Percival Everett
Join us for the 2024 McCreight Lecture, October 17, in Charleston.
The 2024 West Virginia Book Festival
Join us October 19 at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center for this year's event. The Humanities Council is a charter and ongoing sponsor.
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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.
Little Lectures Online
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.
The Council Awards 11 New Grants
The Capon Bridge Founders Day Festival's "Focus on History" was one of the recipients (photo from the Cumberland Times-News).
The Council Awards 10 Fellowships
These fellowships, unique in West Virginia, are among the Council's most competitive offerings.
New Grafton Monster Pin!
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!
West Virginia National Cemeteries Project
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.
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Fall Issue of People & Mountains
Our newsletter highlights recent grant recipients and upcoming programs.
October 2024 issue of The Broad Side
The Darkest Horse: John W. Davis, the Compromise Candidate Who Couldn't
2023 Activities Report
See what grants and programs the Council supported in 2023 »
West Virginia Folklife Collection receives award from American Folklore Society
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.
