pipes…you can see them on the left when traveling on Highway 107 north from Glenville. This water generates electricity at the power house for Duke Energy
There are nine historic sites in the Heritage tour…..notable schoolhouses, old homes, cabins and buildings full of history. At every tour stop a knowledgeable host, often accompanied by the property’s ancestor or present owner, offers “inside” information, anecdotes and intriguing details about the original family or building. History lovers will find more than enough information as well as fun along the way. Traditionally the final stop is a bluegrass and dulcimer musical treat to conclude a very satisfying day for tour-goers and volunteers.
This fifth annual GAHS History Tour has been in the planning stages since last fall. Members of the GAHS tour committee have carefully researched family histories, documents and public records to assure this 2015 tour offers, once again, remarkable sites with fascinating histories and stories. A great deal of the discoveries are presented on display boards and narrated by site hosts.
The GAHS mission is to preserve the rich history of the Glenville area. Members interview elderly residents, conduct map research, collect documents and research history. Ultimately, after co-coordinating written material, photos and documents, the result will be a comprehensive historical and pictorial publication, about the greater Glenville area and Hamburg Township. The annual History Tour is a fundraiser to raise seed money for the publication while offering a historical event opportunity for young and old alike.
The approximately 2 – 3 hour Tour is self- guided via a Tour brochure that includes the basic story of each site, an excellent map and photos. Plenty of directional signage will be placed on the roads leading to all of the sites.
The Tour opens at 10 AM and tickets will be sold until 2 PM on Tour day at the Hamburg Baptist Church on Highway 107 North.. Advance tickets can be purchased during the month of July up to the 17th at the Lakeside Flea, the Glenville Community Development Club and from GAHS members.
For more information call the Glenville Area Historical Society at 828 743-1658, 828 743-6744 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..