Little
Lecture Schedule
All lectures are held at the MacFarland-Hubbard
House, Charleston and begin at 2:00 p.m.
Admission is $10 and includes a wine reception after the lecture.
Call 304/346-8500 for reservations.
June
1
Anne Hobson Freeman
The Last Memoir of Mary Lee Settle
The
2008 Little Lecture Series is dedicated to the memory of Martha Gaines
Wehrle through the generous support of Jill Wilson and Russ Isaacs.
Additional
Information on Lectures
New
Harmonies:
Celebrating
American Roots Music Tour
2009-2010
The
following six community venues have been selected for the Smithsonian
Institution traveling exhibit New Harmonies: Celebrating American
Roots Music.
Morgan County Public Library, Berkeley Springs
B&O Railroad Heritage Center, Grafton
Randolph County Community Arts Center, Elkins
Williamson Historical Foundation, Williamson
Youth Museum of Southern West Virginia, Beckley
Nicholas Old Main Foundation, Summersville
The
participating communities will also benefit from the expertise of one
of West Virginia’s most respected bluegrass musicians, Buddy Griffin,
who will be serving as the scholar for the tour.
Read on ...
The West Virginia
Encyclopedia
to
go Online
Based
on the success of its West Virginia Encyclopedia reference book,
the West Virginia Humanities Council plans to take the big book beyond
print and online.
Education
Discount Available
ailable
School
sponsorships are available through the Council offices at a 25% discount.
Read how you can help get this significant resource into the hands of
West Virginia's students!
"All
there is to know about West Virginia"
"On
behalf of the citizens of West Virginia, I applaud the Humanities Council,
as well as all those who contributed to this amazing endeavor. I have
no doubt this prolific guide to the Mountain State will be a tremendous
success."
Governor Joe Manchin, III
June 20, 2006
West
Virginia
Humanities Council
1310
Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25301
304.346.8500
304.346.8504(fax)
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Send
Us Your Email
The Humanities Council
is compiling a master list of email addresses to keep members and supporters
informed about events and programs. If you want to hear from us via
email, please send your address to nutter@wvhumanities.org.
Teacher
Institutes to Study in Japan and England
Grants
for two summer Teacher Institutes were awarded to Bethany College and
West Virginia State University. Bethany College participants will travel
to Japan in June 2008 and West Virginia State University participants
will see Shakespeare's plays performed in London, July 2008. Read
here for more information.
Grants
Available to Explore the State's African-American
Cultural Heritage
After desegragation, African-American schools and neighborhoods disappeared
along with their history. The West Virginia Humanities Council invites
proposals for grants that support programs that will explore the state's
African-American cultural heritage.
Eligible
projects include oral histories, exhibits, school programs, publications,
documents and artifact preservation, seminars, and panel discussions.
Grant
Deadlines and Information
Grant
Forms
The
Council now has grant forms available that you can download and fill
in on your computer! Read more...
The
West Virginia Humanities Council supports great humanities projects
statewide in West Virginia.
May
we help with yours?
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