Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! Todd Snider, Kathleen Edwards, Mick Flannery, Sunny War, and The Accidentals, on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
By Stan Bumgardner, Editor, Goldenseal Magazine Stan Bumgardner discusses the largest armed insurrection in the United States since the Civil War, examining its causes, its major events, and why few West Virginians ever learned about these nationally significant struggles until recent decades.
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will feature special activities from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 2, as part of its annual Archaeology Day celebration. The program coincides with West Virginia Archaeology Month, which is celebrated throughout October. Weather permitting, most of the activities will be held outdoors. All programs are... View Article
Learn all about archaeology in an afternoon filled with behind-the scenes tours of the Research Facility, flint knapping, spear throwing using an atlatl, hands-on activities, and many other demonstrations and displays.
Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! Bahamas, Sam Weber, Lilly Hiatt, Kishi Bashi, and Curtis McMurtry on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a record-breaking giant pumpkin? Extreme pumpkin growers share their passion and tips for raising the orange giants. Growing one of them requires much effort and know-how, starting with the right seeds. Moisture and nutrients must be provided, and growers battle hungry rodents, insects, and even human... View Article
Be a part of the live audience as Mountain Stage records a fresh episode for NPR Music! Tommy Emmanuel with Rob Ickes and Trey Hensley, Frank Vignola & Vinny Raniolo, Lera Lynn, and Jack Broadbent on Mountain Stage Tickets can be purchased online at https://mountainstage.org/upcoming-live-shows/ or by calling 877.987.4900
Each year in October the WVDACH hosts the "Official State Marching Band Championship of West Virginia." Which takes place at Laidley Field in Charleston, WV. High School Marching bands from all over the state come to showcase their skills and compete for the title of "State Honor Band." We are proud to continue that tradition... View Article
By William Reynolds, Historian and Exhibit Specialist, Campus Martius Museum, Marietta, OH This program looks at some of the first reports on earthworks in the Ohio Valley, including the Grave Creek Mound. Early maps and descriptions of mounds and other prehistoric earthworks can provide a more complete picture of these ancient structures than is visible... View Article
During regular museum hours (Tuesday - Saturday 9am to 5pm), visitors are invited to create paper snowflakes for the holidays. Make one snowflake to take home and one to hang in the museum’s windows.
Explores the rise of great Native American nations from dynastic monarchies to participatory democracies. Democracy as we know it in the United States was built on the democratic system of New York’s Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) confederation. In addition, science and oral traditions show how corn, cedar, shell, and the jaguar each inspired new nations and planted... View Article
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