Blog — Gillum House

We are Ready For YOU!

Gillum house Bed & Breakfast is ready for the 2016 season of guests. We have just restocked the supply of coffee beans, maple syrup, and local honey. The only thing missing is - YOU!!

Getting Playful - Again

UncategorizedkpanekDecember 20, 2015

Chapel Enters New Phase

The Chapel of Perpetual Adoration in Shinnston, West Virginia is now open 18 hours per day, 6 A.M. to Midnight, 7 days per week.

Gillum House, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekOctober 22, 2015Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, meditate, pray, Shinnston, St Margaret y Castillo Chapel of Perpetual Adoration

Brymbo Meets Gillum

The innkeepers of Brymbo B& B in Chipping-Campden, UK visited Gillum House Bed & Breakfast in Shinnston, West Virginia

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekSeptember 16, 2015Barry Jeffrey, BedPosts, Brymbo B & B, City of Shinnston, Gene Jeffrey, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Levi Shinn Log House, Morgan car, org-uk, Shinnston, Shinnston Historical Association, West Virginia

2015 Frontier Days - Wonderful and Different

Shinnston celebrates 2015 Frontier Days - the festival everyone looks forward to all year

Events, Festivals, Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekAugust 28, 2015APWA Wrestling, City of Shinnston, Frontier Days, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Reuben Perdue, Shinnston, Shinnston Frontier Days, West Virginia

Look out! Here she comes!

The innkeeper at Gillum house Bed & Breakfast is adding a new experience - a ride in a sidecar.

The Posts are Gone

The posts were shipped and we have our porch once more. The Tesla Charging Station is mounted to the house instead.

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We are "Charged"

Located just under 7 miles west of Exit #124 (Jerry Dove Drive), Gillum House Bed & Breakfast offers registered guests a free amenity of charging their electric cars or motorcycles.

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Do We Have a Porch Sitter Here?

Come see the newly redecorated Gillum House front porch.

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Our Garden Grows Again

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Winter Doldrums have Vanished - Spring is HERE

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Valentine's Day Has a Bonus

Valentine's Day 2015 is a 3-day weekend.

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Do Not Play With Your Food - But It Is FUN, Ma

We enjoy being creative with presentation of our fruit course for breakfasts at Gillum House Bed & Breakfast in Shinnston, West Virginia.

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Shinnston Community Band December 6, 2014

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B & Bs For Vets - 2014

Gillum House Bed & Breakfast invites Veterans (Military ID OR Veterans Administration is required

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It Is Bocce Time!!

United Way of Harrison County held Third Annual Bocce Tournament fundraiser June 7.

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Saved Best For Last - #1 Levi Shinn Log House

The Levi Shinn Log House in Shinnston, built circa 1778, is the oldest house in Harrison County

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Reason # 2 - Lunatic Asylum

The Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum was returned to the original name when it became an attraction open for tours.

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Reason # 3 - Mother's Day

The site of the First Mother's Day Service, the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church in Grafton, West Virginia has become the International Mother's Day Shrine.

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Reason # 4 - A Unique Covered Bridge

The Battle of Philippi was for possession of the covered bridge crossing the Tygart Valley River.

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