History Alive: Thomas Ingles

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: Frances Perkins

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. As the first female Cabinet member and U.S. Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins had a far-reaching, lasting impact on American workers’ lives, and helped pave the way for women to enter the male-dominated world […]

History Alive: Bessie Smith

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: Mark Twain

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: Charles Schulz

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: Ruby Bradley

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: Walt Disney

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. Young Walt Disney struggled to create an animation company in Chicago, Illinois and Kansas City, Missouri before moving to Los Angeles, California in 1923. After losing the rights to some of his early animated […]

Food Justice in Appalachia Exhibition

This multidisciplinary exhibition by WVU Art in the Libraries, in partnership with the WVU Center for Resilient Communities’ Food Justice Lab and TURNROW Appalachian Farm Collective, explores this multilayered, complex social movement in Appalachia and beyond through narratives from students, scholars and community-based organizations. Original art by eighteen regional artists, is juxtaposed with viewpoints from […]

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

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 Comes Alive Video presentations

The videos from the public presentation of the History Comes Alive in Richwood series will be saved onto a computer in the Richwood Heritage Center. This series focused on the people who helped shape Richwood. Memory Boards accompanying these people important to Richwood’s history will also be on display there. The Center is open on […]

Huntington Sesquicentennial Exhibit

In celebration of the Huntington Sesquicentennial, HMA will present an exhibit of art produced by Huntingtonians during the last 150 years highlighting major influences on the evolution of art in the community, including the influx of diverse cultures into the area generated by trade and commerce, the vibrant commercial framing and glass industries, the academic […]

Little Lecture: "A Union State's Confederate Idol: Stonewall Jackson, Confederate Monuments, and the Lost Cause in West Virginia " (Cody Straley)

The Little Lectures are informal programs featuring speakers on a variety of topics. In-person programs are presented on Sunday afternoons at 2:00 p.m. at our headquarters located at 1310 Kanawha Boulevard, East, Charleston, in the parlor of MacFarland-Hubbard House. The series is one of the many ways the Humanities Council shares our historic property with […]

2024 Little Lectures: Andrea Pitzer, "One Long Night: A Global History of Concentration Camps"

(FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT OUR LITTLE LECTURES PROGRAM PAGE.) For more than one hundred years, at least one concentration camp has existed somewhere on Earth. First used as a battlefield strategy, camps have evolved with each passing decade, and have been used to control or liquidate “undesirable” civilian populations across the globe. Parkersburg-born author […]

History Comes Alive in Richwood

This public presentation is part of the History Comes Alive in Richwood series. Through this series we will focus on the people who helped shape Richwood. Visitors will be entertained by the presentations and Q & A follow-up, then can return to the Richwood Heritage Center to peruse the displays there. The presentation will be […]

Abigail Adams

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: Bessie Smith

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 […]

Timber Industry Exhibit

This event is open to the public. During the time of this Grand Opening the Center will be open from July 31-August 7 from 11-4. This is the week of the Cherry River Festival in Richwood and is considered our homecoming. It draws many people back to Richwood. The Center is generally open on Fridays […]

Sacagawea

History Alive is a program of first-person portrayals of historical figures by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. When Lewis and Clark hired her French-Canadian husband as an interpreter for their expedition in 1804 Sacagawea became the lone female member of the Corps of Discovery. She gave birth to a son in […]

Charles Schulz

Charles Schulz 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. Schulz recognized that comics were not just a medium for children. His ability to connect with people through a four-panel strip using dry humor, sarcasm, wit, and […]