22nd Appalachian String Band Music Festival wraps up
August 11, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The 22nd Appalachian String Band Music Festival at Camp Washington-Carver in Clifftop, Fayette County, wrapped up Sunday, Aug. 7.... View Article
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Grave Creek Mound to present “Historic Archaeology: Beneath Kentucky’s Fields and Streets” Aug. 25
August 11, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series at 7 p.m. Thursday,... View Article
“Slaves and Free People of Color in Western Virginia from 1800 – 1860” to be topic for Aug. 11 genealogy club in Archives and History Library
August 2, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Archives and History staff historian, Greg Carroll, will present “Slaves and Free People of Color in Western Virginia from... View Article
State Historic Preservation Office Announces Development Grant Recipients
July 27, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin presented $623,495 in development grant funds for 12 projects involving the restoration,... View Article
Annual Appalachian String Band Music Festival comes to Fayette County Aug. 3 – 7
July 20, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s 22nd Appalachian String Band Music Festival will be held Aug. 3... View Article
Archives and History Library to present “The Resurgence of Anikituhwa: Language and Cultural Revitalization among the Eastern Band Cherokee” lecture on Aug. 2
July 20, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host its... View Article
Grave Creek Mound to present U.S. Army Corps of Engineers archaeological documentary “Secrets of the Valley: Prehistory of the Kanawha” July 28
July 19, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series at 7 p.m. Thursday,... View Article
75 Years of the Mountain State Forest Festival exhibit to open at Culture Center July 25
July 18, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will celebrate its new exhibit, 75 Years of the Mountain State... View Article
Ken Hechler to discuss new book “Soldier of the Union” for July 14 genealogy club in Archives and History Library
July 5, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Well-known author, historian and political figure Ken Hechler will discuss his new book “Soldier of the Union” at the... View Article
Archives and History Library to present “Decorating Carr China” on July 5
June 27, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… CHARLESTON, W.Va. – On July 5, the chief curator at the West Virginia State Museum will share his knowledge... View Article
State Historic Preservation Annual Work Program for 2012 announced and public comment sought
June 27, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s proposed Annual Work Program for its 2011-2012 Historic Preservation Program is... View Article
Grave Creek Mound to present free “Growing a Garden” program June 30
June 23, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series at 7 p.m. Thursday,... View Article
West Virginia Division of Culture and History seeking entries for the West Virginia Juried Exhibition 2011
June 10, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) is announcing a call for entries for its biennial West... View Article
Grave Creek Mound to celebrate West Virginia Day with family activities June 18 – 20
June 10, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will celebrate the birthday of the Mountain State with a variety of... View Article
Annual quilt and wall hanging exhibition on display at the Culture Center
June 10, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2011, is on display in... View Article
West Virginia Division of Culture and History seeking entries for juried “West Virginia Wildlife” art exhibition
June 1, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… West Virginia artists whose work features wildlife still have time to submit entries for a West Virginia Division of... View Article
Vandalia Gathering contest winners announced
June 1, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle, bluegrass banjo and mandolin players competed on Saturday, May 28, and old-time banjo, lap... View Article
West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling to present sesquicentennial lecture “A Species of Legal Fiction: The Wheeling Conventions of 1861” June 4
May 31, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… An author and professor of history will examine the formation of the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling during... View Article
Genealogy Club meeting set for June 9 in Archives and History Library
May 27, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will present information about... View Article
Archives and History Library to present “Archives and History Movie Night: Footage from the Collection” lecture on June 7
May 27, 2011 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsNews… The West Virginia Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host its... View Article