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Tour the Historic Home of George Bird Evans

The Old Hemlock Foundation will open the historic home of George Bird Evans and his wife, Kay Evans, to public tours. The 1782 deeded property is on the National Register of Historic Places. The log home was built in circa 1815. The tours will tell about lives of George and Kay. This tale of love of mountains, art, music, fine writing and English Setters will share about George as an artist, author of mysteries and upland hunting, and breeder the Old Hemlock Line of English Setters.

We have two public tours per year

  • July 19, 2025:  Public Tours of the Evans Home at Old Hemlock at first at 1:00 pm and the next at 3:00 pm.
  • September 14, 2025:  Public Tours of the Evans Home at Old Hemlock at first at 1:00 pm and the next at 3:00 pm

All other visits are by appointment.

 

There are approximately five miles of trails Old Hemlock. Visitors are welcome to use with permission.

The following events are free and open to the public.

Please call (304) 379-7505 or email oldhemlockfoundation@gmail.com for more information.

 Other tours for educational and civic groups are available per the schedule and are pre-arranged.

2025 Old Hemlock Foundation Schedule of Events:

    • March 5 (Wednesday) Social for Owners of Old Hemlock Setters at 5:00
    • March 6-8 Old Hemlock Setter Family Reunion at On Point Outfitters
    • April 12 (Saturday) Friends of Old Hemlock (all welcome) Litter Pick Up 9:00 am
    • April 12 (Saturday) Wildlife Habitat (all welcome) Workday 1:00 pm
    • April 13 (Sunday) Rain date for April 12 workday
    • April 14 (Monday)  Private Tour
    • April 23 (Wednesday) WVU Ornithology Class 8:00 am
    • April 28 (Monday) Preston Middle School Tour and Activities
    • April 29-May 2 -Woodcock Banding with WV DNR (Location tba)
    • May 12- (Monday) Set up Bird Banding Mist Nets 5:00 pm
    • May 25 (Sunday)- **OHBO 2025 Bird Banding open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • May 28 (Thursday) Master Naturalist Bird Class at ACCA
    • June 1 (Sunday) -**OHBO 2025 Bird Banding open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • July 13 (Sunday) -*Bird Banding and Net Tending Training 7:00 am to noon
    • June 14 (Saturday) Join LeJay for a Preston County Back Road Birding tour 8:00 am
    • June 15 (Sunday) -**OHBO 2025 Bird Banding open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • June 22 (Sunday) -**OHBO 2025 Bird Banding open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • June 25 (Wednesday) Join LeJay for a guided Bird Walk on Old Hemlock 7:30 am
    • July 4 (Friday) -**OHBO 2025 Bird Banding open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • July 12 (Saturday) -**OHBO Bird Banding MAPS open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • July 19 (Saturday) Public Tour of the Evans House at Old Hemlock 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm
    • July 20 (Sunday) -**OHBO Bird Banding MAPS open to public 7:00 am to noon (Picnic for MAP volunteers
    • July 27 (Sunday) -*Bird Banding and Net Tending Training 7:00 am to noon
    • August 3 (Sunday) -**OHBO Bird Banding MAPS open to public 7:00 am to noon
    • September 14 (Sunday) Public Tour of the Evans House at Old Hemlock 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm

*Bird Banding and Mist Net Training:  This event is focused on training volunteers for the assisting with bird banding at Old Hemlock, Canaan Valley Owl Banding and the Allegheny Front Migration Observatory.   Participants must register prior to attendance with Orion Metheny (waterfowler98@yahoo.com)

** Old Hemlock Bird Observation (OHBO)- Volunteers arrive at 5:30 am for operation to start at 6:00 am

 

 

 

 

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