Exhibit Hosts Sought

THE WAY WE WORKED
Smithsonian Institution Exhibition Tour
Application Deadline:
December 1, 2010

The West Virginia Humanities Council is sponsoring a West Virginia tour of the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition The Way We Worked beginning September 2011 through June 2012. The Humanities Council seeks applications from small museums, historical societies, historic sites, libraries, cultural organizations, and communities interested to host the exhibition and provide public programs for children and adults. The postmark deadline for applications is December 1, 2010.
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For more information please contact Mark Payne at 304-346-8500 or email payne@wvhumanities.org.

"The Making of the President 1860"

Lecture by Dr. Gary Kornblith
Sunday, September 19
2:00 p.m.
Parkersburg

For more information.

McCreight Lecture
James Bradley

Author of Flag of Our Fathers
New York Times #1 bestseller

Thursday, October 21
7:30 p.m.
Culture Center, Charleston
Free and open to the public

McCreight Lecture Information.

MacFarland-Hubbard House Accessibility Statement

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 would like to hear from us via email, please send your address to nutter@wvhumanities.org.



West Virginia
Humanities Council
1310 Kanawha Blvd. E.
Charleston, WV 25301
304.346.8500
304.346.8504(fax)

e-WV Online Encyclopedia to Launch Sept. 13

e-WV, the online encyclopedia developed by the West Virginia Humanities Council, is the most authoritative, comprehensive research tool available for the Mountain State. e-WV showcases West Virginia’s history, culture, and people. It is thoroughly innovative, enhanced with audio and video, hundreds of illustrations, maps, time lines, and other features.

In keeping with the Humanities Council mission of service, e-WV is free of charge and available to anyone with access to a computer and Internet connection. The e-WV website (www.wvencyclopedia.org) will open to the general public following its launch on Monday, September 13, at the Culture Center’s West Virginia Library Commission.

The online encyclopedia will be based on the content of the popular reference book, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, published in 2006 by the West Virginia Humanities Council. It is now in its second printing with nearly 17,000 copies sold.


Professor of the Year Nominations Sought

The Faculty Merit Foundation of West Virginia is seeking nominations for the 2010 Professor of the Year. Nominations must be postmarked no later than November 5, 2010, to be eligible for consideration.

The Professor of the Year receives a $10,000 tax-free cash award, sponsored by United Bank, and a special handmade trophy designed specifically for this program.
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Grants Process Streamlined

The West Virginia Humanities Council announces the streamlining of its grants process. Applicants may now submit one original copy of the application with one original signature of the CEO of the sponsoring organization. Read on ...

West Virginia - A Film History

Perfect for all West Virginians!

West Virginia first premiered in 1995 on the West Virginia public broadcasting television network and on public television networks throughout the country. It is now available as a 2-DVD set.

West Virginia weaves motion picture footage, historic photographs, first-person interviews, live cinematography, and a haunting musical score into a rich and compelling narrative of our state's history, telling the unforgettable story of America’s Mountain State from prehistory to the recent past. Read here for additional information.

The Great Textbook War
Radio Documentary Wins Award

The Great Textbook War, a 58-minute radio documentary, was funded by a $20,000 grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council. It explores events that took place in Kanawha County in the fall of 1974, when concerned parents became angry because they believed proposed new school books included radical writings and anti-Christian or unpatriotic material. The Peabody Award-winning production has now been entered for the Helen and Martin Schwartz Prize.

To listen to the Great Textbook Controversy documentary click here.

Board Meeting

The next meeting of the West Virginia Humanities Council board of directors takes place Friday, October 22, 2010, at the MacFarland-Hubbard House, Charleston.