Mining Our History

FAIN: BC-50312-06

West Virginia Humanities Council (Charleston, WV 25301-3001)
Mark Payne (Project Director: March 2006 to November 2007)

To support exploration of American and West Virginia historical events and examination of their impact on WV citizens. Target audiences will be underserved black populations and the southern counties.

The Council will explore American and West Virginia historical events and examine their impact on our state’s citizens. Programs will include history lectures, exhibits, and RFPs for lectures, panel discussions, fellowships, exhibits, reenactments, and conferences. Targeted RFP audiences will include all West Virginians with a particular emphasis on the underserved black population and our southern counties.