Support Us

The Old Hemlock Foundation is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) private foundation located in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. The Old Hemlock Foundation is the product of estate planning conducted by George Bird Evans and Kay Evans to preserve Old Hemlock and their legacy.

We continue to build, improve and promote the George Bird Evans Collection in the WVU Library. Donations are needed to make it grow.

Write checks to WVU Library and reference George Bird Evans Regional History Collection Fund #2W271 in the memo line

WVU Libraries, Dean’s Office

Attn:  Paula Martinelli

P.O. Box 6069

Morgantown, WV  26505-6069

To donate online, individuals can donate here.  Click on “Donate Now.”  On the form, type the fund number, 2W271, or name “George Bird Evans Regional History Collection.”

If you are interested in making a donation to the Old Hemlock Foundation, you may do so by making a gift during your lifetime or by making a bequest under your will or trust. For more information, click here.

Another option to support the foundation is to donate  to the George Bird Evans Literary  fund.  Write check to WVU Foundation with the  name of fund and this code number 2S593 on the memo line .  This fund is used to reward WVU students in history and/or literature to research George Bird Evans’s role in Appalachian History and Literature.

Mail to:

WVU Foundation
One Waterfront Place
P. O. Box 1650
Morgantown, WV 26507

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WVU Leadership Class

WVU Leadership Class assisting with storm clean up.

VOLUNTEERING:  Volunteers are needed to provide support for Old Hemlock Foundation and estate in the ways listed below. If you are interested in volunteering, contact us at lejay@oldhemlock.org  or call 304-379-7505. 

We are also associated with the  Center for Service and Learning at West Virginia University.  WVU students can register for volunteer hours, to do community service and/or complete service learning projects by registering through iServe. 

Volunteers are welcome to assist with these types of projects:

    • House maintenance: carpentry; painting; cleaning; etc.
    • Trail maintenance and development
    • Archiving and maintenance of artifacts.
    • Road Maintenance including cleaning debris from ditches
    • Litter Pick Up along the Brandonville Pike
    • Cataloging of documents and artifacts (Could be a study project or thesis for college course work)
    • Cataloging of the flora and fauna of the Old Hemlock Estate
    • Summer landscaping
  • Invasive species abatement