History Alive: Ruby Bradley

Vienna Public Library 2300 River Rd, Vienna, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of Spencer, West Virginia, Bradley was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines […]

History Alive: Stonewall Jackson

Jackson's Mill 160 Jackson Ml, Weston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Born in Clarksburg, Jackson was an orphan who became one of the most revered names in military history. He is regarded by experts as a tactical genius and a relentless battlefield commander. The men […]

History Alive: Mother Jones

Canaan Valley Lodge 230 Main Lodge Rd, Davis, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The family of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones immigrated to the US from Ireland hoping to escape famine and unemployment. After marrying and moving to Memphis, a yellow fever epidemic killed her husband and all […]

History Alive: Mother Jones

Canaan Valley Lodge 230 Main Lodge Rd, Davis, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The family of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones immigrated to the US from Ireland hoping to escape famine and unemployment. After marrying and moving to Memphis, a yellow fever epidemic killed her husband and all […]

History Alive: Abigail Adams

Craik-Patton House Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. An active participant in our nation’s birth, Abigail Adams is well known for her advocacy of women's rights, especially in education, and her opposition to slavery. As a valued confidant and advisor to her […]

History Alive: Pearl Buck

Center Point Public Library 8871 WV Route 23 N, Salem, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Born in West Virginia, Buck grew up in China with her missionary parents, but never forgot her West Virginia roots. She received the Nobel Prize for her 1931 novel "The Good Earth"—the first American […]

History Alive: Bessie Smith

Pendleton County Library 256 N Main St, Franklin, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. As the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, Smith was the highest-paid Black performer of her day. She was known as the “Empress of the Blues” by virtue of her […]

History Alive: Mother Jones

Shepherdstown Public Library 145 Higbee Lane, Shepherdstown, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The family of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones immigrated to the US from Ireland hoping to escape famine and unemployment. After marrying and moving to Memphis, a yellow fever epidemic killed her husband and all […]

History Alive: Ruby Bradley

Sutton Public Library 500 Main St, Sutton, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of Spencer, West Virginia, Bradley was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines […]

History Alive: Pearl S. Buck

Tyler Consolidated High School 1993 Silver Knight Dr, Sistersville, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Born in West Virginia, Buck grew up in China with her missionary parents, but never forgot her West Virginia roots. She received the Pulitzer Prize for her 1931 novel The Good Earth—the first American […]

History Alive: Mark Twain

Robert F. Kidd Library, Glenville State University 100 High St, Glenville, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The pen name of Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain is celebrated today as one of America’s great authors and humorists.

History Alive: Ruby Bradley

First Baptist Church of Ravenswood 215 Ann St, Ravenswood, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of Spencer, West Virginia, Bradley was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines […]

History Alive: Pearl Buck

Woman's Club of Charleston 1600 Virginia St E, Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Born in West Virginia, Buck grew up in China with her missionary parents, but never forgot her West Virginia roots. She received the Nobel Prize for her 1931 novel "The Good Earth"—the first American […]

History Alive: Charles Schulz

OLLI (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute), WVU 5000 Green Bag Road, Morgantown, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their characters. Charles Schulz (1922-2000) was a cartoonist best known as the creator of the Peanuts comic strip that featured Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Linus, and all the rest of the gang. A veteran of World War […]

History Alive: Mark Twain

Ohio County Public Library 52 16th St, Wheeling, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The pen name of Samuel Clemens, Mark Twain is celebrated today as one of America’s great authors and humorists.

History Alive: Minnie Reed

Edgewood Summit 300 Baker Ln, Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Minnie Reed is a fictional “composite” character drawn from the lives, singing, and stories of several 20th century West Virginia folk singers, chiefly Maggie Hammons Parker, Sarah Workman, Phyllis Marks, and Kate Toney, as […]

History Alive: Stonewall Jackson

Clarksburg History Museum 445 W Main St STE 250, Clarksburg, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Born in Clarksburg, Jackson was an orphan who became one of the most revered names in military history. He is regarded by experts as a tactical genius and a relentless battlefield commander. The men […]

History Alive: Bessie Smith

Raleigh County Public Library 221 N Kanawha St, Beckley, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. As the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, Smith was the highest-paid Black performer of her day. She was known as the “Empress of the Blues” by virtue of her […]

History Alive: Ruby Bradley

Edgewood Summit 300 Baker Ln, Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of Spencer, West Virginia, Bradley was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines […]

History Alive: Theodore Roosevelt

Craik-Patton House Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. In addition to being the 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt won the Nobel Peace Prize, led the Rough Riders in the Spanish-American War, served as Governor of New York, authored more than 35 books, ranched […]

History Alive: Thomas Ingles - Dunmore's War 250th

Twin Falls State Park Mullens, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Thomas Ingles straddled two cultures before and after the birth of the United States. Born to a pioneer Virginia couple, William and Mary Ingles, Thomas was captured along with his mother in a frontier […]

History Alive: Mother Jones

Robert F. Kidd Library, Glenville State University 100 High St, Glenville, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. The family of Mary Harris "Mother" Jones immigrated to the US from Ireland hoping to escape famine and unemployment. After marrying and moving to Memphis, a yellow fever epidemic killed her husband and all […]

History Alive: Ruby Bradley

Edgewood Summit 300 Baker Ln, Charleston, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Bradley retired from the U.S. Army in 1963 she was the most decorated woman in American military history. A native of Spencer, West Virginia, Bradley was captured by the Japanese in the Philippines […]

History Alive: Thomas Ingles - Dunmore's War 250th

Cacapon State Park Lodge 818 Cacapon Lodge Dr, Berkeley Springs, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Thomas Ingles straddled two cultures before and after the birth of the United States. Born to a pioneer Virginia couple, William and Mary Ingles, Thomas was captured along with his mother in a frontier […]

History Alive: Minnie Reed

Canaan Valley Lodge 230 Main Lodge Rd, Davis, WV, United States

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Minnie Reed is a fictional “composite” character drawn from the lives, singing, and stories of several 20th century West Virginia folk singers, chiefly Maggie Hammons Parker, Sarah Workman, Phyllis Marks, and Kate Toney, as […]