History enthusiasts gathered on Thursday, March 5, in the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater of the Cultural Center for the awards ceremony that kicked off a successful day of celebrating West Virginia history. Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin was assisted by Dr. Robert S. Conte, chairman, and Dr. Charles Ledbetter, vice chairman of the West Virginia Archives and History Commission, in presenting History Hero awards to 43 individuals from around the state for their grassroots-level contributions to the preservation, promotion and perpetuation of the state’s rich history. City, county and state historical, preservation and genealogical groups and museums provided nominations for the awards. A complete list of this year’s recipients, along with a brief explanation of their contributions, is available as a PDF. Photos of the winners are below.
Throughout the day, the State Capitol Rotunda was filled with exhibitors and reenactors all eager to share their enthusiasm for the history of the state. The 13th History Day was a joint effort of the West Virginia Archives and History Commission, Mining Your History Foundation, West Virginia Historical Society, West Virginia Humanities Council, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Friends of West Virginia Culture and History, Preservation Alliance of West Virginia, Inc., and West Virginia Association of Museums.
Next year’s event is scheduled for Thursday, February 18, 2010. For more information about History Day or the History Hero awards, contact Joseph N. Geiger, Jr., director of archives and history for the Division, at (304) 558-0230, ext. 165.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Shirley Fox Allen, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
History Hero Jonathan Beckett, Secretary of Education and the
Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Browning Boggs, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate
Harold Michael
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Delegate Timothy R. Ennis, Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte,
Delegate Orphy Klempa, History Hero John Bowman, Secretary
of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Roy Givens
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Debra Corra, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Neil Richardson (accepting
on behalf of History Hero Bill Dean), Secretary of Education and the
Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Edward A. Dodson, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Rebecca Ferrebee, Delegate William R. Romine, Secretary of Education
and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Robert Gilkeson, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate
Linda Sumner
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Delegate Dale Stevens, Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte,
History Hero Rebecca Glass, Secretary of Education and the
Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
History Hero James J. Goode, Secretary of Education and the
Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Nettie Robinson Gregory, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin,
Delegate Margaret Donaldson Smith
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
John Edgar Haddox, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin,
Delegate Woody Ireland
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Senator Dave Sypolt,
History Hero Marilee Hall, Secretary of Education and the Arts
Kay Goodwin, Delegate Larry A. Williams
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Wess Harris, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Rejeana Lynn Jackson, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
Commissioner of Culture and History Randall Reid-Smith, History Hero
B. Ned Jones, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate
Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Anthony L. Kinzer, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin,
Archives and History Commission Vice Chairman Charles Ledbetter
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
History Hero Thomas F. Lambert, Secretary of Education and
the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte; History Heroes
Florence Schaffer, Kay Mason and Irene Oliveto; Secretary of Education
and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
History Hero Easter Miller, Secretary of Education and the
Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
Karen Nance (accepting on behalf of History Hero Greg Miller),
Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Janet Morris, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
E. Spinner O’Flaherty, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay
Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Mike Caputo,
Delegate Tim Manchin, Patrick Corcoran (accepting on behalf of History
Hero Charles Piercy), Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin,
Delegate Linda Longstreth
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Michael A. Poe, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Delegate Timothy R. Ennis, Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte,
Delegate Roy Givens , History Hero Kate Quinn, Secretary of
Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Orphy Klempa
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Sam J. Argento,
History Hero Marilyn S. Rogers, Secretary of Education and
the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Senator Dave Sypolt,
History Hero Jasper “Jack” Sanders, Secretary of
Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Stan Shaver
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Timothy R. Ennis,
History Hero Norman Schwertfeger, Secretary of Education and
the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Roy Givens , Delegate Orphy Klempa
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Dale Stevens,
History Hero Anne Shuff, Secretary of Education and the Arts
Kay Goodwin, Delegate Carol Miller
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Heroes
Norman and Judith Smith, Chairman of the Wood County Historic Landmarks
Commission Jim Miracle, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Senator Dave Sypolt,
History Hero LuAnn Sturms, Secretary of Education and the Arts
Kay Goodwin
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Delegate Timothy R. Ennis, Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte,
History Hero Gary Wayne Timmons, Secretary of Education and
the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Roy Givens , Delegate Orphy Klempa
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Delegate Harold Michael, Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte,
History Hero Annabelle F. Vance, Secretary of Education and
the Arts Kay Goodwin
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Delegate Allen V. Evans,
Mineral County Historical Society Vice President Frank Roleff (accepting
on behalf of History Hero Elizabeth Dye Walker), Secretary of Education
and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Senator Dave Sypolt
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, Ritchie County Historical
Society President David Scott (accepting on behalf of History Hero Frances
Wolfe), Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate Woody
Ireland
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Archives and History Commission Chairman Robert Conte, History Hero
Jeffrey Wyne, Secretary of Education and the Arts Kay Goodwin, Delegate
Margaret Donaldson Smith
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Grandmother Easter Miller and grandson Jonathan Beckett, both
2009 History Heroes
