Little Lecture: "Creating a Path towards Equal Education: The Role of Border States in Desegregation" (Mary Beth Brown)

MacFarland-Hubbard House 1310 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV, United States

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. rrThe Civil Rights movement of the 1960s often monopolizes popular memory of the era, crowding out […]

History Alive: Abigail Adams

Historic Rowlesburg School, Szilagyi Center 56 N Buffalo St, Rowlesburg, 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: Charles Schulz

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 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: Nellie Bly

Holt Square - Downtown Weston 252 Main Ave, 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. Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochran who became one of the best-known investigative reporters in the country in the late-1800s and early 1900s. At age 25 she took a highly […]

History Alive: Mark Twain

Elk Valley Branch Library 313 Crossings Mall Rd, Elkview, 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: Mark Twain

Clendenin Public Library 107 Koontz Ave STE 100, Clendenin, 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

Bakers Island, Downtown Webster Springs 139 Baker St, Webster 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. 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 […]

Gabriel Arthur

Parkersburg/Wood County Public Library 3100 Emerson Ave, Parkersburg, 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. Gabriel Arthur is believed to have been the first European American to see the Kanawha Valley while traveling with a band of Indians in 1674. During this time, he followed either the Big Coal […]

History Alive: Charles Schulz

Holt Square - Downtown Weston 252 Main Ave, 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 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: Theodore Roosevelt

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. 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: Mark Twain

Princeton Railroad Museum Princeton Railroad Museumr99 Mercer St, Princeton, 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.

Tours of Achaeology site

Kanawha Salines Foundation Inc. 300 Capitol St Ste 1503, Charleston, WV, United States

This is public archaeology with the public encouraged to visit and even participate. A total of 54 visitors have stopped by the Hale house, a few to participate in the dig. We have provided tours and explanations.

History Alive: Ruby Bradley

Glenwood Estate 800 Orchard St, 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: Walt Disney

The Collective Retail & Artisan Shops 68 E 2nd Ave, Williamson, 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. 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 […]

History Alive: Mark Twain

Morgantown Public Library, Aull Center 351 Spruce St, 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 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

St. Albans Public Library 602 4th St, St. Albans, 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: Charles Schulz

Riverside Public Library 1 Warrior Way Suite 104, Belle, 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: Abigail Adams

Wildwood House Museum 121 Laurel Ter, 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. 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 […]

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

MacFarland-Hubbard House 1310 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV, United States

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 […]

History Alive: Abigail Adams

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. 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: Nellie Bly

Clarksburg-Harrison Public Library 404 W Pike St, 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. Nellie Bly was the pen name of Elizabeth Jane Cochran who became one of the best-known investigative reporters in the country in the late-1800s and early 1900s. At age 25 she took a highly […]

History Alive: Walt Disney

Craigsville Public Library 63 Library Ln, Craigsville, 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. 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 […]

History Alive: Walt Disney

Doddridge County Public Library 170 Marie St, West Union, 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. 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 […]

History Alive: Charles Schulz

South Jefferson Public Library 49 Church Street, Summit Point, 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: Gabriel Arthur

Tygart Lake State Park 1240 Paul E Malone Rd, Grafton, 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. Gabriel Arthur is believed to have been the first European American to see the Kanawha Valley while traveling with a band of Indians in 1674. During this time, he followed either the Big Coal […]