Blog — Gillum House

Come With Your Friend - Leave With Your Spouse!

The Gillum House Bed & Breakfast offers an Elopement Package - lovely memorable ceremony with no fuss (for you)!

Better Way To Stay, Events, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekMay 29, 2013Elopement, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston, Wedding, Wedding Ceremony

It is ACTUALLY Happening!

Showing the building of a bridge across the West Fork River at Shinnston, West Virginia.

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekApril 19, 2013building a bridge, City of Shinnston, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston, West Fork River, West Fork River Rail-Trail

Photos will Come Later - I Promise!!!

We had strange visitors in our yard this morning. Wish you had been here to see them!

Better Way To Stay, Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekApril 13, 2013deer, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston, West Fork River Rail-Trail, West Virginia

What Did You Do on Thanksgiving, Joe?

The cap on Thanksgiving Day 2012 was Joe meeting Punjab. After an 18th Century Frontier Thanksgiving, Joe got a kiss from Punjab.

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekNovember 22, 2012Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Kiss, Punjab, Shinnston, Thanksgiving

I love my Roaster!

Gillum House Bed & Breakfast roasts coffee fresh for our guests - the guests even get to choose the country their coffee is from. We use a Nesco Coffee Roaster that is made in the USA.

Gillum House, My Place, Shinnston WV, The ArtskpanekOctober 4, 2012Burman Coffee Beans, coffee roaster, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Larry Riffle, Nesco Coffee Roaster, Riffle Pottery, roasting coffee, Shinnston, West Virginia

Frontier Days - Shinnston Celebrates 160 Birthday!

The Annual Shinnston Frontier Days has great weather, good rides, and excellent entertainment.

Nothing Happens Here - RIGHT!!

A HealthNet helicopter landed in Shinnston September 7, 2012.

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekSeptember 8, 2012Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, HealthNet, helicopter, patient, rail-trail, Shinnston, Shinnston Volunteer Fire Dept

The Second B is the Best

The most important B in B & B is BREAKFAST!! Read about a recent Gillum House Breakfast.

Gillum House, My Place, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekSeptember 7, 2012Breakfast, egg bake, English Muffin Bread, fresh-roasted coffee, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, non-citric juice, sausage, Shinnston, West Virginia

Mugs To You!!

Riffle Pottery is back to potting! Gillum House Bed & Breakfast has new Gillum House mugs made by Larry Riffle of Riffle Pottery.

Gillum House, My Place, Places to See in WV, The ArtskpanekJune 11, 2012Cowen, face mugs, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Larry Riffle, Riffle Pottery, Thomas Fletcher

Spring Came Early This Year!

Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekMay 2, 2012azaleas, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Rhododendron, Shinnston

ALL ABOARD! The Final Run!

Events, My PlacekpanekApril 29, 2012First United Methodist Church, Hallelujah Express, Mother's Day, Mother/Daughter Celebration, Shinnston

Motorcycles, Painting, and Breakfast

Jim Petty came to Shinnston to get his painting of his 1927 Indian Chief by John Panek.

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Shinnston WV, The ArtskpanekApril 21, 2012Cannonball Run 2010, Cannonball Run 2012, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Jim Petty, John Panek, Motorcycle Art, MountainFest, Shinnston

Making Memories in Shinnston - Easter 2012

Approximately 75 children came to Ferguson Park for the Easter Egg Gather April 7, 2012.

Events, My Place, Outdoors, Shinnston WVkpanekApril 7, 2012Cartoon Headquarters, City of Shinnston, Easter, Easter Egg Gather, Ferguson Park, Memories, Shinnston, Shinnston Community Band

No "Wars" Here

Shinnston has more churches than bars. There have never been "religious wars" in Shinnston. The Lenten Services prove it.

Events, My Place, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekFebruary 29, 2012Chapel of Perpetual Adoration, Churches in Shinnston, Lent, Lenten Services, religions, religious wars, Shinnston, Shinnston Area Council of Churches, The History of the City of Shinnston

Couldn't Wait to Leave - Couldn't Wait to Get Back!

Reminiscing about growing up in West Virginia and how the love of a State becomes a part of a person, not just a geographic place. It is HOME.

Gillum House, My Place, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekJanuary 23, 2012Brooke County, Colliers, Follansbee, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Going home, Mountaineer Country, Northern Panhandle, Shinnston, Wellsburg, West Virginia

Happy Birthday 35 Walnut Street

Guests at the Gillum House are invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of the house with a 3rd night rate of $19.12.

Events, Gillum House, My Place, Shinnston WVkpanekJanuary 16, 2012Anna Gillum, Gilliam, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Gullium, Happy Birthday Gillum House, Shinnston, Troy Gillum

A Year of Upgrades

2011 was a year of upgrades for the Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston Plumbing,and for the City of Shinnston.

Gillum House, My Place, Shinnston WVkpanekDecember 31, 2011Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Shinnston, Shinnston Plumbing

Last Chance for Leaf Peeping

There are still pretty leaves to be seen for the last time in 2011, but this is the last chance most likely.

Gillum House, My Place, Outdoors, Places to See in WV, Shinnston WVkpanekOctober 31, 2011covered bridges, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, Leaf-peeping, Shinnston, West Fork River Rail-Trail

Podcast with Mr. Z

Mr Z does a podcast interview with John & Kathleen Panek about Bikes, Bed, and Breakfast

Events, Gillum House, My Place, The ArtskpanekOctober 7, 2011biker-us-com, Gillum House, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, motohistory-net, Motorcycle Art, motorcycles, MountainFest, Mr Z

Bikes, Bed, and Breakfast...

Gillum House, My Place, Shinnston WV, The ArtskpanekSeptember 1, 2011Ed Youngblood, Gillum House Bed & Breakfast, motohistory, motorcycles, MountainFest