Vandalia Gathering 2013 Contest Winners Announced
May 30, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle and banjo, bluegrass banjo, lap dulcimer, flatpick guitar and mandolin players... View Article
Month: May 2013
Archives Library to Present “Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the Preservation of Confederate Culture” on June 4
May 24, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Dr. Karen L. Cox will present “Dixie’s Daughters: The United Daughters of the Confederacy and the... View Article
West Virginia’s Historian Laureate to Discuss “The Revolution that Forged a State” at Independence Hall in Wheeling on June 6
May 24, 2013 12:00 amNews… WHEELING, W.Va. — Historian Laureate of West Virginia Ronald L. Lewis will present a lecture titled “The Revolution that... View Article
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex to Host Day-long Archaeology Symposium on June 8
May 24, 2013 12:00 amNews… MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. – The Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex, the West Virginia University Native American Studies Program and the... View Article
Grave Creek Mound to Present Talk on “Early American Prehistory in the Middle Atlantic Area” on May 30
May 21, 2013 12:00 amNews… MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — William Jack Hranicky, director of the Virginia Rock Art Survey, will present the talk “Early American... View Article
Gerald Milnes, Folklorist, Author, Filmmaker and Musician, to Receive 2013 Vandalia Award on May 24
May 20, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Vandalia Award, West Virginia’s highest folklife honor, will be presented to folklorist, filmmaker, author and... View Article
Vandalia Gathering Celebrates Traditional Arts at Culture Center May 24-25 To Be Featured During the 150th Birthday Celebration
May 16, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Culture and History invites the public to celebrate the traditional music... View Article
Grave Creek Mound Invites Public to Help Sow Seeds in its Interpretive Garden
May 14, 2013 12:00 amNews… MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville invites the public to its fourth annual “Sowing of... View Article
Morgantown Student Represented West Virginia in National Poetry Competition Activities in Clarksburg, Morgantown also will promote poetry in schools
May 3, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tim DiFazio, a Morgantown High School senior, represented West Virginia April 29 -30 at the Poetry... View Article
Shady Spring Middle School in Raleigh County Wins West Virginia State History Bowl
May 3, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Shady Spring Middle School Team One of Raleigh County won the West Virginia Division of Culture... View Article
Award-winning Television Producer Russ Barbour to Discuss his Film Reconstructing Bill: The Story of Governor William C. Marland in Archives Library on May 7
May 1, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Television producer Russ Barbour will present “Reconstructing Bill: The Story of Governor William C. Marland” on... View Article
Archives Library to present talk on the Haunted History of the West Virginia Penitentiary on May 9
May 1, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Author and columnist Sherri Brake will present “The Haunted History of the West Virginia Penitentiary” on... View Article
West Virginia Dance Festival Draws Students from Across the State
May 1, 2013 12:00 amNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dance students from 45 dance school, high school and college programs participated in the 2013 West... View Article