The West Virginia & Regional History Center (WVRHC) invites you to our 2026 West Virginia Day Celebration. As America celebrates its semiquincentennial, the WVRHC is reflecting on the history and culture of the Mountain State in the last 250 years. 

At 2:00 p.m. in the Milano Room of the Downtown Library, WVU Associate Professor of History Dr. William "Hal" Gorby will lead a panel discussion with recent graduates of the WVU History department. Birthday cake and refreshments will be served. 

Immediately following the reception, attendees are invited up to the History Center to see the new exhibition, "Mountaineers Are Always Free: West Virginia at 250." The exhibit features the power of place in West Virginia, examines the people who call West Virginia home, and highlights stories of struggles for freedom and democracy across the state's history.