Watch the 2022-23 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Showcases
If you missed the showcases last fall, you can now watch the recordings on the West Virginia Folklife YouTube channel.
If you missed the showcases last fall, you can now watch the recordings on the West Virginia Folklife YouTube channel.
Our first three Little Lectures of 2024 are now available online: "Dunmore's War: The Last Colonial Conflict" by Glenn F. Williams; "Echoes of the War on Terror: Gaza through the Lens of American Military History" by Peter Mansoor; and "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps" by Andrea Pitzer.
We’re excited to announce our Grafton Monster Loves West Virginia Folklife campaign. The first 50 new Council GEM (Give Every Month) members who donate $5 or more per month will receive this exclusive new pin. We’d love your support!
The Humanities Council works with high schools students to research and write biographies of veterans
Please support the historic MacFarland-Hubbard House, our headquarters. The property serves as an active programming venue, and is itself an important community landmark.
Our newsletter highlights recent grant recipients and upcoming programs.
The Darkest Horse: John W. Davis, the Compromise Candidate Who Couldn't
See what grants and programs the Council supported in 2023 »
WV Folklife Collection at WVU Libraries receives the society’s Brenda McCallum Prize
Exploring the imaginary landscape of West Virginia through the lens of genre fiction and folklore
Visit wvpublic.org to hear This Week in West Virginia History, a collaboration between e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia and West Virginia Public Broadcasting.
The West Virginia Humanities Council serves West Virginia through grants and direct programs in the humanities. Formed in 1974 at the invitation of the National Endowment for the Humanities, it is the principal organization promoting the humanities in West Virginia.