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As our country prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, Visit Hardy and WordPlay are partnering to present History Speaks, a series of author talks exploring America’s history and fight for nationhood. Join us for these free events and meet authors and historians, learn about their research, and hear how the introduction of diverse ethnic traditions and international events not only impacted colonial coastal towns and cities but also America’s rural Backcountry.The American Log Cabin traces the very beginnings of log cabin architecture on the shores of America in 1638 to the journey made by the first settlers down the Great Wagon Road to the Old Frontier of today’s West Virginia. Author Gerald Milnes shares images from his 50 years of photographically documenting early frontier architecture and its evolution in the region. Numerous snippets of historic information, ethnic attributes, folklore, and anecdotes gleaned from older folks, are documented for the record. Beginning with forts erected for protection, the work illustrates the constant need for shelter that served people, animals, and the material culture so important to early rural life in the Appalachian Mountains.
Gerald Milnes served for 25 years as the folk arts coordinator at the Augusta Heritage Center of Davis & Elkins College. He directed the Appalachian music program, produced traditional music recordings, and as a film maker produced 16 films about West Virginia traditional life. Milnes received an honorary doctorate from Davis & Elkins and was also awarded research fellowships from The West Virginia Humanities Council and Berea College. He is the recipient of the West Virginia Governor’s Arts Award, Footbridge Award, Vandalia Award (West Virginia’s highest folklife recognition), Legend of Old-Time Music Award, and was named West Virginia Filmmaker of the Year, among other honors. A frequent contributor to Goldenseal Magazine, Milnes is widely published on the subjects of traditional arts and West Virginia folklore.
The History Speaks series will take place in the Family Life Center at Duffey Memorial Methodist Church, 100 N. Elm Street, in Moorefield, West Virginia. The series is free and open to the public; no reservations required. Featured books in the History Speaks series can be purchased in advance at WordPlay, 50 West Main Street, in Wardensville. Books will also be available for purchase and signing at each event. For more information, email [email protected].
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100 N Elm St, Moorefield, WV 26836-1120, United States
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