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2023 Vandalia Gathering

West Virginia Capitol Complex and Culture Center 1900 Kanawha Blvd E, Building 9, Charleston, West Virginia, United States

Since 1977 the Vandalia Gathering has been taking place on the Capitol Grounds. Every Memorial Day Weekend people come from far and wide to experience the traditional culture of WV. Featuring multiple musical competitions, a baking contest, and the annual storytelling “Liar’s Contest”, as well as over 30 West Virginia artisans and dancers (don’t forget... View Article

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Grave Creek: Second Saturday Program: World War II Traveling Trunk

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

Join Kara Gordon from the Historic Cockayne Farmstead in an interactive and object-based discovery of World War II era artifacts. Letters, photographs, booklets, and uniforms tell the story of the Second World War as experienced by residents of Marshall County. This program is recommended for ages 10 through adult.

Grave Creek: A HISTORY OF BLACK MUSIC IN AMERICA

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

Hosted by Ron Scott Jr. with performances led by Ezra John This unique program, presented in partnership with YWCA Wheeling, will take you on a journey through time, examining the contributions of Black artists to American music. Starting with Negro Spirituals, it will follow the creative road map from jazz to blues, rock and roll... View Article

Grave Creek: Second Saturday Film: D-Day’s Sunken Secrets

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded the Normandy beaches to liberate Europe from the Nazis. More than 5,000 ships with thousands of tanks and landing craft and nearly 200,000 men crossed the English Channel. Hundreds of ships fell victim to German shellfire, mines, and torpedoes and are being documented by dive teams, submersibles, and... View Article

Grave Creek: FOSSIL DAY

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

3 pm: Lecture, The Elm Grove Monster, Edaphosaurus and other Prehistoric Creatures from the Ohio Valley by E. Ray Garton of Prehistoric Planet -  Fossil Identifications by Dr. Ronald McDowell of the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey -  Dinosaur Mini Museum from Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Natural History -   Fossil exhibit scavenger hunt -   Activities relating to fossils include... View Article

Grave Creek: Evening Lecture Series: Historic Wheeling

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

By Richard Knoblich, West Virginia Storyteller and AuthorCatch a glimpse of Wheeling history with award winning storyteller Richard Knoblich.  Adapted from his motorcoach tours for Oglebay Resort, this  presentation is loaded with photos highlighting floods, bridges, railroads, and the architectural grandeur of Wheeling.

Grave Creek: Second Saturday Film: D-Day’s Sunken Secrets

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

On June 6, 1944, the Allies invaded the Normandy beaches to liberate Europe from the Nazis. More than 5,000 ships with thousands of tanks and landing craft and nearly 200,000 men crossed the English Channel. Hundreds of ships fell victim to German shellfire, mines, and torpedoes and are being documented by dive teams, submersibles, and... View Article

Grave Creek: Film: We Shall Remain – America Through Native Eyes, Episode 1 – After the Mayflower

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

This program looks at Thanksgiving through Native American eyes. In March of 1621, Massasoit, chief of the Wampanoag tribe in New England, negotiated a diplomatic alliance with a scraggly band of English settlers for the benefit of his people.  Half a century later, a brutal war flared up.

Grave Creek: Book Signing: Memories of Fostoria Glass

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

Meet authors Gary L. Rider and Roseanna Dakan Keller who will give a short introduction to their newest book which tells the story of Moundsville’s Fostoria Glass plant and some of the people who worked there. The program will be held at the museum’s exhibit of Fostoria glass and copies of the book will be... View Article

Grave Creek: Film: Roots of Resistance: The Story of the Underground Railroad

Grave Creek Mound 801 Jefferson Ave, Moundsville, WV, United States

Produced in 2005 by the WGBH Educational Foundation, part of the PBS American Experience Series.  Told through the narratives of escaped slaves and their descendants, this is the story of the secret network of deeply committed individuals who helped escaped slaves find their way to freedom.

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