By Lisa Dugas, MA, RPA, Senior Lead for Cultural Resources at Big Pine Consultants In honor of National Women’s History Month and women in archaeology, this program highlights the life and work of archaeologist Bettye J. Broyles (1928-2011). Ms. Dugas obtained her B.A. in Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh and her M.A. in Anthropology... View Article
March is Women’s History Month, and the occasion will be celebrated with “The Bettye Project: The Life and Times of Archaeologist Bettye Broyles,” presented at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 23, by Lisa Dugas. Bettye J. Broyles (1928-2011) was a trailblazing archaeologist who worked at the prestigious Illinois State Museum, the University of Georgia, and... View Article
The Archaeological Complex also welcomes the 41st annual “Marshall County Student Art Show” with an opening reception from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The art show will be on exhibit through Saturday, April 15. This competitive show features a variety of media such as drawings, paintings, photographs, and sculpture created by very... View Article
The Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex is honored to host the Dineh Tah’ Navajo Dance Troupe from Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, April 15. The program begins at 11:30 a.m. with a lecture on Navajo history, traditions and dance, followed by an intermission at 12:30 p.m. and dance performances starting at 1 p.m. Under the direction... View Article
The Annual West Virginia Dance Festival featuring classes, workshops, and performances. Dancers come from all over the state to take classes from professional instructors in the areas of ballet, modern, and jazz.
The activities, appropriate for elementary school age children, will include singing period songs, a craft, characters in period costumes, a presentation on a typical soldier’s life and information about Wheeling’s own General Jesse Reno, who was killed at the battle of South Mountain. The cities of Reno, Nev.; Reno, Ohio; Reno, Okla.; and Reno, Pa.,... View Article
Coking spurred the growth of coal mining in the area of the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve of West Virginia during the late 19th century. This program describes the coking process and the documentation of 632 coke ovens in several of the park's coal mining towns. Fuerst serves as NPS archeologist and NPS... View Article
“Revisiting Grave Creek Mound: Results and Interpretations of the 2016 Geophysical Survey” will be presented at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 29, by Dr. Alexander C. Corkum II, project geophysicist at Terracon, Inc. As part of his doctoral research, Dr. Corkum employed ground penetrating radar, electrical resistivity tomography and drone-based photogrammetry to capture data both... View Article
Join us on May 11th from 7 to 9 pm at Cedar Lakes for the 12th Annual Bowed Psaltery Symphony, an event that has been hosted by Tish and Greg Westman since 2010. Listen to the ethereal and haunting sounds of the bowed psaltery, performed by over 40 musicians from across the country. Each year... View Article
May is also the month to celebrate and honor all mothers. Families are invited to stop in from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 13, to make colorful tissue flowers just in time for Mother’s Day. Surprise mom with a special handmade gift. https://wvculture.org/grave-creek-mound-archaeological-complex-celebrates-historic-preservation-and-gardening-in-may/
The WV Strawberry Festival is a 9 day fun-filled festival in Buckhannon, WV. Complete with live music, food vendors, carnival and fireworks, you’re sure to find something for everyone!
will be screened Saturday, May 13, at 1 and 3 p.m. Did you know that West Virginia’s State Capitol was not always located in Charleston? First located in Wheeling, it moved to Charleston, back to Wheeling and again to Charleston. The Capitol’s history also includes a disastrous fire, a “Pasteboard Capitol,” and the current Capitol... View Article
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