# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Files Family of Randolph County
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Learn more about the “foundation story” of Randolph County -- the short-lived settlement by the Files and Tygart families in 1753. Join us for the spring program of the Randolph County Historical Society on Thursday, May 15, 6:30 pm at the Randolph County Museum meeting room in Beverly.
Steve Bodkins will share a historical presentation on the Files family, one of the first known European families to settle in the Tygarts Valley. Steve will primarily explore the known history of the attack on the Files family by Native Americans at Beverly in 1753. He will also present additional historical evidence that he has recently uncovered, to show that much more occurred during this event than current history books slide show last about one hour. Steve is a graduate of Tygarts Valley High School at Mill Creek and West Virginia University in Morgantown, WV. He has written books, Bemis & Glady West Virginia: A History of Two Mountain Towns and Forgotten Towns, Pocahontas and Randolph Counties, WV.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/beverly/files-family-of-randolph-county/200028143321200
- **Event Categories**: meetups
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Beverly
- **state**: WV
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 728 Main St, Beverly, WV 26253-9627, United States
- **lat**: 38.84097
- **long**: -79.87551
- **full address**: 728 Main St, Beverly, WV 26253-9627, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Files Family of Randolph County being held?
  - **A:** Files Family of Randolph County takes place on Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 15 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm at 728 Main St, Beverly, WV 26253-9627, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Files Family of Randolph County?
  - **A:** Files Family of Randolph County is organized by Randolph County Historical Society.

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