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West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office Announces Development Grant Recipients

July 25, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts and Commissioner... View Article

2005 Vandalia Award Winner to Teach Masters Class at Appalachian String Band Music Festival

July 24, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CLIFFTOP, W.Va. – Musician and singer Lester McCumbers of Nicut, W.Va., will present a masters workshop at the 24th... View Article

Gerald W. Sutphin to Present “West Virginia Rivers, Steamboats and River Improvements” in the Archives and History Library on Aug. 6

July 23, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Researcher, writer and historian Gerald W. Sutphin will present “West Virginia Rivers, Steamboats and River Improvements”... View Article

West Virginia Division of Culture and History to Host Arts Sampler Workshop

July 16, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W. Va. – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host a free five-day Arts Sampler... View Article

Grave Creek Mound to Show Free Film, “More Than Bows and Arrows,” A Celebration of Native American Achievements, on July 25

July 15, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2013 Lecture & Film series at... View Article

West Virginia State Museum to Host “Once Upon a Time at the Museum”

July 11, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W. Va. – Looking for a family activity that’s both fun and educational? Look no further than the... View Article

West Virginia State Museum Earns 2013 TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Honored as a Top Performing Museum as Reviewed by Travelers on the World’s Largest Travel Site

July 8, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia State Museum has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award. The accolade, which... View Article

Public Comment Sought for 2014 State Historic Preservation Annual Work Program

July 5, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s proposed Annual Work Program for its 2013-2014 Historic... View Article

Annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival Comes to Fayette County July 31-Aug. 4, 2013

July 3, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — This year’s Appalachian String Band Music Festival featuring some of the best fiddlers and banjo pickers... View Article

Archives Library to Present Talk “The Clendenin Family and the Clendenin Massacre” on July 11

July 2, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Author Gregory Clendenin will present “The Clendenin Family and the Clendenin Massacre” on Thursday, July 11,... View Article

Archives Library to Present Talk on “Rock Springs Park,” the Hancock County Amusement Park of the Early 20th Century, on July 2

June 25, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Author and teacher Joseph A. Comm will present a book talk and slide show about “Rock... View Article

West Virginia Division of Culture and History Announces New Operating Hours for the Culture Center, Grave Creek Mound, Independence Hall, Museum in the Park and the State Museum

June 25, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is announcing new public hours of operation for... View Article

West Virginia Division of Culture and History Announces Biggest Liars, Best Bakers for 2013

June 25, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s biggest liars and best bakers took home top prizes on Saturday, June 22, 2013,... View Article

State Sesquicentennial Featured in Goldenseal Magazine

June 17, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… Charleston, WVa. — The 150th anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood, known as the sesquicentennial, is the focus of a... View Article

First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin to Unveil Sesquicentennial Quilt on Monday, June 17, 2013

June 12, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia First Lady Joanne Jaeger Tomblin will unveil the West Virginia State Sesquicentennial Quilt featuring... View Article

Archives Library to Present Sesquicentennial Lecture “When Western Virginia Remained Loyal: West Virginia Statehood and the Union” on June 21

June 10, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Aaron Sheehan-Dean, Eberly Professor of Civil War Studies at West Virginia University, will present the lecture... View Article

Archives and History Exhibit Highlights W.Va. Documents, Photographs, Maps from 1749-2013

June 7, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. — What was the earliest book published in West Virginia? Who was the first African American to... View Article

Abraham Lincoln’s Political Reasoning for Emancipation, West Virginia Statehood to be Discussed at West Virginia Independence Hall on June 13, 2013

June 6, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… WHEELING, W.Va. The public is invited to West Virginia Independence Hall on Thursday, June 13, 2013, to hear retired... View Article

Annual Quilt and Wall Hanging Exhibition on Display at the Culture Center

June 5, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2013, was... View Article

Vandalia Gathering 2013 Contest Winners Announced

May 30, 2013 12:00 am Published by culturewv Leave your thoughts

 News… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle and banjo, bluegrass banjo, lap dulcimer, flatpick guitar and mandolin players... View Article