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Culture Center to present lectures, films, television show and Web page with links
to National Register nomination sites related to black history in February
Feb. 2, 2012
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will celebrate Black History Month with three films, two lectures, a Web page with a link to historic African-American sites and an ArtWorks television program focusing on a young African-American singer. All activities are free and the public is invited to attend.
The special events will take place in the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston beginning Monday, Feb. 6, with a showing of the film Up From Slavery for the Museum Monday program. The documentary film tells the dramatic story of black slavery in America from the first arrival of African slaves at Jamestown in 1619 to the Civil War and the ratification of the 15th Amendment in 1870 which prohibits the government from denying a citizen the vote based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude. The film, produced by Mill Creek Entertainment in 2011, is just over five hours long and consists of seven segments. It will begin at 10 a.m. and be aired in the Museum Education Media Room.
On Tuesday, Feb. 7, Charleston attorney Tom Rodd will present the lecture “J. R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams Case” in the Archives and History Library at 6 p.m. Rodd will discuss Clifford’s 1898 landmark case, Williams v. Board of Education of Tucker County, which produced the first ruling in U.S. history to determine that racial discrimination was illegal. When the Tucker County Board of Education reduced the school term of African-American schools from eight months to five months to save money, Carrie Williams, a black teacher, consulted Clifford for advice. He suggested she continue teaching for the entire eight months. When the board refused to pay her for the additional three months, Clifford took the case to court. The West Virginia Supreme Court found in favor of Williams.
At 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, visitors are invited to come see the film A Principled Man: Rev. Leon Sullivan in the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater. The 60-minute documentary produced by MotionMasters, a Charleston, W.Va.,-based video production and design studio, takes viewers on a journey from the mountains of West Virginia to America’s boardrooms and across the fields of Africa. Equal pay for equal work and integration of the races in all restaurants, workplaces and other public facilities are just two of the principles the late Rev. Leon Sullivan worked tirelessly to promote. Sullivan mentored Martin Luther King, Jr., helped free Nelson Mandela from prison and spent years fighting apartheid in South Africa. Diana Sole Walko, CEO of MotionMasters and executive producer for the film, worked closely with Sullivan in making the film and traveled to Africa five times to work with him and his foundation. She will lead a question and answer session after the film.
The Daniel Boone Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, will hold its quarterly meeting in the Archives and History Library at 2 p.m., on Saturday, Feb. 18. Frank Volk, senior law clerk for the Federal District Court of the Southern District of West Virginia will present “With all Deliberate Speed: The Courage of Lower Federal Judges in Implementing the Supreme Court’s Civil Rights and Racial Equality Decisions in the 1950s and 1960s,” at the meeting.
West Virginia native and award-winning filmmaker Mari-Lynn Evans will present the PBS documentary project Hawks Nest: Blood Beneath Our Feet at 3 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 19. Evans will introduce several speakers and musical guests. Participants also can view a seven-minute trailer for the film Hawks Nest: Blood Beneath Our Feet. Everyone also will receive a free sapling, courtesy of the West Virginia Highlands Conservancy
The Division’s arts section will air its television program, ArtWorks, with special guest Andre Williams who will talk about his love of singing and perform a few of his favorite songs. Williams, a senior at Greenbrier East High School spent time this past December with Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., 2011 winner of America’s Got Talent, traveling with him on tour and sharing the stage with him at several concerts. The ArtWorks television show is a production of the West Virginia Library Commission. This February program will air on Suddenlink Channel 17 on Fridays at 10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., and on Saturdays at 4:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.
The historic preservation section of the Division will have a special link to National Register nominations that are related to black history in West Virginia, including the World War Memorial in Kimball, W.Va. which was completed in 1928 to recognize black veterans of World War I. It also served as a social center for people of the coalfields. The link can be accessed at www.wvculture.org/shpo/2012BHM.html.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission
presented awards during annual celebration
Jan. 30, 2012
Twenty-seven young people, six individuals and two service organizations were honored Saturday, Jan. 14, with awards from the Martin Luther King, Jr. West Virginia Holiday Commission as part of the state’s observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend. The awards ceremony was held during an invitation-only luncheon at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
Sponsored by the Commission, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and West Virginia State University, awards were given for the YWCA’s “Project on Racism” essay contest, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., poster contest, the Service Organization Honor Roll and the “Living the Dream” winners.
YWCA 19th ANNUAL “PROJECT ON RACISM”
ESSAY CONTEST WINNERS
Grades 1-2
First Place - Brody Jacovetty, Ritchie Elementary School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Second Place - Grace Moore, Ritchie Elementary School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Third Place - Fredrick (Reese) Barton, Ritchie Elementary School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Grades 3-5
First Place - Karsyn Ryan, Ritchie Elementary School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Second Place - Daniel Davidson, Ritchie Elementary School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Second Place - Matt Mazur, St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Third Place - Zoey Kefauver, St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Grades 6-8
First Place - Giorgio Alexander, St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Second Place - Lexie Kosanovic, St. Michael Parish School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Third Place - Eric Thomas Haller, Triadelphia Middle School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Grades 9-12
First Place - Chenny Zhang, Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Second Place - Amanda Witt, Wheeling Park High School, Wheeling, Ohio County
Third Place - Drew Edwards, East Fairmont High School, Fairmont, Marion County
ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA SORORITY, INC. 28TH ANNUAL
POSTER CONTEST WINNERS
Grades K-5
First Place - Haleema Aya Boukhemis, Ruffner Elementary School, Charleston, Kanawha County
Second Place - Tyson Macrae Null, Ruffner Elementary School, Charleston, Kanawha County
Third Place - Celia M. Ricottilli, Coalton Elementary School, Coalton, Randolph County
Grades 6-8
First Place - Malakye E. Boyd, Opportunity Learning Center, Charles Town, Jefferson County
Second Place - Jacob Cameron Vance, Sissonville Middle School, Sissonville, Kanawha County
Third Place - Abby E. Nelson, Sissonville Middle School, Sissonville, Kanawha County
Grades 9-12
First Place - Hailey Harmon, Mingo Central High School, Delbarton, Mingo County
Second Place - Marquis Cunningham, Mingo Central High School, Delbarton, Mingo County
Third Place - Zachary Roberts, Mingo Central High School, Delbarton, Mingo County
Honorable Mention - Kayla Adkins, Lincoln County High School, Hamlin, Lincoln County
Grades 9-12 Mixed Media
First Place - Brandon Adkins, Mingo Central High School, Delbarton, Mingo County
Second Place - Samantha A. Sisemore, Lincoln County High School, Hamlin, Lincoln County
Third Place - Savannah J. Cantrell, Lincoln County High School, Hamlin, Lincoln County
Third Place - Curtis E. Hammond, Point Pleasant High School, Point Pleasant, Mason County
“LIVING THE DREAM”
SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS HONOR ROLL
Christian Help, Inc., Morgantown, Monongalia County
Manna Meal of Charleston, Charleston, Kanawha County
“LIVING THE DREAM” AWARDS
Dr. Hazo W. Carter, Jr., Institute, Kanawha County, Governor’s “Living the Dream”
Katherine L. Dooley, South Charleston, Kanawha County, “Human and Civil Rights”
Reverend Ronald W. English, Charleston, Kanawha County, “Advocate of Peace”
Carlton A. Hilliard, Sr., Moorefield, Hardy County, “Sharing of Self”
Ergie R. Smith, Jr., Princeton, Mercer County, “Sharing of Self”
Hazel Wooster, Charleston, Kanawha County, “Scholarship”
The mission of the Commission is to provide programs celebrating the life and principles of King’s philosophy of non-violence, lengthening his legacy. Strengthened by diversity, the Commission draws together members who strive to create opportunity for growth, leadership and power in order to attain a common vision: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Land surveyor, published author to offer tips on using maps, deeds, court records
to trace family roots during Feb. 9 Archives and History lecture
Jan. 26, 2012
A professional surveyor, author and historic-character actor will offer tips on using land deeds and other records to help trace family roots during a Thursday, Feb. 9, 2012, lecture in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center in Charleston.
Donald L. Teter will provide an introduction to research sources and analysis methods that boundary surveyors use as well as tips on how to apply them to genealogical and historical research. His presentation, “Property Research for Genealogy and History,” will address land grants, books, and deeds; wills; circuit court records; tax, historic, and topographic maps; plotting property descriptions to create maps; online record resources; and errors and ambiguities in records.
The program begins at 6 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
Teter, a graduate of Davis and Elkins College, began surveying as a chainman and brushcutter in 1974. Since receiving his West Virginia surveying license in 1982, he has surveyed some town and suburban areas but has worked primarily with rural properties, involving research in 26 of the state’s 55 counties. Teter presents continuing education seminars for licensed surveyors, is a director and past president of the West Virginia Society of Professional Surveyors and edited West Virginia Surveyor for 10 years. He has served for almost a decade on the national board of directors of the Surveyors Historical Society, an organization dedicated to preserving historic surveying instruments and records, and educating the public about the history of surveying.
Teter also is a consultant for the Rich Mountain Battlefield Foundation and Historic Beverly Preservation, and is a published author on Randolph County history, including Goin’ Up Gandy, A History of the Dry Fork Region of Randolph and Tucker Counties, West Virginia (2nd ed., 2011). As part of the West Virginia Humanities Council’s History Alive! Program, Teter portrays Porte Crayon, the pen name of artist and magazine writer David Hunter Strother, who served the Union as a topographic mapper during the Civil War.
For planning purposes, participants are encouraged to register for the program, but advance registration is not required to attend. To register in advance, contact Robert Taylor, library manager, at ,a href="mailto:bobby.l.taylor@wv.gov">bobby.l.taylor@wv.gov or at (304) 558-0230, ext. 163. Participants interested in registering by e-mail should send their name, telephone number and the name and date of the session. For additional information, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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J. R. Clifford’s landmark case, Williams v. Board of Education of Tucker County
to be topic of Archives and History lecture Feb. 7
Jan. 23, 2012
J. R. Clifford, a trailblazer in many aspects of West Virginia’s black history, and his landmark case Williams v. Board of Education of Tucker County, will be the topic of the next Archives and History after-hours lecture. Charleston attorney Tom Rodd will present the talk “J. R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams Case” on Tuesday, Feb. 7, in the Archives and History Library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The program begins at 6 p.m.
Clifford broke new ground in education, journalism, law, and civil rights. Many of his most important contributions to black history were in the field of law. In 1887, he became the first African American to pass the West Virginia bar examination, and he argued two landmark cases before the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, winning one in 1898.
In Williams v. Board of Education of Tucker County, the Tucker County Board of Education had reduced the school term of African-American schools from eight to five months to save money. A black teacher, Carrie Williams, consulted Clifford for advice. He suggested she continue teaching for the entire eight months, despite the fact she would not be paid. When the board refused to pay Williams for the additional three months, Clifford took the case to court. The West Virginia Supreme Court found in favor of Williams, the first ruling in U.S. history to determine that racial discrimination was illegal.
Clifford was born in Williamsport, Hardy County (present-day Grant County), in 1848. He served in the 13th U.S. Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. Clifford later attended a writing school in Wheeling and then began teaching other African Americans to write. After graduating from the Storer College normal department in 1875, he accepted a teaching position at the Sumner School in Martinsburg and was eventually promoted to principal.
In 1882, while teaching at Sumner, Clifford established the Pioneer Press. He advocated for the rights of African Americans locally and nationally, and often criticized the all-white management of Storer College. The Pioneer Press remained one of the most respected black newspapers in the nation until the federal government closed it in 1917, due to Clifford’s editorial criticisms of the United States’ involvement in World War I.
In the area of civil rights, Clifford worked with his friend, W.E.B. DuBois, to found the Niagara Movement in 1905. Participants in the Niagara Movement wanted immediate change, countering Booker T. Washington’s more conservative philosophy of working within the existing system to achieve gradual civil rights and advancement. Clifford left the Niagara Movement when it formed the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909. Among other disagreements, he objected to the use of the word “colored” in the organization’s title.
An avid history buff for more than 30 years, Rodd is a graduate of Fairmont State University and the West Virginia University College of Law and is an assistant attorney general in the Appellate Division of the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office. He has been involved in telling Clifford’s story with Charleston attorney Kitty Dooley and Senior Supreme Court Justice Larry Starcher since 2004. Rodd’s historical play, J. R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams Case, has been seen by more than 10,000 people in audiences across West Virginia. He believes that “hearing the story of this landmark case helps people today to understand West Virginia history in a unique way. The events and characters in the story are exciting, colorful, and entertaining–and they are also inspiring.”
The Feb. 7 lecture is free and the public is invited to attend. The library will close at 5 p.m. and reopen at 5:45 p.m. for participants only.
For planning purposes, participants are encouraged to register for the workshop, but advance registration is not required to attend. To register in advance, contact Robert Taylor, archives library manager, at (304) 558-0230, ext. 163, or by e-mail at Bobby.L.Taylor@wv.gov. Participants interested in registering by e-mail should send their name, telephone number and the name and date of the session. For additional information about the workshop, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
The Archives and History Library is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The library is closed on Sunday.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Nominations sought for 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards
Jan. 19, 2012
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts are seeking nominations for the 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards. All West Virginians are encouraged to nominate individual artists, organizations and communities in five categories. The deadline for nominations is Feb. 22, 2012.
The award categories are Arts in Education Award to recognize efforts to strengthen arts education in West Virginia public schools and the overall impact on arts education in West Virginia; Distinguished Service to the Arts Award to recognize individuals and/or organizations of exceptional talent and creativity that have contributed to the arts and fostered growth, and influenced trends and aesthetic practices on a state and national level; Leadership in the Arts Award to recognize individuals and/or organizations that have demonstrated exceptional leadership and access to the arts throughout West Virginia; Artist of the Year Award to recognize an individual artist who has impacted the exposure to the arts in West Virginia through his/her work; and the Governor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement for significant achievement in the arts for an individual and/or organization.
A ceremony and gala to present the awards will be held in March 2012 at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston.
For more information, or to request a nomination form, contact Rose McDonough, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator for the arts section of the Division, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 152, email rose.a.mcdonough@wv.gov, or click here to go to the nomination form 2012 Governor's Arts Award Nomination Form
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Historic Preservation development grants available
Jan. 18, 2012
Applications are being accepted through March 31, 2012, for historic preservation development grants through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Approximately $500,000 will be available for grant awards, contingent upon appropriation of funds from the West Virginia Legislature or the United States Congress.
Eligible projects include the restoration, rehabilitation or archaeological development of historic sites listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Properties owned by church organizations or used exclusively for religious purposes are not eligible for funding. Privately owned properties are eligible only in instances where there is evidence of public support or public benefit. In addition, governmental properties that are not accessible to the public are not eligible.
For more information about the historic preservation development grants or a complete program description, including funding priorities and selection criteria, visit the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org/shpo/forms.html, or contact Pamela Brooks, grants coordinator for the SHPO, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 720.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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West Virginia Independence Hall to host Jan. 29 reception to celebrate restoration of courtroom walls
and ceiling to original 1859 condition
Jan. 18, 2012
The public is cordially invited to attend an unveiling and reception on Sunday, Jan. 29, 2012, to celebrate the restoration of the unique artwork found underneath nearly 30 layers of paint on the walls and ceiling of the historic third-floor courtroom at West Virginia Independence Hall.
The 2 p.m. reception is free and open to the public.
Representatives from John Canning Studios of Cheshire, Conn., a national, award-winning company that specializes in the restoration and conservation of ornamental plaster, decorative painting, gilding, and murals, will be on hand to talk about how the art was uncovered and restored over the past six months.
John Canning and his team used the painting technique “trompe l’oeil,” which tricks the eye into seeing three dimensions on a flat surface. Evidence of the technique was found in the 1980s on original pieces of the ceiling and walls, and paint chips were put through electrical analysis to determine the original colors used in the courtroom. The design and arrangement of the 19th century images are modeled after an image from a July 6, 1861, illustration in Harpers Weekly and sketches of the original artwork done in the 1980s after the art was uncovered in paint layers taken from the walls and ceiling.
Visitors will see a roughly 20-foot-by-20-foot section of wall featuring the original “trompe l’oeil” as well as pencil cartoons of animals the original artist painted above the main entrance to the courtroom.
“They brought out as much of the original artwork as possible, and we feel confident about the accuracy of the restored artwork,” said Travis Henline, site manager for West Virginia Independence Hall.
The art restoration project is the last step in the courtroom’s restoration that began in 1965.
“Now, everything in the courtroom is completed,” Henline said. “It’s restored as much as possible to its 19th century condition.”
For more information about the restoration project, contact Henline at (304) 238-1300.
West Virginia Independence Hall, originally built as a federal custom house in 1859, served as the home of the pro-Union state conventions of Virginia during the spring and summer of 1861 and as the capitol of loyal Virginia from June 1861 to June 1863. It also was the site of the first constitutional convention for West Virginia. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, the museum is maintained and operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, with the cooperation and assistance of the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday, with the exception of major holidays. The museum is located on the corner of 16th and Market streets in Wheeling.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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New exhibit highlighting the history of Kanawha Valley’s chemical industry
to open Jan. 22 at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex
Jan. 13, 2012
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will unveil a new exhibit, The Chemical Valley: West Virginia’s Gift to the World, on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2012, at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The public is invited to view the exhibit during an opening reception beginning at 2 p.m. that day. The exhibit will be on display through May 6.
The new exhibit will feature the many contributions and developments made by the manufacturing and chemical industries of West Virginia and particularly those companies located in the Kanawha Valley. Items on display will include a circa 1958 model of Union Carbide’s Synthetic Organic Chemical Manufacturing Unit as well as a firefighting system used in 1940 at DuPont Belle Works and an early salt pot. The main wall of the exhibit will be set up to resemble a laboratory complete with beakers and flasks.
In celebration of the International Year of Chemistry in West Virginia, visitors also will see a collection of tools, products, photographs and documents from the 20th century when the Kanawha Valley was considered the chemical center of the world. The International Year of Chemistry is a worldwide celebration of the achievements of chemistry and its contributions to the well-being of humankind.
The reception will feature several guest speakers as well as provide opportunities for former and current workers to document on videotape their reflections on what it is like to work in the chemical industry. Recording sessions will be available on a first-come, first-served basis from noon to 5 p.m.
The reception is being sponsored and coordinated by the American Chemistry Council, the Chemical Alliance Zone, the West Virginia Manufacturers Association, TechConnectWV, Dow Chemical, MATRIC, West Virginia State University, Marshall University, the South Charleston Museum Foundation and other partners.
For more information about the exhibit and recording sessions, contact Charles Morris, director of museums, at (304) 558-0220.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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State Historic Preservation Office publishes 13-month calendar
Dec. 7, 2011
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History has published “Transportation in the Mountain State by Water, Road, Rail and Air,” a 13-month calendar highlighting how the state’s mountainous terrain, abundant rivers, narrow valleys and dense forests have challenged its people and industries. The public is invited to request a copy of the free calendar while supplies last.
“Our annual calendar showcases many of West Virginia’s historic landmarks and tells the story of the importance of establishing routes that would be crucial to facilitating the growth of western Virginia and later West Virginia. Travel has always been an adventure in West Virginia and our state’s history has been impacted by the availability, or absence, of travel routes,” said Susan Pierce, deputy state historic preservation officer for the Division.
Each month, the calendar focuses upon a different aspect of travel or a structure built to facilitate navigation in West Virginia, including the Staunton to Parkersburg Turnpike, the same route where Confederate General Albert G. Jenkins led his men to occupy Weston in Lewis County and destroyed the telegraph line during the Civil War; The Wheeling Suspension Bridge, the first bridge to be constructed across the Ohio River; the Great Bend Tunnel in Summers County, which took 800 to 1,000 men and boys, including the legendary John Henry, three years to cut through more than one mile of solid rock; the Capon Springs Resort in Hampshire County and Old Sweet Springs Resort in Monroe County; the Rumsey Monument in Jefferson which commemorates James Rumsey’s successful use of steam to power a boat engine on the Potomac River in 1787; and the Sloan-Parker House and Travelers Rest in Hampshire County, which both served as a stagecoach stop on the Northwestern Turnpike.
Other topics covered include the Arthurdale and Kingwood Esso Stations in Preston County and other filling stations, which became popular as automobile ownership increased and local pharmacies, hardware stores and other commercial businesses couldn’t keep up with the gasoline demand; the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops in Berkeley County; the Weston and Gauley Bridge Turnpike in Braxton and Lewis counties, which served as an early transportation route associated with settlement, business and industry; the London Locks and Dam in Kanawha County, which by an act of Congress, allowed the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to factor in flood control and electric-power-generation dams for the first time, as long as the changes improved river navigation; the Milton Covered Bridge in Cabell County, which was used to move goods to and from the railroad depot on the C&O Railway; the Grafton Passenger Station in Taylor County; the West Virginia Air National Guard Hangar 1 in Kanawha County; and the Thurmond Historic District and New River Gorge Bridge in Fayette County. The calendar also has information on the Certified Local Government program, Section 106 Review Process, historic rehabilitation tax credits, the National Register of Historic Places and grants available.
To request a free copy of the calendar, write to West Virginia Division of Culture and History, 2012 Calendar, The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard E., Charleston, W.Va. 25305 or call Conni McMorris at (304) 558-0240 or e-mail her a conni.l.mcmorris@wv.gov. “Transportation in the Mountain State by Water, Road, Rail and Air” 2012 calendar was funded in part by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior.
With the leadership of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, Kay Goodwin, cabinet secretary, the West Virginia Division of Culture and History 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, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, are located at the Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture 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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West Virginia Division of Culture and History
seeking entries for juried “Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures” exhibit
Dec. 6, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) is announcing an immediate call for entries for a juried art exhibition with the theme “Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures” at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. Entries must be postmarked no later than Dec. 27, 2011. The show will be the final installation in the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions< /em>. The exhibition will open in February of 2012 in the Commissioner’s Gallery of the West Virginia State Museum.
The exhibition is open to all West Virginia artists whose historic figure portrait submissions can be hung from a wall. Eligible entries include works created in the past two years in the areas of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts/wall hangings.
Entrants must be over the age of 18 and must be current residents of, and maintain a permanent residence in, West Virginia. Exceptions may be made for students and military personnel with West Virginia resident status and a home address within the geographical boundaries of the state.
Artists may submit two entries for the exhibition with a limit of two slides or digital images per entry. Entry forms and properly identified slides or digital images must be mailed to WVDCH, Inspired: Portraits of West Virginia Historic Figures exhibition, The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd. E., Charleston, W.Va. 25305-0300 anytime from now to a postmark date no later than Dec. 27, or hand-delivered to the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex no later than 5 p.m. on the same date. Submissions may not exceed seven feet in any direction or one foot in depth.
Entrants also must have completed a WVDCH Artists’ Register form and submitted six slides or a CD with digital images representative of their current work for the file at the Division. The slides previously submitted for the Artists’ Register are not used in jurying entries into the exhibition and will not be returned to the artists. The completed Artists’ Register form and six images of current work also are due on Dec. 27.
The Division will present $1,000 for the Best in Show, which is a purchase award that will become part of the West Virginia State Museum’s Collection. A second place ($500) and third place ($250) award also will be presented. These are not purchase awards. The prizes will be awarded at the opening reception in February 2012.
Only after the juror has selected the show will artists be required to deliver their art. Entry forms for the Artists’ Register and the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions can be downloaded from our website at http://www.wvculture.org/museum/exhibits.html.
The Inspired series of exhibitions was conceived by WVDCH Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith as a way to commemorate the Mountain State’s sesquicentennial, which culminates in 2013. The series harkens back to the museum’s early days, when artists were asked to focus on a specific theme to help increase the size of the state’s art collection.
For more information about the juried “Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures” art exhibition, call Betty Gay, exhibits coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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New historic characters to guide visitors at West Virginia Independence Hall
Nov. 18, 2011
Visitors to West Virginia Independence Hall can now learn about West Virginia’s birth as the nation’s 35th state through the eyes of the wife of a newspaper editor and postmaster who supported the Union during the Civil War or the wife of a doctor who supported the Confederacy.
Visitors also may choose to hear from the father of West Virginia, Francis Pierpont, his widowed cousin or a free woman of color as part of the “Faces of Wheeling” tours.
The new historic characters at West Virginia Independence Hall will delight visitors with tales of history as they guide them through the National Historic Landmark, which is on the Civil War Discovery Trail.
Originally built as a federal custom house in 1859, West Virginia Independence Hall served as the home of the pro-Union state conventions of Virginia during the spring and summer of 1861 and as the capitol of loyal Virginia from June 1861 to June 1863. It also was the site of the first constitutional convention for West Virginia, which is the only state born of the Civil War. The state will celebrate its sesquicentennial in 2013.
The first-person character tours will offer perspectives of Wheeling residents during the early years of the Civil War and West Virginia’s statehood.
Dee McDowell will portray Ann Campbell, the wife of Archibald Campbell, who was a postmaster and editor of the Daily Intelligencer newspaper. The Campbells were strong Union supporters.
Sue Beth Warren will assume the character of Mary Hughes, whose husband, Dr. Alfred Hughes, was held as a political prisoner for not taking an oath of loyalty to the Union.
Pierpont’s character will be portrayed by site manager Travis Henline. Pierpont played an integral role in the formation of the new state of West Virginia, having led the loyal people of the state of Virginia during the Civil War.
Christie Fontaine will assume the character of Elizabeth Blanchard, a free person of color, Union supporter, widowed mother of four, midwife and homemaker. Blanchard moved to Wheeling after her husband obtained his freedom in North Carolina.
Sandy Smith will portray Hannah Shaffer Fortney, Pierpont’s widowed cousin. Fortney spent much of her time rallying support for the Union and the Restored Government of Virginia.
The historic characters are available for free to all school programs and tours. For community presentations, bus tours or other groups of 10 or more, a guided tour can be scheduled at a cost of $3 per person. The fees help to defray the cost of the characters and related expenses. For more information or to schedule a tour, contact Henline or tour coordinator Lois Nickerson at (304) 238-1300.
Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, West Virginia Independence Hall is maintained and operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, with the cooperation and assistance of the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. The museum, located on the corner of 16th and Market streets in Wheeling, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Saturday, with the exception of major holidays.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Media Note: Photo Included HERE, cutline below.
From left: Dee McDowell as Ann Campbell, the wife of Archibald Campbell, a postmaster and editor of the Daily Intelligencer newspaper; Christie Fontaine as Elizabeth Blanchard, a free person of color, Union supporter, widowed mother of four, midwife and homemaker; Travis Henline as Francis Pierpont, the father of West Virginia; Sue Beth Warren as Mary Hughes, whose husband, Dr. Alfred Hughes, was held as a political prisoner for not taking an oath of loyalty to the Union; and Sandy Smith as Hannah Shaffer Fortney, Pierpont’s widowed cousin.
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Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on Feb. 27, 2012
Nov. 15, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host “Arts Day at the State Capitol” at the State Capitol Complex, Charleston, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., Monday, Feb. 27, 2012. The event celebrates the vitality of the arts in West Virginia; the impact the arts has on cultural growth, economic development and education; and how the arts brings together artists, arts organizations and art enthusiasts from across the state.
This year’s event will be held in the upper and lower rotundas of the State Capitol and will consist of information booths representing arts from across the state as well as performances by West Virginia artists. Individual artists and arts organizations are invited to participate.
Space is limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration to participate is required. The deadline to register is Jan. 16, 2012. Entry forms can be accessed at the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org/arts.
For more information about “Arts Day at the State Capitol” or to register to participate, contact Renee Margocee, individual artist coordinator for the Division, or Rose McDonough, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0240. They also may be reached by e-mail at renee.margocee@wv.gov or rose.a.mcdonough@wv.gov.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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$2,000 to $20,000 grants available to help arts organizations, history museums improve, update facilities
Oct. 27, 2011
Arts organizations and history museums have a special opportunity to apply for competitive funding to help make their buildings and programs more accessible to the public and to make needed repairs and renovations.
The Arts Section of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will award grants of between $2,000 and $20,000 to qualifying arts organizations and history museums.
Priority for this special funding opportunity through the Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources Grants will be given to energy efficient projects; accessibility improvements and purchases needed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act; renovations and repairs; and capital purchases that assist with programming. Arts organizations are given first priority while history museums are second priority.
All projects require a dollar for dollar match. Each application will be reviewed by members of the commission and individuals with expertise in the applicant areas before the commission awards the grants.
Application forms will be available beginning Nov. 1. The application deadline is Feb. 1, 2012. The grant period will run from April 1, 2012, through Sept. 20, 2012. Potential applicants must contact program coordinator Rose A. McDonough for materials and further information. McDonough can be reached at rose.a.mcdonough@wv.gov or by calling 304.558.0240, ext. 152.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Grave Creek Mound in Moundsville to open “Ron Hinkle Glass” exhibit July 26
July 19, 2011
Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will celebrate the exhibition, Ron Hinkle Glass: West Virginia’s Gift to the World with a gala opening and reception at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 26. The exhibition and reception are free and the public is invited to attend.
Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will make opening remarks and introduce Hinkle, who will present a gallery talk about his work. The talk will be followed by a question-and-answer session.
The exhibit has the theme “While You Were Sleeping,” and will resemble a glass flower garden. There are approximately 1,000 pieces of glass in the show including flowers, stars, orbs and leaves in a variety of shapes and colors–all set against the backdrop of a night sky.
Hinkle is an accomplished master glass artist who embodies great passion and appreciation for glass and the history of glass making. He was born and raised in Buckhannon and developed a love of glass at the age of 12. Using the glass tubing from his chemistry set, Hinkle taught himself to bend and stretch glass over the burners of his gas stove.
During the summer before his senior year at Buckhannon-Upshur High School, Hinkle learned that the glass factories in nearby Weston needed summer help. He began working for Louie Glass and ended up spending the next 20 years there, learning from the masters, while developing his own style.
Within a few years, Hinkle began working independently during his breaks and after work to learn the art of glass blowing. He began crafting paperweights during every spare moment and secured an apprentice to assist him. In mid-1993, Hinkle left Louie Glass and opened Hinkle’s Dying Art Glassworks in Buckhannon. He initially sold his work wholesale, particularly to Princess House Consultants. For the first five years, his business grew by 30 percent each year. Today, his art glass is available in more than 30 states and select international locations. In December 2005, he changed his company’s name to Ron Hinkle Glass.
Hinkle’s work has been featured on the West Virginia Governor’s Tree and the Christmas Pageant of Peace trees at the White House. It has been featured in USA Today, Lifestyle Crafts Buyers Guide, Wonderful West Virginia, West Virginia Living, Corridor, West Ways and All About Glass magazine. His product line includes designer vases, rondels, bowls, stemware, table lamps and a series of novelty figurines including animals, fruit and flowers. Currently, Hinkle is developing a line of handcrafted custom lamps in collaboration with blacksmith artist Jeff Fetty of Spencer.
For more information, contact David Rotenizer, site manager at Grave Creek Mound, at (304) 843-4128, or e-mail him at David.E.Rotenizer@wv.gov.
Operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex features the largest conical burial mound in the New World and ranks as one of the largest earthen mortuary mounds anywhere in the world. The Delf Norona Museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. It is closed on Mondays.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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State Historic Preservation Annual Work Program for 2012 announced and public comment sought
June 27, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s proposed Annual Work Program for its 2011-2012 Historic Preservation Program is now available for public review and comment. The work program describes the activities and programs the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will undertake to assist communities and residents in preserving the physical evidence of the state’s history.
Copies of the proposed work program have been made available to one or more public libraries in each of the state’s 55 counties. The plan also may be reviewed at the SHPO at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E., Charleston, WV 25305-0300. In addition, the plan is posted on the Division’s website at www.wvculture.org/shpo.
Those who review the proposed work program may submit comments by completing a “Work Program Comment Form” (also available at public libraries and the website) and returning it to Susan M. Pierce, director of the SHPO, at the Culture Center’s address above or by sending her an e-mail at susan.m.pierce@wv.gov. The deadline for public comment is Aug. 31, 2011.
For more information, contact Pamela Brooks, grants coordinator for the SHPO, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 720. A list of public libraries in each of the state’s 55 counties is attached.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
LIBRARY NAME ADDRESS CITY, STATE, ZIP
Putnam County Library 4219 State Route 34 Hurricane, WV 25526
Keyser-Mineral County Library 105 N. Main St. Keyser, WV 26726
Shepherdstown Public Library German & King Sts. Shepherdstown, WV 25443
Kingwood Public Library 205 W. Main St. Kingwood, WV 26557
Greenbrier County Library 310 Courtney Dr. Lewisburg, WV 24901
Chapmanville Library P.O. Box 4586, 6115 Vance St. Chapmanville, WV 25508
Boone-Madison Library 375 Main St. Madison, WV 25130
McClintic Public Library Rt. 2 Box 52G Marlinton, WV 24954
Martinsburg-Berkeley County Library 101 W. King St. Martinsburg, WV 25401
Tyler County Library P.O. Box 124/Main & Broad Sts. Middlebourne, WV 26149
Hardy County Library 102 N. Main St. Moorefield, WV 26836
Morgantown Public Library 373 Spruce St. Morgantown, WV 26505
City-County Library 700 Fifth St. Moundsville, WV 26401
New Martinsville Library 160 Washington St. New Martinsville, WV 26155
Fayette County Library 531 Summit St. Oak Hill, WV 25901
Parkersburg/Wood County Library 3100 Emerson Ave. Parkersburg, WV 26104
Grant County Library 18 Mt. View St. Petersburg, WV 26847
Philippi Public Library 102 South Main St. Philippi, WV 26416
Wyoming County Library PO Box 130/ Castle Rock Ave. Pineville, WV 24874
Mason County Library 508 Viand St. Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550
Jackson County Library 208 N. Church St. Ripley, WV 25271
Hampshire County Library 153 W. Main St. Romney, WV 26757
Sistersville Public Library 518 Wells St. Sistersville, WV 26175
Roane County Library 110 Parking Plaza Spencer, WV 25276
Pleasants County Library 101 Lafayette St. St. Marys, WV 26170
Summersville Public Library 85 Scenic Highway Summersville, WV 26651
Buffalo Creek Memorial Library 511 East McDonal Ave. Man, WV 25635
Sutton Public Library 450 4th St., #C Sutton, WV 26601
Mountaintop Public Library PO Box 217/Grant St. Thomas, WV 26292
Monroe County Library Box 558/Rt. 219 Union, WV 24983
Webster-Addison Public Library 331 So. Main St. Webster Springs, WV 26288
Mary H. Weir Library 3442 Main St. Weirton, WV 26062
McDowell County Library 90 Howard St. Welch, WV 24801
Brooke County Library 945 Main St. Wellsburg, WV 26070
Doddridge County Library 117 Court St. West Union, WV 26456
Louis Bennett Public Library 148 Court Ave. Weston, WV 26452
Ohio County Library 52 16th St. Wheeling, WV 26003
Raleigh County Library Box 1876, 22 N. Kanawha St. Beckley, WV 25801
Morgan County Library 210 Fairfax St. Berkeley Springs, WV 25411
Craft Memorial Library 600 Commerce St. Bluefield, WV 24701
Upshur County Library Rt. 6, Box 480 Buckhannon, WV 26201
Kanawha County Library 123 Capitol St. Charleston, WV 25301
Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library 404 W. Pike St. Clarksburg, WV 26301
Clay County Library PO Box 60 Clay, WV 25043
Mingo County Library PO Box 10, Helena Ave. Delbarton, WV 25670
Dora B. Woodyard Library 340 Mulberry St. Elizabeth, WV 26143
Elkins-Randolph Library 416 Davis Ave. Elkins, WV 26241
Marion County Library 321 Monroe St. Fairmont, WV 26554
Pendleton County Library PO Box 519, 504 Main St. Franklin, WV 26807
Gilmer County Library 214 Walnut St. Glenville, WV 26351
Taylor County Library 200 Beech St. Grafton, WV 26354
Calhoun County Library PO Box 918, Mill St., N. Grantsville, WV 26147
Hamlin-Lincoln County Library 7999 Lynn Ave. Hamlin, WV 25523
Ritchie County Library 130 N. Court St. Harrisville, WV 26262
Summers County Library 201 Temple St. Hinton, WV 25951
Cabell County Library 455 9th St. Huntington, WV 25701
Wayne County Library 1200 Oak St. Kenova, WV 25530
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Sixteen middle school teams enjoyed the competition at the Culture Center
Moorefield Middle School wins top honors at West Virginia State History Bowl
May 5, 2011M
Four eighth-grade students from Moorefield Middle School demonstrated their outstanding knowledge of West Virginia history, culture and heritage when they won the second annual West Virginia State History Bowl, hosted by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, at the Culture Center in Charleston on April 26. Losing only one of the six matches in which they participated, the team was the top competitor in the day-long event.
“West Virginia has a proud history and we want our students to know it and be proud of their home state,” said West Virginia Division of Culture and History Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith. “The students who participated in this year’s event have an exceptional knowledge of our state’s history and had a great time demonstrating how much they know.”
The Sissonville Middle School, Kanawha County, team placed second in the challenge. A Shady Spring Middle School, Raleigh County, team placed third and Morgantown’s St. Francis Central Catholic, Monongalia County, placed fourth.
This year, five students were named to the All Tournament team. Those students are Jacob Bennett of Shady Spring Middle School, Tanner Carr of Moorefield Middle School, Rebecca Merrill of Moorefield Middle School, Lily Mirfakhraie of St. Francis Central Catholic and James Shafer of Sissonville Middle School. The fifth student, Ellie McClung of Sissonville Middle School, was named Most Valuable Player.
“The History Bowl challenge questions are taken directly from the quick quizzes and daily quizzes featured on the State Archives and History web site,” Reid-Smith said. “In the two years since we began the tournament, the hits on those quizzes have risen by 150 percent per day. And, some of the teachers we talked to have said that their students’ scores in the Golden Horseshoe exams have climbed as a result of the intense studying students are doing for History Bowl.”
The 16 teams that competed at the state level this year were selected because they were the champion and runner-up teams from eight regional History Bowl tournaments held throughout the state in the Regional Education Service Agency (RESA) districts. (A complete list of teams follows)
“The RESA coordinators, school superintendents, principals and teachers around the state were very supportive of the program.” Reid-Smith said. “In our first year, we had just one tournament, in Charleston, with 18 teams. This year, we were able to have 61 teams from 45 schools with the regional events. Our goal is to soon have at least one team from every county participating in the regional tournaments.”
For more information about the History Bowl Tournament, contact Bryan Ward, assistant director of archives and history for the Division and coordinator of the tournament, at (304) 558-0230.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
2011 West Virginia State History Bowl Teams
Chapmanville Middle School, Logan County
- Nick Cyfers
- Matthew Dingess
- Tristan Gilman
- Tristan Thompson
Edison Middle School, Wood County
- Sierra Alexander
- Ty Dobson
- Michael Inman
- Alex Schreckengost
Fairview Middle School, Marion County
- Mikala Mays
- Morgan Pethtel
- Mackenzie Shaw
- Tiffany Workman
Frankfort Middle School, Mineral County
- Branson Anderson
- Aaron Borho
- Ame Leath
- Steve Stump
Horace Mann Middle School, Kanawha County
- Logan Neccuzi
- Christian Rowe
- Mark Schlies
- Joe Schwartz
Jackson Middle School, Wood County
- Elissa Filozof
- Margaret McGraw
- Noah Mancuso
- Swathi Mukkamala
Moorefield Middle School, Hardy County
- Tanner Carr
- Muryssa George
- Rebecca Merrill
- Adam Sirk
Richwood Middle School, Nicholas County
- Carly Adkins
- Morgan Amick
- John Bard
- Alexis Shaver
St. Francis Central Catholic, Monongalia County
- Fred Dering
- John Koler
- Matt Minard
- Lily Mirfakhraie
Shady Spring Middle School, Raleigh County (two teams)
- Emily Akers
- Jacob Bennett
- Ally Carter
- Steven Chhabra
- Alexis Coalson
- Jackie Higgins
- Levi Messer
- Taylor Stewart
Sissonville Middle School, Kanawha County
- Erica Garnes
- Ellie McClung
- Candice Pritt
- James Shafer
Summersville Middle School, Nicholas County
- Wyatt Bell
- Samuel Fox
- Dustin Martin
- Devin Spinks
Wayne Middle School, Wayne County
- Adrianna Browing
- Megan McSweeny
- Natasha Napier
- Allison Riley
Wellsburg Middle School, Brooke County (two teams)
- Calvin Burdette
- Matthew Jackson
- Jennifer Luck
- Jessica McKee
- Austin Oldaker
- David Postlethwait
- James Rice
- Sydney Stewart
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State Historic Preservation Office to present
historic landmark commission workshop on May 21
May 5, 2011
The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will conduct a workshop in Nitro on Saturday, May 21, from 9 a.m. - noon. The session will be held at City Hall, 20th Street and 2nd Avenue. Sara A. Prior, education and planning coordinator and Jennifer Brennan, tax credit and certified local government coordinator for the SHPO, will conduct the meeting. The workshop is free and the general public is encouraged to attend.
The workshop will explore the programs that the SHPO offers and how these programs can assist the citizens of Nitro to preserve and revitalize their community through historic preservation.
For more information about the workshop, contact Prior at (304) 558-0240, ext. 122.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Robert C. Byrd Courthouse features Selections from West Virginia State Museum’s Art Collection on exhibit through June 24, 2011
May 4, 2011
More than 50 works from the West Virginia State Museum’s art collection are on display now through June 24 at the Robert C. Byrd U. S. District Courthouse for the Southern District of West Virginia at 300 Virginia Street in Charleston. The exhibit, which showcases the work of West Virginia artists, is the latest art display in the public areas of the first and second floors of the courthouse.
“The Division of Culture and History is pleased that these exceptional and diverse art works are going to be seen by many visitors to the courthouse,” said Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. “The State Museum has been acquiring works of art for many years and appreciates this opportunity to have them displayed in such a wonderful setting.”
Terry Deppner, Clerk of the U.S. District Court, said that the exhibit is the newest exhibit in the Courthouse’s Fine Arts Program and the second time that the state has shared pieces from its collection. “The art display allows us to celebrate the work of West Virginia artists and is open to the public during courthouse business hours,” said Deppner. “We know that our visitors appreciate the art exhibits in the spacious and attractive public building and we are pleased to provide artists with this venue to display their work.”
The exhibit is a mixed-media display, according to Charles Morris, director of museums for the Division. “We have put together an exhibit that allows people to see the broad range of our state’s talented artists,” he said. Pieces in the exhibit include “Flowers,” a 1990 oil painting by Kathryn Gillespie of Elkins; “Two Churches,” a 1956 woodcut by John F. Hudkins of Charleston; “Sailboat Racing,” a 2009 fused glass piece by Leona Mackey of Huntington; “Round and Round and Round She Goes,” a 2001 mixed-media collage by Sonya Evanisko of Shepherdstown; “Their Happiness,” a 1983 oil painting by Caroline Jennings of Charleston; and “Hill/WV,” a 1970s collage by Henry C. Keeling of Charleston.
For more information about the exhibit, contact Morris at (304) 558-0220.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Genealogy Club meeting set for May 12
in Archives and History Library
May 4, 2011
George A. Hall, Civil War historian, will present “The Civilian War in West Virginia: The Moccasin Rangers from 1861 - 1863,” for the Genealogy Club meeting at the Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. The meeting will take place on Thursday, May 12, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The club meets every Thursday from 6 - 7 p.m., in the library at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston, and presents a workshop or lecture on the second Thursday of the month from 6 - 7:30 p.m. All sessions are free and the public is invited to attend.
Partisan warfare in the central counties of West Virginia during the first part of the Civil War will be the focus of Hall’s discussion. Family against family and Union regulars against southern guerillas called the “Moccasin Rangers” is the tragic yet fascinating story of vengeance and aggression carried out by the partisans and their Union opponents. The legend of Nancy Hart, a young resident of Roane County who joined the Moccasin Rangers, will be part of the presentation.
Hall of Parkersburg has spent several years researching the Moccasin Rangers and is the author of The Civilian War in West Virginia: The Moccasin Rangers, published by Wasteland Books in 2010.
Advance registration for the program is not required, but is encouraged to help plan seating arrangements and ensure plenty of supplies and handouts, if provided, are available.
To register in advance, contact Robert Taylor, library manager, at (304) 558-0230, ext. 163, or by e-mail at Bobby.L.Taylor@wv.gov. Participants interested in registering by e-mail should send their name, telephone number and the name and date of the session. For additional information about the discussion or the club, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
The Archives and History Library is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday. The library is closed on Sunday.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History
seeking entries for juried “West Virginia Wildlife” art exhibition
April 12, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) is announcing a call for entries for a juried art exhibition with the theme “West Virginia Wildlife” at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The show will be the third of four in the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions presented by the Division. The exhibition will open Aug. 8, 2011, in the Commissioner’s Gallery of the West Virginia State Museum.
The Inspired series of exhibitions was conceived by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith of the WVDCH as a way to commemorate the Mountain State’s sesquicentennial, which culminates in 2013. The series harkens back to the museum’s early days, when artists were asked to focus on a specific theme to help increase the size of the state’s art collection.
The exhibition is open to all West Virginia artists whose wildlife submissions can be hung from a wall. Eligible entries include works created in the last two years in the areas of painting, printmaking, drawing, photography, mixed media and crafts/wall hanging.
Entrants must be over the age of 18 and must be a current resident of, and maintain a permanent residence in, West Virginia. Exceptions may be made for students, and military personnel with West Virginia resident status and a home address within the geographical boundaries of the state.
Artists may submit two entries for the exhibition with a limit of two slides/digital images per entry. Entry forms, and properly identified slides/digital images must be mailed to WVDCH, Inspired: West Virginia Wildlife Exhibition, The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E., Charleston, W.Va. 25305-0300 anytime from Monday, May 2, 2011, to a postmark date no later than Monday, June 13, or hand-delivered to the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex no later than 5 p.m. on the same date. Submissions may not exceed seven feet in any direction or one foot in depth.
Entrants also must have completed a WVDCH Artists’ Register form and submitted six slides or a CD with digital images representative of current work for the file at the Division. The slides submitted for the Artists’ Register are not used in jurying entries into the exhibition and will not be returned to the artists. The completed Artists’ Register form and six images of current work also is due on June 13.
The Division will present $1,000 for the Best in Show, which is a purchase award that will become part of the West Virginia State Museum’s Collection. A second place ($500) and third place ($250) award also will be presented. These are not purchase awards. The prizes will be awarded at the opening reception on Aug. 8, 2011.
Only after the juror has selected the show will artists be required to ship/deliver their art. Entry forms for the Artists’ Register and the Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions can be downloaded from our Web site at http://www.wvculture.org.
For more information about the juried “West Virginia Wildlife” art exhibition, call Betty Gay, exhibits coordinator for the Division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 128.
The Inspired: A West Virginia Series of Juried Exhibitions will continue with an opening reception Feb. 20, 2012 with the theme “Portraits of Historic West Virginia Figures.”
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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West Virginia State Museum to introduce
monthly Sesquicentennial Mondays program on March 7
March 4, 2011
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will introduce a new monthly program, “Sesquicentennial Mondays,” which marks the 150th anniversary of key events in the Civil War and West Virginia’s statehood on Monday, March 7, at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The programs will take place on the first Monday of every month in the West Virginia State Museum, which is closed on Mondays the rest of the month. “Sesquicentennial Mondays” programming is suitable for all ages and is free and open to the public.
On March 7, Jim Mitchell, museum curator, will have Lincoln-related artifacts from the state collection on display from 10 - 11 a.m. One of the objects that can be seen will be a commemorative medal made for the Grand Army of the Republic in 1909 to celebrate Lincoln’s 100th birthday. Mitchell will discuss the time period and answer questions about the artifact.
At 12: 15 p.m., historian Stan Bumgardner of Charleston will discuss, as Lincoln’s Secretary of State William Steward asserted, whether the Civil War truly was an “irrepressible conflict.” He also will examine the reaction of western Virginia, soon to become West Virginia, to these turbulent times.
Wrapping up the day’s special program, visitors can see archival documents and records in the West Virginia State Archives Library from 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Participants can see various documents including a letter signed by Lincoln, and a telegram announcing Lincoln’s death.
For more information about “Sesquicentennial Mondays,” contact Nancy Herholdt, museum education manager for the Division, at (304) 558-0220.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History is an agency within the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts with Kay Goodwin, Cabinet Secretary. The Division, led by Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith, brings together the past, present and future through programs and services focusing on archives and history, arts, historic preservation and museums. For more information about the Division’s programs, events and sites, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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Historic Preservation survey and planning grants available
July 27, 2010
Applications are now being accepted for historic preservation survey and planning grants through the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Approximately $80,000 is earmarked for this grant program, which is funded with money appropriated by the U. S. Congress for preservation efforts through the National Park Service Historic Preservation Fund.
State or local government agencies, not-for-profit organizations, for-profit organizations or firms, and educational institutions are eligible to apply. Eligible projects include architectural and archaeological surveys, preparation of nominations to the National Register of Historic Places, heritage education programs relating to preservation activities, pre-development activities, and comprehensive planning documents and development projects. Funded projects must be completed by June 30, 2012.
Grant funds are awarded on a matching basis. A competitive process is used to determine the recipients with the final decision being made by the West Virginia Archives and History Commission. The Commission selects projects that best meet the established priorities and criteria. Development projects will be considered only when all of the justifiable funding needs of eligible projects in other categories have been addressed. All grant monies must be administered in accordance with federal and state requirements. The deadline for applications is Oct. 31, 2010.
Program descriptions, a grants manual and application packets, including funding priorities and selection criteria are available by contacting Pamela Brooks, grants coordinator for the SHPO, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 720, or by writing: SHPO, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, The Culture Center, 1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, West Virginia 25305-0300, or at our Web site at www.wvculture.org/shpo/forms.html.
The announcement of grantees is planned for February 2011, contingent upon receipt of an allocation by the National Park Service.
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 Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture 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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Year 2011 State Historic Preservation Annual Work Program
announced and public comment sought
July 21, 2010
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s proposed Annual Work Program for its 2010-2011 Historic Preservation Program is now available for public review and comment. The work program describes the activities and programs the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) will undertake to assist communities and residents in preserving the physical evidence of the state’s history.
Copies of the proposed work program have been made available to one or more public libraries in each of the state’s 55 counties. The plan also may be reviewed at the SHPO at the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex, 1900 Kanawha Blvd., E., Charleston, WV 25305-0300. In addition, the plan is posted on the Division’s Web site at www.wvculture.org/shpo.
Those who review the proposed work program may submit comments by completing a “Work Program Comment Form” (also available at public libraries) and returning it to Susan M. Pierce, director of the SHPO, at the Culture Center’s address above or by sending her an e-mail at susan.m.pierce@wv.gov. The deadline for public comment is August 30, 2010.
For more information, contact Pamela Brooks, grants coordinator for the SHPO, at (304) 558-0240, ext. 720. A list of public libraries in each of the state’s 55 counties is attached.
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 Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture 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.
| LIBRARY NAME |
ADDRESS |
CITY, STATE, ZIP |
| Putnam County Library |
4219 State Route 34 |
Hurricane, WV 25526 |
| Keyser-Mineral County Library |
105 N. Main St. |
Keyser, WV 26726 |
| Shepherdstown Public Library |
German & King Sts. |
Shepherdstown, WV 25443 |
| Kingwood Public Library |
205 W. Main St. |
Kingwood, WV 26537 |
| Greenbrier County Library |
310 Courtney Dr. |
Lewisburg, WV 24901 |
| Chapmanville Library |
P.O. Box 4586/6115 Vance St. |
Chapmanville, WV 25508 |
| Boone-Madison Library |
375 Main St. |
Madison, WV 25130 |
| McClintic Public Library |
Rt. 2 Box 52G |
Marlinton, WV 24954 |
| Martinsburg-Berkeley County Library |
101 W. King St. |
Martinsburg, WV 25401 |
| Tyler County Library |
P.O. Box 124/Main & Broad Sts. |
Middlebourne, WV 26149 |
| Hardy County Library |
102 N. Main St. |
Moorefield, WV 26836 |
| Morgantown Public Library |
373 Spruce St. |
Morgantown, WV 26505 |
| City-County Library |
700 Fifth St. |
Moundsville, WV 26401 |
| New Martinsville Library |
160 Washington St. |
New Martinsville, WV 26155 |
| Fayette County Library |
531 Summit St. |
Oak Hill, WV 25901 |
| Parkersburg/Wood County Library |
3100 Emerson Ave. |
Parkersburg, WV 26104 |
| Grant County Library |
18 Mt. View St. |
Petersburg, WV 26847 |
| Philippi Public Library |
102 South Main St. |
Philippi, WV 26416 |
| Wyoming County Library |
PO Box 130/Castle Rock Ave. |
Pineville, WV 24874 |
| Mason County Library |
508 Viand St. |
Pt. Pleasant, WV 25550 |
| Jackson County Library |
208 N. Church St. |
Ripley, WV 25271 |
| Hampshire County Library |
153 W. Main St. |
Romney, WV 26757 |
| Sistersville Public Library |
518 Wells St. |
Sistersville, WV 26175 |
| Roane County Library |
110 Parking Plaza |
Spencer, WV 25276 |
| Pleasants County Library |
101 Lafayette St. |
St. Marys, WV 26170 |
| Summersville Public Library |
85 Scenic Highway |
Summersville, WV 26651 |
| Buffalo Creek Memorial Library |
511 East McDonal Ave. |
Man, WV 25635 |
| Sutton Public Library |
450 4th St., #C |
Sutton, WV 26601 |
| Mountaintop Public Library |
PO Box 217/Grant St. |
Thomas, WV 26292 |
| Monroe County Library |
Box 558/Rt. 219 |
Union, WV 24983 |
| Webster-Addison Public Library |
331 So. Main St. |
Webster Springs, WV 26288 |
| Mary H. Weir Library |
3442 Main St. |
Weirton, WV 26062 |
| McDowell County Library |
90 Howard St. |
Welch, WV 24801 |
| Brooke County Library |
945 Main St. |
Wellsburg, WV 26070 |
| Doddridge County Library |
117 Court St. |
West Union, WV 26456 |
| Louis Bennett Public Library |
148 Court Ave. |
Weston, WV 26452 |
| Ohio County Library |
52 16th St. |
Wheeling, WV 26003 |
| Raleigh County Library |
Box 1876, 22 N. Kanawha St. |
Beckley, WV 25801 |
| Morgan County Library |
210 Fairfax St. |
Berkeley Springs, WV 25411 |
| Craft Memorial Library |
600 Commerce St. |
Bluefield, WV 24701 |
| Upshur County Library |
Rt. 6, Box 480 |
Buckhannon, WV 26201 |
| Kanawha County Library |
123 Capitol St. |
Charleston, WV 25301 |
| Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library |
404 W. Pike St. |
Clarksburg, WV 26301 |
| Clay County Library |
PO Box 60 |
Clay, WV 25043 |
| Mingo County Library |
PO Box 10, Helena Ave. |
Delbarton, WV 25670 |
| Dora B. Woodyard Library |
340 Mulberry St. |
Elizabeth, WV 26143 |
| Elkins-Randolph Library |
416 Davis Ave. |
Elkins, WV 26241 |
| Marion County Library |
321 Monroe St. |
Fairmont, WV 26554 |
| Pendleton County Library |
PO Box 519, 504 Main St. |
Franklin, WV 26807 |
| Gilmer County Library |
214 Walnut St. |
Glenville, WV 26351 |
| Taylor County Library |
200 Beech St. |
Grafton, WV 26354 |
| Calhoun County Library |
PO Box 918, Mill St., N. |
Grantsville, WV 26147 |
| Hamlin-Lincoln County Library |
7999 Lynn Ave. |
Hamlin, WV 25523 |
| Ritchie County Library |
130 N. Court St. |
Harrisville, WV 26262 |
| Summers County Library |
201 Temple St. |
Hinton, WV 25951 |
| Cabell County Library |
455 9th St. |
Huntington, WV 25701 |
| Wayne County Library |
1200 Oak St. |
Kenova, WV 25530 |
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Archives and History to introduce new on-line exhibit
“Battleground West Virginia: Electing the President in 1960” on May 4
April 28, 2010
The Archives and History Library staff will introduce its latest on-line exhibit, entitled Battleground West Virginia: Electing the President in 1960, during its next after-hours presentation on Tuesday, May 4, from 6 - 7:30 p.m. The program will take place in the Archives and History Library in the Culture Center, State Capitol Complex in Charleston. The session will include a lecture and discussion, followed by a guided tour of the on-line exhibit. Visitors will have the opportunity to share their memories of the 1960 West Virginia primary and general election campaigns. The program is free and the public is invited to attend. The library will close at 5 p.m., and reopen at 5:45 p.m., for lecture guests and participants only.
In the spring of 1960, West Virginia was in the national spotlight as John F. Kennedy spent much time in the state campaigning for president against Sen. Hubert Humphrey. Kennedy’s victory in the Democratic primary not only propelled him to the nomination of his party, but also undermined the conventional wisdom that a Catholic could not be elected president. Kennedy also was challenged by senior party members who thought he was too young and inexperienced to serve as president. The 1960 West Virginia primary marked the first time in the state’s 97-year history that it was involved and influential on a national level in a presidential election.
The new exhibit features hundreds of primary source documents, newspaper articles, photographs and audio-visual clips documenting this important election. Nearly 90 newspapers were researched and more than 400 newspaper articles that tell the day-to-day story of the campaign were transcribed. There are almost 100 photographs and more than 100 documents including letters from Kennedy, a telegram from him announcing his entry into the West Virginia primary, and a piece of a paper bag that features the signatures of Kennedy on one side and Humphrey on the other.
In addition, nearly two dozen audio-visual clips of Kennedy, Humphrey, Republican nominee Richard Nixon, and others who campaigned on the various candidates’ behalf are available for viewing. The exhibit also includes an article discussing the campaign at the state level and in its national context. The exhibit offers the text of speeches that Kennedy made in West Virginia during the primary and transcripts of interviews conducted in the 1960s with several individuals involved in the election, courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Another section of the exhibit contains recollections of individuals who have submitted an e-mail or letter to Archives and History with memories of the campaign. Persons wishing to submit a story of their encounter with one of the candidates, or wanting to donate documents or photographs relating to the 1960 campaign, are encouraged to contact Joe Geiger, director of archives and history, by e-mail at Joe.N.Geiger@wv.gov.
The on-line exhibit can be viewed at www.wvculture.org/history/1960presidentialcampaign/1960presidentialcampaign.html.
Registration is not required, but is requested to ensure proper seating. To register in advance, contact Robert Taylor, library manager for archives and history, at (304) 558-0230, ext. 163, or by e-mail at Bobby.L.Taylor@wv.gov. Participants interested in registering by e-mail should send their name, telephone number and the name and date of the session. For additional information about the lecture and workshop series, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
The next session will focus on “West Virginia Statehood” with Geiger on Tuesday, June 1.
The Archives and History Library is open from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., on Monday through Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and 9 a.m., to 8 p.m., on Thursday. The library is closed on Sunday.
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 Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture 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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West Virginia Division of Culture and History to launch new logo identifier and name for its Charleston location
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History has developed a new logo which will be used to introduce the newly renovated West Virginia State Museum, and Division identity including its historic sites and network of museums across the state as well as the arts, historic preservation and archives and history sections. “This new brand will be easy to recognize. It’s symbolic of our commitment to our mission statement: to identify, preserve, protect, promote, and present the ideas, arts, and artifacts of West Virginia’s heritage, building pride in our past accomplishments and confidence in our future,” said Division Commissioner Randall Reid-Smith. “The agency continues to evolve to offer West Virginia citizens the widest array of programs and activities reflecting our culture and heritage,” he continued.
Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin of the Department of Education and the Arts is beginning the process of returning the name Culture Center to the Division’s home on the Capitol Complex. Culture Center is the original and correct name as delineated in West Virginia Code 29-1-1(e). “As we move into print materials and other media that will focus on announcing and marketing our newly renovated West Virginia State Museum, it seemed an appropriate time to return to the history of this beautiful center of West Virginia’s culture while we celebrate its future,” she said.
In the past three years, the Division has increased its programming activities, initiated the Collegiate Series, Black History Month and Women’s History Month events, re-instituted the Garden Festival and presented more exhibits including the West Virginia’s Gift to the World series. So far, the exhibit series has featured Blenko, Fenton, Homer Laughlin China Company, the Ski Industry and Marble King.
The historic sites and museums also have added to their programs and exhibits. Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville opened a new 9,600-square-foot research center last May which features a conservation laboratory for curators, study area for researchers, library and state-of-the-art collections storage area.
West Virginia Independence Hall (WVIH) Museum in Wheeling is in the process of a $1-million restoration project which will replace the roof, restore or replace windows, restore interior plaster and paint the interior, including restoring the trompe l’oeil effects in the historic third floor courtroom. The building also will be repointed. In addition, WVIH will open the largest exhibit of West Virginia Civil War battle flags during its West Virginia Day activities on June 20. The newly conserved battle flags will be displayed in specially designed pressure-mounted frames, complete with a state of the art, motion-activated lighting system to help protect the fabric.
Camp Washington-Carver at Clifftop, Fayette County, has added a fall musical entertainment series, Sweets and Sounds to its program schedule. The series presents West Virginia’s talented singers and musicians in concert followed by delicious homemade desserts. Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park continues to add events to its agenda including the annual West Virginia Day activities, Frontier Days Weekend, Aunt Jennie Fest and changing exhibits of special interest to Southern West Virginia.
The West Virginia State Museum, which will be dedicated on June 20, 2009, will reopen to the public on June 21, 2009. It is easily accessible in the Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex in Charleston from all major interstates and highways across the state. Museum admission is free as are most Division activities, including the annual Memorial Day weekend Vandalia Gathering. “The Culture Center is the ultimate Welcome Center in the state, as well as the front door to the Capitol Complex, centrally located, easy to get to, and free,” says Reid-Smith.
For more information, contact Jacqueline Proctor, deputy commissioner for the Division, at (304) 558-0220, ext. 120.
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 Culture Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Culture 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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Blair Mountain information
The Blair Mountain Battlefield National Register nomination was approved by the WV Archives and History Commission on February 22, 2008, and subsequently forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register.
According to 36 CFR 60.6, private property owners have the right to object to listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is the responsibility of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to count all notarized objections from owners of property within the boundaries of the Blair Mountain Battlefield. Prior to listing, the SHPO noted that there were 57 property owners within the boundaries, 22 of whom objected.
If a majority of property owners object, the property cannot be listed in the NRHP. However, the property can be “determined eligible” for listing. Properties that are either listed in or determined eligible for listing in the NRHP are considered historic and adverse effects of state and federal undertakings must be taken into consideration.
The NPS received a letter dated February 27, 2009, from JacksonKelly Attorneys at Law, PLLC requesting an extension of time for substantive review. This letter included nine attachments. The SHPO received the contents of this letter on March 13. The letter stated that there was one additional objection. SHPO staff understood this to mean that only one new objection had been received since its last packet of objections received March 2008.
The Blair Mountain Battlefield was listed in the NRHP on March 30, 2009. Following listing, the SHPO realized that eight additional objections, received in the attachments to the above mentioned letter, had not been considered.
In a letter dated April 6, 2009, the SHPO alerted the Keeper of the NRHP that there may have been an error in calculating the property owner objections due to this oversight. The State has not petitioned the Keeper for removal of the Blair Mountain Battlefield from the National Register in accordance with 36 CFR 60.15.
This was a clerical error of the SHPO. Due to this error, immediate steps have been taken to ensure this does not occur again. Neither Governor Manchin’s office, nor his administration, is responsible for listing or delisting National Register nominations. That is the responsibility of the Keeper of the National Register, a program of the National Park Service.
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Raamie Barker to discuss Bobby Kennedy's 1968 campaign on February 23
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Daniel Boone Chapter, SAR, to hold meeting in Archives and History Library
On Saturday, February 18, at 2:00 p.m., the Daniel Boone Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution, will hold its quarterly meeting in the West Virginia Archives and History Library.
In honor of Black History Month, Frank Volk, Senior Law Clerk for the Federal District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia will present, "With all Deliberate Speed: The Courage of Lower Federal Judges in Implementing the Supreme Court's civil rights and racial equality decisions in the 1950's and 1960's." The meeting and presentation is open to the public.
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Timeline for 1862 and comprehensive, annotated bibliography of titles in the Archives and History Library on West Virginia in the Civil War added to Sesquicentennial offerings
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J. R. Clifford and the Carrie Williams case to be topic for February 7 program in Archives and History Library
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Don Teter to speak at the February 9 program in the Archives and History Library
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The 13th annual Hoot Owl Night in the West Virginia Archives and History Library to be March 30-31, 2012
The 13th annual Hoot Owl Night in the West Virginia Archives and History Library will be held from 6:00 p.m., March 30, 2012, through 8:00 a.m., March 31. Registrations with $25.00 check or money order must be postmarked by March 16. Late registration, if space available, is $35.00.
To register, please complete the registration form and mail to:
Mining Your History Foundation
P.O. Box 6923
Charleston, WV 25362-0923
For more information, contact Joe Geiger, Joe N. Geiger or (304) 558-0230; or Wes Cochran, Wes Cochran or (304) 422-1774.
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Rules for the 2012 History Bowl now available
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History Hero Nomination and Display Space Reservation forms are now available for History Day, February 23, 2012.
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Additional Quick Quizzes added
Nine quizzes, totalling ninety additional questions, have been added to the Quick Quizzes. The total number of available quizzes, including the county seats quiz, is now 176.
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Applications for the 2012 History Bowl now available
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2012 West Virginia History Bowl schedule available
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Archives and History has new weekly sesquicentennial trivia question
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Check out our new YouTube and Facebook pages.
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Archives and History adds Teacher Resources page to Web site
West Virginia Archives and History has developed a page on its Web site designed to help teachers and students easily find materials on the site that are of particular educational benefit. In addition to identifying and briefly describing features that have appeal to students of all ages, such as the Daily Trivia, Quick Quizzes, and History Center, the Teacher Resources page contains links to materials especially created for teacher use.
Lesson plans were developed as part of Archives and History's online exhibit on John Brown that went online a year ago. Now, exercises for another online exhibit--"A State of Convenience: The Creation of West Virginia"--are available as well. These explore various aspects of the statehood process by which western Virginia separated from Virginia and became the 35th state in the Union.
All of these resources are accessible through Archives and History's Teacher Resources page at http://www.wvculture.org/history/teacherresources.html. A link to this important new feature can be found on Archives and History's main page at http://www.wvculture.org/history.
Questions and comments about the Teacher Resources page may be directed to Bryan Ward, assistant director of Archives and History, by e-mail or at (304) 558-0230, ext. 723.
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Wanted...Yearbooks!
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View recent additions to the online Audio/Video clips.
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Back By Popular Demand! Check out our Pic of the Week.
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View recent donations to the West Virginia State Archives.
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SteppingStones Annual Art's Festival
Every year in the spring we hold an annual Art's Festival for over 700 school aged children with a disability from North Central WV and Southern PA. We are always looking for more local artist to volunteer their special talents with our kids. Some things we have had in the past include: tie die, sand art, pottery demonstrations, dance instruction, puppetry, Magicians, bands, drum line performances, steel drum demonstration, painting demonstration, theatrical station, sensory zone, hat making, making bracelets and much more. We provide all material, we just ask you to keep the cost down as much as possible since we are a non-profit and we provide this festival at no cost. The date this year is set for Wednesday, March 28th from 10:00am-2:00pm. If you are interested please feel free to contact me.
Kim Walls
Recreation Coordinator
www.steppingstoneswv.org
abilitywv@hotmail.com
SteppingStones
400 Mylan Park Lane
Morgantown, WV 26501
Phone #(304) 983-STEP (7837)
Fax # (304) 983-8037
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Protecting Collections: Disaster Prevention, Planning & Response
March 27 & May 15, 2012
Huntington, WV
Hosted and co-sponsored by the Huntington Museum of Art
Visit: www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar for more information.
Can call 215-545-0613 or email pso@ccha.org
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Registration for 2012 Annual Convention Is Open
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57th Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum
2012 National Art Competition Call for Entries
Deadline: May 9, 2012 - Open to all artists in the United States
For more information contact Teresa Hickey / 209-466-6789
elmhickey@sbcglobal.net
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National K-12 Computer Safety Contest
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) is conducting its annual, national K-12 Computer Safety Contest to encourage young people to use the Internet safely and securely. The Office of Information Security and Controls, from the West Virginia Office of Technology, is coordinating the State’s first year of participation in this event.
The contest is open to all public, private and home-schooled students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
More information and entry forms may be found at: http://www.technology.wv.gov/security/Pages/Contest.aspx.
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West Liberty Universtiy, Integrating Dance and Science in the Classroom
Integrating Dance and Science in the Classroom
June 11 - June 15, 2012
9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Integrating Dance and Science in the Classroom, is a 5-day interactive program open to elementary and middle school teachers (Grades 3 through 8). The free program will be presented by West Liberty University, in partnership with the Appalachian Education Initiative. The program is supported by a grant from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
Teachers can translate many basic concepts in science into meaningful, self-assessing movement activities that put abstract ideas into tangible, visible form. During this week-long program, participants will learn the elements of dance and how those elements relate to scientific content. Participants will participate in a set of immediately useful movement activities for classroom study of the water cycle, tectonic plates and volcanoes, the rock cycle, the solar system, the plant cycle, habitats, and systems of the human body. Participants will leave with easy-to-duplicate lesson plans that draw on students' kinesthetic intelligence and increase their understanding of science principles. Time during the week will also be allocated for the development and review of personalized lesson plans. No prior experience in dance or creative movement is necessary. Participants should come dressed comfortably and prepared to move freely each day during the week.
The program's instructor is Randy Barron, a Kennedy Center teaching artist. As an arts educator, Mr. Barron brings over twenty-five years of classroom teaching experience into schools of all levels. He has conducted more than one hundred professional development workshops and over seventy-five in-school residencies in twenty-three states. Mr. Barron is a founding member and current Curriculum Coordinator for the Rio Gallinas School, an elementary charter school in Las Vegas, New Mexico, focusing on ecology and the arts. As a professional dancer, Mr. Barron has choreographed for, performed with and directed ballet and modern dance companies throughout the United States and Europe. He holds a Bachelor's degree in biology from Rockhurst University.
The program is limited to thirty teachers. Teachers may register, at no cost, as individuals or as teams. Priority registration will be given to teachers from schools in RESA IV in West Virginia and IU1 in Pennsylvania. Applications will also be accepted from teachers throughout West Virginia as well as from Allegheny, Beaver, and Westmoreland counties in Pennsylvania and the Bellaire, Bridgeport , St. Clairsville, Steubenville, and Wintersville School Districts in Ohio.
West Liberty University will offer three graduate credits to interested teachers for a fee of $160. Otherwise, the program is free to all participants.
The Center for Arts & Education at West Liberty University is now accepting applications for the Integrating Dance and Science in the Classroom program. Applications should be submitted to:
Lou Karas, Director, Center for Arts & Education
West Liberty University
208 University Drive, College Union Box 148
West Liberty, WV 26074
The application deadline is Friday, February 10, 2012. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by Friday, February 24, 2012. For additional information, please contact Lou Karas at 304/336-8162 or lkaras@westliberty.edu.
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Nominations sought for 2012 Governor’s Arts Awards
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The 2012 VSA International Young Soloists Call for Entries is now open!
Since 1984, the VSA International Young Soloists Program has been seeking identify talented young musicians who have a disability. The annual award provides an opportunity for up to four emerging musicians to each earn a $5,000 award, professional development opportunities, and a performance at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
For more information on the program and to apply, please visit www.kennedy-center.org/IYS.
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Our Town grants
The National Endowment for the Arts recently posted guidelines for the second round of Our Town grants, which seek to develop community partnerships that foster the liveability of communities through the arts. Our Town is a unique opportunity for the development of partnerships within communities that serve people with disabilities, people in healthcare settings, older adults, veterans, and people in correctional institutions.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:59PM EST
GRANT AMOUNTS: $25,000, $50,000, $75,000, $100,000, or $150,000
COMPLETE GUIDELINES: http://arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/index.html
The NEA Design staff will conduct three one-hour Our Town webinars: January 11th at 2:00 and 3:30 pm EST and February 8th at 2:00 pm EST. The webinars will be one hour.
You do not need to register in order to attend a webinar. Simply go to the URL for the date/time you prefer. You do not need special software; make sure, however, that you have the latest version of Flash. The webinars will be conducted by NEA Design Director Jason Schupbach and Our Town specialist Jamie Hand. There will be a presentation followed by a Q&A session. An archive video of each webinar will be added to the website the days after it is conducted.
The links are:
January 11 - 2:00 pm EST: http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/ourtown1/
January 11 - 3:30 pm EST: http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/ourtown2/ (this webinar will be geared specifically to local and state arts agencies and the six regional arts organizations).
February 8 - 2:00 pm EST: http://artsgov.adobeconnect.com/ourtown3/
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: http://www.arts.gov/grants/apply/OurTown/2012-webinars.html
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Head for the Big Apple AACT (American Association of Community Theatre) New York Convention 2012
Head for the Big Apple AACT (American Association of Community Theatre) New York Convention 2012
Our national convention returns to New York July 12-15, 2012
Visit www.aact2.org/event/NYC for registration and more information.
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Arts Day at the State Capitol to be held on Feb. 27, 2012
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$2,000 to $20,000 grants available to help arts organizations, history museums improve, update facilities
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The Kennedy Center seeks nominations for The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards
Series of Annual $10,000 Awards Named for Broadway Legend
(WASHINGTON, D.C.)—The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is seeking nominations for the 2012 Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards – a series of annual grants that recognize inspiring teachers across the United States. The awards were created last year, in honor of Stephen Sondheim’s 80th birthday and were initiated and funded through the generous support of Mr. Sondheim’s friends and education philanthropists Myrna and Freddie Gershon.
Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim frequently attributes his success to the teachers from all subjects in his life. The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards are presented each year on Sondheim’s birthday – March 22 – to a handful of teachers, kindergarten through college, who are nominated via the Kennedy Center website (kennedy-center.org/sondheimteacherawards).
Last year, 11 teachers were recognized from around the nation for their outstanding influence on students. The recipients each received a $10,000 prize and their stories, as told by the nominating student, were featured on a web site dedicated to inspirational teachers.
In many people’s lives there is at least one teacher who inspired them, and helped them become who they are today. These inspirational people are not often recognized for the life changing role they have played. The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher Awards seek to spotlight those teachers and to recognize them publicly for their significant role in society. The Kennedy Center/Stephen Sondheim Inspirational Teacher homepage features leaders and celebrities, including Warren Buffett, Dr. Jill Biden, J. J. Abrams, Bill Bradley and many others describing their favorite teachers and the impact good teachers make on communities and schools.
?"Teachers define us,"? stated Stephen Sondheim "In our early years, when we are still being formed, they often see in us more than we see in ourselves, more even than our families see and, as a result, help us to evolve into what we ultimately become. Good teachers are touchstones to paths of achieving more than we might have otherwise accomplished, in directions we might not have gone."?
Winner of the Special Tony Award® for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre, Stephen Sondheim has received more Tonys® than any other composer. Mr. Sondheim wrote the music and lyrics for Saturday Night, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, Anyone Can Whistle, Company, Follies, A Little Night Music, The Frogs, Pacific Overtures, Sweeney Todd, Merrily We Roll Along, Sunday in the Park With George (for which he received a Pulitzer Prize), Into the Woods, Assassins, Passion and Road Show, there are five musical revues based entirely on his work). Revues of his work include Sondheim on Sondheim, Side by Side by Sondheim, Marry Me a Little, You’re Gonna Love Tomorrow, and Putting It Together. For films and television, he composed the scores of Stavisky and Reds and wrote songs for Dick Tracy, for which he received an Academy Award, and Evening Primrose. He was also the recipient of The Kennedy Center Honors in 1993. Mr. Sondheim is on the Council of the Dramatists Guild, having served as its president from 1973 to 1981 .In 2010, A new Broadway Theater was named the after him .
To nominate a teacher for the award in any field , please visit kennedycenter.org/sondheimteacherawards. Nomination deadline is December 16, 2011.
Betty Siegel
Director of VSA and Accessibility
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, D.C. 20566
(202) 416-8727
access@kennedy-center.org
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Building the business of art
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AEI and West Liberty University
partner to create new center
Morgantown WV (June 2011) The Appalachian Education Initiative and West Liberty University are pleased to announce a new partnership which will result in the creation of an arts and education center on the West Liberty campus. The Center will be a collaboration between AEI and the Colleges of Education and Arts and Communication at the University. The Center will provide programs, resources and services for artists, educators, West Liberty students, and others and focus on the arts, education, and the integration of the disciplines. Funding for the Center and the partnership has been provided through a $166,000 grant to West Liberty University from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with West Liberty University," said AEI Executive Director Lou Karas. "This collaboration will not only provide both AEI and West Liberty University with access to new resources, it will also provide opportunities to expand programs and services to support the arts and arts education in West Virginia schools."
Dr. Keely Camden, Dean for the College of Education, and Dr. Bill Baronak, Dean for the College of Arts and Communication at West Liberty University, co-authors with Karas on the grant, are working to involve faculty, staff, students, and the community in this collaborative effort. "We are privileged to be working with Lou Karas and AEI and are most grateful to the Benedum Foundation for their support of this collaboration and center," said Dr. Keely Camden. Many of our faculty, staff, and students are already actively engaged in the planning process, and they are very excited for future projects, grants, and professional development," said Dr. Bill Baronak. The College of Arts and Communication houses programs in Art Education, Music Education, Theater, Digital Media Design, Graphic Design, Broadcasting, Communication Studies, Sports Broadcasting, and Documentary Films. The College of Arts and Communication partners closely with the College of Education on Music and Art Education certification programs. A new proposal for Theater Education with teacher certification is being written for state approval.
AEI will move its office from Morgantown to the West Liberty University campus this summer. The organization will continue its statewide work, including its relationships with the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and VSA, the international organization for the arts and disabilities from its new location.
Planning for the new Center is already underway and will continue through the summer and fall. For more information about the new partnership, contact Ms. Karas at lkaras@aeiarts.org or 304-225-010.
About AEI:
The Appalachian Education Initiative (AEI) is an arts education intermediary, serving as an information broker and partnership builder throughout West Virginia. The organization was founded by Jennifer Francis Alkire and her father, Michael Francis, in 2001 to promote the importance of quality arts in the public school curriculum and to provide support to teachers, artists, administrators, parents and others who are working to provide quality arts programs to West Virginia students.
AEI is the West Virginia affiliate of the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education Network and a partner with VSA, the international organization for the arts and disabilities. For more information about AEI, go to www.aeiarts.org.
About West Liberty University:
West Liberty University, a public coeducational school and West Virginia's oldest institution of higher education, is situated on 290 hilltop acres in a rural West Virginia setting just an hour from Pittsburgh, PA. A satellite campus, located at The Highlands Shopping Complex, sits just off Interstate 70, minutes from the Pennsylvania and Ohio borders in West Virginia's northern panhandle.
Established in 1837, more than 2,700 students are enrolled. While elementary education and secondary educationare the most selected majors, WLU also provides a variety of other majors including digital media design, hospitality and tourism management, and dental hygiene. With the opening of the newly-built Media Arts Center, West Liberty students now have access to a television studio, recording studio, and digital media labs.
The University consists of five Colleges: Gary E. West College of Business, the College of Liberal Arts, the College of Arts and Communication, the College of Education, and the College of Science. WLU also offers a graduate program, Arts in Education. For more information about West Liberty University, go to www.westliberty.edu.
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces New Arts in Media Funding Category
The National Endowment for the Arts' new Arts in Media funding category is designed to help make the excellence and diversity of the arts widely available to the American public through the national distribution of innovative media projects about the arts and media projects that can be considered works of art.
The new Arts in Media guidelines replace the Arts on Radio and Television guidelines. All project types that were previously eligible under Arts on Radio and Television remain eligible. In addition, the expanded category now includes all available media platforms, including the Internet, interactive and mobile technologies, digital games, and arts content delivered via satellite, as well as radio and television.
Grants are available to support the development, production, and national distribution of innovative media projects about the arts (e.g., visual arts, music, dance, literature, design, theater, musical theater, opera, folk and traditional arts, and media arts including film, audio, animation, and digital art) and media projects that can be considered works of art.
Projects may include high profile multi-part or single television and radio programs (documentaries and dramatic narratives), media created for theatrical release, performance programs, artistic segments for use within an existing series, multi-part webisodes, installations, and interactive games. Short films, five minutes and under, will be considered in packages of three or more.
The new program guidelines feature an emphasis on innovation as well as strengthening creativity through access to the arts. In order to reach the widest possible audience, priority will be given to projects that include substantive public engagement strategies, including the use of social media.
The new program guidelines feature an emphasis on innovation as well as strengthening creativity through access to the arts. In order to reach the widest possible audience, priority will be given to projects that include substantive public engagement strategies, including the use of social media.
To be eligible, applicants must be U.S.-based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, units of state or local government, or federally recognized tribal communities or tribes. Applications through a fiscal agent are not allowed; however, partnerships between artists and eligible nonprofit organizations are encouraged. Any application for a collaborative project representing a partnership between a media organization and an arts, education, or community organization should be submitted by the media organization.
Grants generally will range from $10,000 to $200,000, based on the platform and the complexity and scope of the project.
Visit the NEA Web site for complete program guidelines, a short video on the new program, and application instructions.
Link to Complete RFP
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Mockingbird Foundation Invites Applications for Children's Music Education Program Grants
The Mockingbird Foundation, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization created by fans of the rock band Phish, annually provides competitive grants to U.S. nonprofit organizations and public schools for children's music education programs.
The foundation is accepting inquiries for its fifteenth round of competitive grants.
The foundation is particularly interested in projects that encourage and foster creative expression in any musical form (including composition, instrumentation, vocalization, or improvisation), but also recognizes broader and more basic needs within conventional instruction. Mockingbird encourages applications associated with diverse or unusual musical styles, genres, forms, and philosophies.
The foundation is interested in programs targeting children 18 years of age or younger, but will consider projects that benefit college students, teachers, instructors, and adult students. Mockingbird is particularly (though not exclusively) interested in programs that benefit disenfranchised groups, including those with low skill levels, income, or education; with disabilities or terminal illnesses; and in foster homes, shelters, hospitals, prisons, or other remote or isolated situations.
Grants ranging between $100 and $5,000 will be awardedto nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, organizations with an eligible fiscal sponsor, and public schools. In its fourteenth round of funding, the foundation made six new grants totaling $26,300.
Visit the foundation's Web site for complete funding guidelines and grant inquiry procedures.
Link to Complete RFP
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The assistive technology project at New River
Click here to read the Press Release.
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New and Updated Accessibility Resources on the NEA's Website
Maximize your audience potential by ensuring that your facilities and programs are accessible to all!
The National Endowment for the Arts’ Office of Accessibility is pleased to announce a tip sheet and updated resources to help arts and cultural organizations with accessibility and compliance:
• A brand new tip sheet outlining the revised September 2010 regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act that clarify and amend the requirements for ticketing, mobility devices, service animals, and new construction (attached).
• Updated resources, Web links, and contact information in our Design for Accessibility Handbook and Accessibility Planning and Resource Guide for Cultural Administrators.
These resources are located on the The Artists of The Renaissance Gallery
March 21, 2011
This is the propectus and invitation to be in our spring art show. this show is open to all adult artists. Awards are cash and merchandise. If you have any questions, please ask.
I am hoping this will go up as a notice for all the state's artists.
My home phone number is 304-757-3241. I am Sue Tschantz, the event coordinator for the Renaissance Gallery.
The Artists of The Renaissance Gallery
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Artist Factory Presents: Tool Box 1.0: Portfolio Development & Resume Fine Tuning
March 8, 2011
Performing Groups:
• Andy Park
• Charleston Stage Company
• Colleen Anderson
• Marshall University
Event Description:
Cost $10
Artist Factory presents Tool Box 1.0: Portfolio Development and Resume Fine Tuning.
Learn the basics of building a successful portfolio. Please bring materials for the portfolio and resume.
Instructors:
Music– Andy Park, President of Local 136, American Federation of Musicians, Kanawha County Teacher
Visual Art – Anthony Smith, MFA Academic Lab Manager, Instructor Marshall University
Theatre– Frieda Forsley, Creative Director of Charleston Stage Company
Literary– Colleen Anderson, Creative writer, Designer and Musician
Computers and wireless is available.
SPACE IS LIMITED. REGISTRATION REQUIRED MAIL@ARTSKV.ORG
More information at www.artskv.org
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AEI Begins Partnership with VSA
Morgantown WV (February 2011) The Appalachian Education Initiative is pleased to announce a new partnership with VSA, the international organization on arts and disability. This collaboration will provide AEI with greater access to resources, information and funding for including people with disabilities in the arts. Funding is made possible through the national office of VSA, and is supported in large part by the U.S. Department of Education. AEI will now begin the process of re-establishing VSA programs and services in West Virginia.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with VSA," said AEI Executive Director Lou Karas. "Their priority areas of Education Programs, Professional Development, Cultural Access and Inclusive Arts Services, and Public Awareness and Outreach are complementary to AEI's work to support the arts and arts education in West Virginia schools."
Over the coming year, AEI will form a VSA West Virginia Advisory Committee, conduct several needs assessments, and identify potential partners throughout the state. In addition, AEI will integrate VSA information and resources into its existing programs, resources and services.
For more information about AEI and VSA, contact Karas at lkaras@aeiarts.org or 304-225-0101.
Press Release
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FY2012 Arts in Education Applicants
The following changes have been made to the AIE application process:
• Since the WVCA encourages life-long learning for artists, student artists who have an artistic resume outside of their school work and who are not receiving academic credit should be eligible for funding.
• Requests for projects occurring outside of school should not require direct connection to CSOs as long as learning objectives are clear.
The application available online does not reflect these changes, but your panel will be advised accordingly.
If you have any questions about these changes, contact the AIE Coordinator, Cicely Bosley at cicely.j.bosley@wv.gov or 304-558-0240
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Poetry, Painting to earn an MD
The course list for medical students can be brutal, including old standbys like gross anatomy, cell biology and organic chemistry. Now, aspiring doctors can add to that poetry and painting.
Medical schools are placing a growing emphasis on the humanities, including courses in writing, art and literature. The programs aim to teach students "right-brain" insights and skills they won't learn dissecting cadavers or studying pathology slides. Schools hope the programs help to turn out a new generation of physicians better able to listen attentively to patients, show emotion and provide sensitive personal care.
At Brown University's medical school, a reflective-writing program assesses students' ability to express feelings about experiences such as witnessing their first death or dealing with a difficult patient. A humanities track at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine requires students to submit creative works or review submissions to a new literary journal, "The Examined Life." New York University School of Medicine launched a division of medical humanities last month offering a wide range of arts programs to foster appreciation for the human aspects of medicine. It showcases student works in "Agora," an arts journal.
For more Information Click Here.
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State gets start on 2012 wildlife calendar
January 20, 2011
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It may seem a bit early, but the state Division of Natural Resources is starting on its 2012 wildlife calendar.
The agency's Wildlife Resources Section says the deadline for submissions for 2012 is Feb. 15. The agency wants a high resolution electronic image or a 35-mm color slide of each entry. Artists are allowed to submit more than one entry.
The idea is to depict popular game and fish species or the state's diverse array of wildlife. Paintings of snakes, frogs, turtles, salamanders, bats, songbirds, small mammals as well as non-game fish are also encouraged.
The state pays a $100 prize for monthly paintings and $500 for the cover.
By The Associated Press
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The Accessible Recreation Guide for West Virginia including Arts and Cultural Organizations.
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Statewide “Poetry Out Loud” competition announced
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History awards 15 Cultural Facilities and Capital Resources grants
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New program to recognize student artists
Appalachian Education Initiative, Chesapeake Energy partner on project
Morgantown WV (October 13, 2010) The Appalachian Education Initiative (www.aeiarts.org) and Chesapeake Energy (www.chk.com) are teaming up to recognize West Virginia public high school juniors and seniors who excel in school arts programs and demonstrate leadership and excellence in other education and community activities. The new Student Artist of the Month program begins this month and continues through the school year.
“One of our primary goals at AEI is to increase awareness of the importance and value that arts education brings to our public school students,” said Lou Karas, AEI executive director. “We are pleased that Chesapeake Energy chose to partner with us and help us emphasize that arts programs are a necessary component of public education for all students. Children who participate in the arts learn creativity and self confidence that will enhance their lives no matter what career path they choose.”
“It is appropriate that we introduce our program this month because October is National Arts and Humanities Month,” said Jack Thompson, public relations coordinator for Chesapeake Energy. “While our business deals with exacting calculations and science, we know very well that employees who are creative and skilled in the critical thinking processes that they learn through the arts are some of our very best.”
Each month AEI and Chesapeake Energy will select one student from those who are nominated. That student will be featured on the AEI web site along with photos and an interview. All of the students will be recognized in the spring at a special awards luncheon, hosted by Chesapeake Energy.
To be nominated for the recognition, a student must meet five criteria, according to Karas. A student must:
• Be a junior or senior attending a West Virginia public school
• Participate on an ongoing basis in a visual or performing arts program and have mastered that art or progressed in the field as a result of school-related activities
• Be in good academic standing
• Participate in other extracurricular activities or community activities that do not have to be arts related
• Demonstrate leadership skills
Students may be nominated by school personnel and community members by completing the nomination form on the AEI web site, www.aeiarts.org or via www.surveymonkey.com/s/student-artist. Print copies of the nomination form are available by contacting Karas via Email or calling 304-225-0101.
Lou Karas
Executive Director
Appalachian Education Initiative
111 High Street
Morgantown, WV 26505
304/225-0101
Email
www.aeiarts.org
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National Endowment for the Arts Announces Beth Bienvenu as the
New Director of the Office of Accessibility
Washington, D.C. - The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) announced today that Beth Bienvenu will join the NEA as the new director of the Office of Accessibility. Dr. Bienvenu will manage the NEA’s technical assistance and advocacy work devoted to making the arts accessible for people with disabilities, older adults including veterans, and people living in institutions. This includes initiatives related to universal design, arts and aging, arts in healthcare, and careers in the arts for people with disabilities. She will begin her work today.
Prior to coming to the NEA, Ms. Bienvenu worked for five years as a policy advisor with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Office of Disability Employment Policy. In that capacity, she analyzed federal laws and regulations, as well as public and private sector policies and practices related to all elements of employment for persons with disabilities. She created and delivered training sessions on recruiting, hiring, accommodating, and retaining individuals with disabilities and developed partnerships with other federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and business on behalf on those constituents.
In addition, since August 2005, Ms. Bienvenu was an adjunct professor at George Mason University teaching arts policy in the Master of Arts Management program.
“I am delighted to welcome Dr. Bienvenu to the NEA,” said Chairman Rocco Landesman. “Her achievements and commitment on behalf of people with disabilities are significant and the relationships she has developed with other federal agencies and organizations will be particularly important as we forge ahead with this work.”
Ms. Bienvenu said, “I look forward to working with the NEA staff and constituents in the field to ensure that everyone can participate in arts programs as audience members, participants, artists, or performers. I am honored to continue the Accessibility Office’s excellent work in helping arts organizations become fully accessible, bringing the arts to underrepresented groups, and ensuring that these groups are served by NEA programs.”
From 2000-2005, Ms. Bienvenu was a senior associate with TATC Consulting, a Washington DC-based firm providing management consulting services. One of her projects with TATC was to work with the Institute for Museum and Library Services, DOL, and the NEA on youth employment programs with arts organizations and libraries. Also, she has been a consultant with the Center for Nonprofit Management in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and program coordinator with the University of Oklahoma’s Advanced Programs, Europe.
Ms. Bienvenu has a B.A. in Sociology and Music from Alma College in Alma, Michigan; M.A. in Sociology from Indiana University; M.A. in Arts Administration from Indiana University; and a Ph.D. in organizational leadership from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Ms. Bienvenu replaces Paula Terry who has served at the NEA since 1979 on behalf of populations often isolated from full participation in the arts. Ms. Terry has established leadership initiatives in Creativity and Aging, Universal Design, Careers in the Arts for Individuals with Disabilities, Arts in Healthcare, and Arts in Corrections. Under her leadership the Accessibility Office has helped form a nationwide network of accessibility coordinators in state and regional arts agencies and has produced a variety of reports and technical assistance materials for the field. In recognition of her accomplishments, the NEA has garnered national honors including the 1998 Universal Design Award, a 2002 award from the National Business & Disability Council. In 2006, the NEA was recognized for excellence in accessibility leadership by the Christopher Reeve Foundation and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
For more information on the NEA’s accessibility programs and publications, please visit arts.gov
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Professional Development for Teachers
The Kennedy Center offers professional development resources for teachers. Available on DVD or VHS: Living Pictures: A Theatrical Technique for Learning Across the Curriculum, which explores how tableau can be integrated with history, literature, or visual art; and Words Alive: Building Vocabulary and Stimulating Writing, which demonstrates multi-sensory activities to help students improve both their vocabularies and their writing skills.
Visit: www.kennedy-center.org/education/pdot/livingpictures
and
www.kennedy-center.org/education/ceta/wordsalive.html
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NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman Announces
$300,000 for 20 Literature Translation Fellowships
September 8, 2010
Since 1981, the NEA has awarded 323 Fellowships for works in 61 languages from 71 countries.
Washington, DC — NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman today announced $300,000 in 20 literary fellowships to support the translation of works into English. Available to previously published literary translators for specific projects, many of these fellowships will result in the first English translation of outstanding works of international literature. This year’s projects vary from the ancient to the contemporary, involving works in 13 different languages from 17 countries ranging from novels and poetry to memoirs and myths:
Esther Allen (Spanish) for Zama, a 1956 novel by Argentine writer Antonio Di Benedetto
Robert Bononno (French) for The Mysteries of Paris by novelist Eugène Sue
Sean Cotter (Romanian) for Belgrade in Five Friends and Other Poems by Nichita Stanescu
Bill Coyle (Swedish) for a collection of contemporary poetry by Håkan Sandell
Anne O. Fisher (Russian) for The Joyous Science: The Selected Poetry of Maxim Amelin
Dick Gerdes (Spanish) for the Mexican novel Península, Península by Hernán Lara Zavala,br>
Jason Grunebaum (Hindi) for Manzoor Ahtesham’s novel The Tale of the Missing Man
Joshua Halberstam (Yiddish) for Chassidim Re-tell, a collection of Chassidic tales by Rabbi Tovia Halberstam
Yasmeen S. Hanoosh (Arabic) for Closing His Eyes, a collection of short stories by Iraqi writer and critic Luay Hamza Abbas
Deborah Hoffman (Russian) for Eufrosinia Kersnovskaia’s memoir How Much Is a Person Worth?
Edward Gauvin (French) for Fear of the First Line, selected stories from Belgian writer Bernard Quiriny
Tsipi Keller (Hebrew) for Reality Crumbs, a collection of Raquel Chalfi’s poetry
Myung-Hee Kim (Korean) for Steel and Flesh: Korean Stories 1945-48, an anthology of prose from North and South Korea
Elizabeth Novickas (Lithuanian) for Petras Cvirka’s 1934 novel Frank Kruk
Aaron Poochigian (Ancient Greek) for the epic 6,000-line poem “Argonautika” by Apollonius of Rhodes
Jessica Powell (Spanish) for Woman in Battle Dress, a historical novel by Cuban writer Antonio Benítez Rojo
John Galbraith Simmons (French) for Marquis de Sade’s novel Aline and Valcour
Clare Sullivan (Spanish/Zapotec) for Black Olive Tree and Other Zapotec Poems by Mexican poet Natalia Toledo
John Taylor (French) for Paper Collage, a collection of essays by Georges Perros
Kelly Washbourne (Spanish) for Legends of Guatemala, a collection of eight tales and myths by Nobel Laureate Miguel Ángel Asturias
Complete descriptions of each funded project are available at arts.gov.
“Translation brings works of literature to new audiences, and translation is, itself, an art,” said NEA Chairman Landesman. “These 20 projects will bring new words and the worlds they describe to American audiences. We are proud of the NEA’s 30-year history of investing in literary translation.”
Former NEA Translation Fellow (2009) Charlotte Mandell said, “My translation of Mathias Énard’s French novel Zone would never have been possible without the grant I received from the NEA, since that was my sole source of income when I was working on Zone. Imagine our literary canon without Proust or Flaubert or Balzac in English—how much poorer we would be culturally and intellectually. Without the NEA, many of the books that could become classics in the future—Roberto Bolaño’s 2666 comes to mind—would not be published at all in English.”
The recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts Literature Fellowships will receive either $12,500 or $25,000 depending on the scope and merit of their projects. (The amount of the awards is pending Congressional approval of the NEA’s fiscal year 2011 budget.)
The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established, bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the nation's largest annual national funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases. For more information, please visit www.arts.gov.
Contact: Liz Stark, 202-682-5744, starke@arts.gov.
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Embracing Our Differences
July 13, 2010
Embracing Our Differences invites artists, photographers, professionals, amateurs, teachers and students to participate in its 8th annual visual art exhibit celebrating diversity. National and international submissions are encouraged. 45 artists will be selected for the exhibit. The Embracing Our Differences exhibit will be displayed throughout the months of April and May 2011 at Island Park along Sarasota’s beautiful bayfront. Since 2004, the exhibit has been viewed by more than 850,000 visitors. The exhibit will contain 39 billboard-sized (16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high) images of the selected artworks. In the judges’ discretion, an additional six “honorable mention” selections may be made.
Final selections will be chosen based on artistic excellence in reflection of the theme “Embracing Our Differences”. The art-work will also be evaluated on how effectively it will read outdoors when enlarged to billboard size – 16 feet wide by 12 1/2 feet high. Artists are encouraged to use bold saturated colors and strong lines. Final selections will be made by a 3-judge panel of professional artists, curators and art professionals. A total of $3,000.00 in awards will be presented.
Deadline for submission is January 10, 2011. There is no submission fee nor limit on the number of entries.
Submission forms and more information concerning past winning submissions are available at www.EmbracingOurDifferences.org or by emailing MichaelJShelton@comcast.net.
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The Ford Foudation is calling for proposals for “Space for Change” planning and pre-development grants
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Kennedy Center president gives advice to W.Va. arts groups
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History announces Poetry Out Loud contest winner
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State legislative leadership award winners announced at Governor’s Arts Awards
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Lynn Boggess receives Governor’s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement,
Seven artists and arts organizations receive Governor’s Arts Awards for 2010
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History posts new Artist Roster on-line
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PHOTO, POETRY, ILLUSTRATIONS AND SHORT STORY CONTEST BY FERR-MAR PRODUCTIONS
For information: Stephanie Ferrell, FerrMar Productions, (304) 205-5327
PHOTO, POETRY, ILLUSTRATIONS AND SHORT STORY CONTEST BY FERR-MAR PRODUCTIONS
January 28, 2010 – Charleston, WV -- FerrMar Productions is publishing an anthology called Return to Rural America by Stephanie Rene Ferrell of Charleston, West Virginia. After having been born and raised in Appalachia, then spending nearly 16 years in New York City and other big city life, she returned to live in rural America. This visual story will highlight the culture, the people and the aesthetic qualities of rural America. FerrMar is holding a competition to anyone who has photographs, poetry, illustrations and short stories to enter, which could possibly result in being published in this anthology or subsequent ones. The cost to enter is $5.00 per entry. There is no limit to the amount of entries one person can submit. Checks or money orders should be made payable to: Steph F Enterprises, LLC, d/b/a FerrMar Productions, and mailed to: 343 Campbells Creek Drive, Charleston, WV 25306. For inquiries, e-mail WVStephF@aol.com.
Currently, Stephanie has 121 photos of her own in this collection; each photo has its own story. Poetry, recipes, illustrations, quotes, and other elements will be part of the anthology, but the focus will be the photography and respective short stories telling about that particular photography and the cultural history and beauty behind it.
Even in distressed towns and counties there are always some beauty or some wonderful cultural history or landmarks that deserve their own stories. Some of these places may never have been documented before. This Return to Rural America project began in 1995 and is not purely dedicated to Appalachia, because it has rural pictures and aspects from other areas, such as the Blue Ridge Mountains, Shenandoah Valley, the Carolinas, Florida and other rural places. The initiative here is to dedicate this anthology to those rural communities and people so that they can gain the attention and appreciation that they so well deserve.
Typically in rural America there are financially distressed people who are amongst state and national poverty levels. But that does not mean that they aren’t rich in other ways and proud of their homeland. Their life is simple and they do not have the money for luxuries but they make do. They are crafty, hardworking and very important people that should be recognized. Most of these people refuse to allow the collapse of rural America because in the beginning of America, that was all that people had – the rural American tools that some of them still use today.
The following verse from the New Testament of the Holy Bible states: "The husbandman that laboreth must be the first partaker of the fruits." 1 Timothy 5:18. Rural American people are the “husbandry” of our nation. That’s the story this publication plans to tell.
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Peoples Bancorp Foundation Offers Community Grants in Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky
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President Obama announces opportunities for arts participation in 2009 through his United We Serve program
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Listening for a Change: Oral History and Appalachian Heritage
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History announces Poetry Out Loud contest winner for 2009
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News from the National Endowment for the Arts
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Help us help you!
The Arts Section is looking for feedback to help us be better responsive to the needs of our constituents. Please take a few moments to fill out the HELP US HELP YOU! survey. Candid responses are appreciated.
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William Davis honored with Governor's Arts Award for lifetime achievement
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Accessibility Mini-Grants from Ohio River Border Initiative
The Ohio River Border Initiative now has Accessibility Mini-Grants available at www.orbi.org. Applications will be accepted beginning April 1, 2008. Grants up to $1000 for counties that border Ohio.
For more information visit www.orbi.org or email Bill Howley at billhowley@hughes.net. Phone 304-655-8255.
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Arts section of Division of Culture and History offers new e-mail service
2/20/2007
The arts section of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History is offering a new e-mail service available through its office. The new service is designed to provide periodic e-mail messages with deadline dates for all its grants and regional information that may be of interest. In addition, the service will allow the arts section to send information and announcements about specific grants as well as resource advice to assist applicants.
Anyone interested in being placed on this arts database should send an e-mail message to artslist@wvculture.org, including name, mailing address, position/discipline, organization, grants of specific interest to you or your organization, grants you have applied for in the past, and any additional pertinent information indicating your interest in the arts. E-mail addresses will not be shared with any other database service, including spam, mass marketing campaigns or other organizations.
Specific questions about grants and applications should continue to be directed to the individual grant coordinators: Barbie Anderson, grants coordinator; Debbie Rainey Haught, community arts coordinator; Gregg McAllister, arts in education and mini grant coordinator; Rose McDonough, cultural facilities and accessibility coordinator; and Jeff Pierson, individual arts coordinator.
For more information or to reach the arts section, call (304) 558-0240.
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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We are always looking for professional teaching artists
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Literary map of WV featuring 138 authors and original art.
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Poets & Writers Magazine announces state and national prizes in writing
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Local Writers' Groups in West Virginia
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Arts and Crafts Industry contributes $54.5 million to West Virginia economy
ARTS & CRAFTS INDUSTRY CONTRIBUTES $54.5 MILLION ANNUALLY TO STATE ECONOMY
Results of Ground-breaking Study Demonstrate Significance of Industry
Charleston, W.Va. – The results of a recent study into the economic impact of the arts and crafts industry show that more than $54 million is contributed to the state economy each year through the sale of arts and crafts in West Virginia.
The study, sponsored by six state arts and crafts organizations and the Small Business Development Division of the West Virginia Development Office, is the first of its kind to measure the arts and crafts industry in West Virginia. (study highlights)
Modeled on the 2001 CODA Survey: The Impact of Crafts on the National Economy, the West Virginia study queried some 2,539 artists and craftspeople in the state about their overall sales, income, studio situations and needs. The findings will be used to demonstrate the significance of the industry as a means of earning a living for thousands of West Virignia residents and lend
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www.artsaction.org - Take action for a quality arts education.
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Historic Preservation development grants available
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State Historic Preservation Office publishes 13-month calendar
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State Historic Preservation Annual Work Program for 2012 announced and public comment sought
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Memo to Consultants and Agencies
April 5, 2010
To: Consultants, Federal and State Agencies
From: Susan M. Pierce, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer, West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
RE: Digital Submission of Archaeological Site Forms, Cemetery Forms, Historic Property Inventory Forms and Survey Reports.
Date: April 1, 2010
In order to facilitate the transition of our records to a digital format we are requesting that the following changes be made with regard to the submission of survey reports and site/inventory forms. All survey reports and site/inventory forms submitted to our office for review after May 31, 2010 will require the addition of a PDF document. Failure to include this information will result in the report or form being rejected. We also request that GIS map files be submitted with all survey reports. This should include survey and/or project boundaries, as well as all architectural, archaeological and cemetery sites. All GPS coordinates should be submitted in NAD 83. If you have any questions about GIS submissions please contact Tami Koontz, tami.s.koontz@wv.gov.
Please submit the following items in PDF format in addition to hard copies:
• All survey reports, addendums, management summaries and other survey related documents.
• All Archaeological Site forms, Cemetery forms and associated maps and photographs.
• All Historic Property Inventory (HPI) forms.
Each form or report should be submitted as a separate PDF file. We are also requesting that the NAD projection for all UTM, latitude and longitude coordinates be added to all HPI forms, Archaeological Site forms and Cemetery forms. PDF documents should be included on a CD with all final reports. A digital copy of the revised Archaeological or Cemetery Site form will be provided via email until it can be uploaded to our website. Please contact Kristin D. Scarr, Kristin.d.scarr@wv.gov, for updated forms.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind consultants to make file search appointments at least three days in advance so that we are able to respond to your request. This is necessary to ensure that the appropriate WVSHPO staff member(s) are available for assistance. We reserve the right to deny access to those who have not made an appointment in advance.
We appreciate the opportunity to be of service. If you have any questions please feel free to contact Kristin D. Scarr, Archaeologist, or Bethany Canfield, Historian, at (304) 558-0240.
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Road Trip to Historic West Virginia
Does all the snow this winter have you stir crazy and feeling house bound? We have a challenge for you, one that will get you out of the house, into your cars and test your sense of exploration!
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Blair Mountain information
The Blair Mountain Battlefield National Register nomination was approved by the WV Archives and History Commission on February 22, 2008, and subsequently forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register.
According to 36 CFR 60.6, private property owners have the right to object to listing in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). It is the responsibility of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) to count all notarized objections from owners of property within the boundaries of the Blair Mountain Battlefield. Prior to listing, the SHPO noted that there were 57 property owners within the boundaries, 22 of whom objected.
If a majority of property owners object, the property cannot be listed in the NRHP. However, the property can be “determined eligible” for listing. Properties that are either listed in or determined eligible for listing in the NRHP are considered historic and adverse effects of state and federal undertakings must be taken into consideration.
The NPS received a letter dated February 27, 2009, from JacksonKelly Attorneys at Law, PLLC requesting an extension of time for substantive review. This letter included nine attachments. The SHPO received the contents of this letter on March 13. The letter stated that there was one additional objection. SHPO staff understood this to mean that only one new objection had been received since its last packet of objections received March 2008.
The Blair Mountain Battlefield was listed in the NRHP on March 30, 2009. Following listing, the SHPO realized that eight additional objections, received in the attachments to the above mentioned letter, had not been considered.
In a letter dated April 6, 2009, the SHPO alerted the Keeper of the NRHP that there may have been an error in calculating the property owner objections due to this oversight. The State has not petitioned the Keeper for removal of the Blair Mountain Battlefield from the National Register in accordance with 36 CFR 60.15.
This was a clerical error of the SHPO. Due to this error, immediate steps have been taken to ensure this does not occur again. Neither Governor Manchin’s office, nor his administration, is responsible for listing or delisting National Register nominations. That is the responsibility of the Keeper of the National Register, a program of the National Park Service.
Update:
Blair Mountain Battlefield was removed from the National Register of Historic Places by the Interim Keeper of the National Register, Carol Shull, on December 30, 2009. It has been officially determined eligible by the Keeper for listing in the National Register.
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Cemeteries and the West Virginia State Historic Preservation Office
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Public meetings to be held to obtain input for revisions to the five-year statewide comprehensive historic preservation plan
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Free Education Resources for K-12 Teachers from the National Park Service
As part of its Save Our History initiative to support historic preservation and local history education in communities across the country, The History Channel is offering a new, four-part series of lesson plans commemorating the 40th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) for middle and high school teachers and educators at local history organizations. The first lesson plan in the series was created by the staff of Heritage Education Services at the NPS and can be downloaded at http://www.saveourhistory.com/educators/monthly_lesson_plans.html.
Future contributors will include the National Archives, the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, and the National Trust. All activities are linked to National Standards and can serve as the basis for entries for the Save Our History National Honors Teacher and Student of the Year Contests. For more information on the National Honors please visit www.saveourhistory.com.
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Guidelines for submitting a collection to the Archaeological Collections Facility
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Guidelines for Phase I, II, and III Archaeological Investigations and Technical Report Preparation
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West Virginia's County Courthouses - photos and text from the 2003 calendar are online
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West Virginia Independence Hall to host Jan. 29 reception to celebrate restoration of courtroom walls and ceiling to original 1859 condition
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New exhibit highlighting the history of Kanawha Valley’s chemical industry to open Jan. 22 at the Culture Center at the Capitol Complex
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New historic characters to guide visitors at West Virginia Independence Hall
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$2,000 to $20,000 grants available to help arts organizations, history museums improve, update facilities
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History presents West Virginia Wildlife exhibition
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West Virginia Independence Hall in Wheeling
to present sesquicentennial lecture “A Species of Legal Fiction: The Wheeling Conventions of 1861” June 4
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Robert C. Byrd Courthouse features Selections from West Virginia State Museum’s Art Collection on exhibit through June 24, 2011
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West Virginia State Museum to introduce monthly Sesquicentennial Mondays program on March 7
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Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex to host reception for
Ladies Fashion Doll exhibition by Pete Ballard
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Grave Creek Mound to host reception for exhibit
Women of Design: Embassies, Mansions and Stately Homes – Pat Bibbee and Vivien Woofter
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Grave Creek Mound to feature
prehistoric lifeway program for the public on July 4
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Culture Center to open new exhibit
“Celebrating West Virginia State Parks and Forests” on June 29
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Grave Creek Mound launches summer film series
June 24 with Red Salt and Reynolds
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West Virginia Independence Hall to host
statehood celebration June 20
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Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park
to present West Virginia Days June 19-20
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Culture Center to open motorcycle exhibit on June 13
featuring vintage bikes from 1907 to new state-of-the-art models
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Grave Creek Mound to break ground on Interpretive Garden
on June 6 to celebrate the growing season
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“Museum Monday” and “Second Saturday” activities
at the West Virginia State Museum on June 7 and June 12
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West Virginia Independence Hall to present
Wheeling Symphony Orchestra Stringed Quintet in free concert May 12
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“Second Saturday” at the West Virginia State Museum on May 8
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West Virginia Independence Hall to present
Underground Railroad programs on May 8
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Grave Creek Mound lecture series continues April 29 with talk about art and archaeology of the Adena people
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Exhibit opening Monday, March 29 at Culture Center and Capitol Building Uncovering the Past: Archeology from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Marmet Locks Project
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West Virginia Independence Hall to host History Alive! character on March 27
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Grave Creek Mound lecture series continues March 25
with talk about recently found stone cairns in West Virginia
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History
seeking entries for juried landscape art exhibition
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“Second Saturday” at the West Virginia State Museum on March 13
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Charles W. Morris, III named director of museums for West Virginia Division of Culture and History
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Whitewater Rafting exhibit opens at Culture Center
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West Virginia Independence Hall Museum to present an evening of Celtic music on March 5
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Grave Creek Mound lecture series continues Feb. 25
with talk about recent archaeological excavations near Wheeling
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Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex to present “Experimental Archaeology in Action” demonstrations
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Museum in the Park at Chief Logan State Park opens “Riding the Rails: Railroads Connecting West Virginia” exhibit
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West Virginia Division of Culture and History posts photographs of West Virginia State Museum construction and fabrication on its website
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Appalachian Regional Commission to make $200,000 grant to West Virginia State Museum at the Cultural Center
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Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation makes $40,000 grant to West Virginia State Museum at the Cultural Center
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Division announces plans for West Virginia Independence Hall exhibit of Civil War battle flags.
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