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GRAVESTONE CONSERVATION WORKSHOP SCHEDULED IN MARTINSBURG ON SEPT. 26

7/28/2015

 
The Trustees of the Norborne Cemeteries in Martinsburg, WV are sponsoring a day long workshop on gravestone preservation. Jonathan Appell, nationally known gravestone and monument preservation expert, will present the workshop.  Register at the Eventbrite page.

Read about him at http://www.gravestoneconservation.com/

Learn how to safely clean, level and repair headstones and monuments. The workshop will teach basic conservation and repair techniques. At a slow-working pace, all techniques will be described in detail as work is performed. Different types of repairs will be shown representing various types of work commonly needed in historic cemeteries.

Participants will learn:
  • Materials needed
  • Safe cleaning techniques
  • Hands-on skills in resetting a tablet stone
  • Joining broken gravestone fragments
  • Pros and cons of using epoxy
  • Replacing eroded or lost stone
  • Cement and concrete vs headstones

Old Norborne Cemetery was laid out by Adam Steven, founder of Martinsburg, Virginia (now West). It was established by an enactment of the Virginia General Assembly as a burying ground in 1778. There approximately 1,111 graves in the “Burying Ground” The oldest marker is dated 1800. Veterans from the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, the Civil War (both Union and Confederate), WWI and WWII are intered here.

Lunch Included!
Extreme inclement weather may cause a change of date.
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Additional Donations Gratefully Accepted!!

Have questions about GRAVESTONE PRESERVATION WORKSHOP? Contact Trustees of Norborne Cemeteries

PRESERVATION ALLIANCE SHARES 2014 ANNUAL REPORT

7/24/2015

 
Preservation Alliance would like to thanks its members for their support and involvement.  We are happy to share our Annual Report for 2014.  The purpose of this report is to provide our members with information from the previous year.  The annual report gives perspective on our financial standing and programming accomplishments.  This information helps us to make the best plans for the future of our organization.  We invite you to view the report and learn about our progress.  We look forward to the remainder of 2015 when we will begin another new AmeriCorps program year on August 31 and hold the 7th Annual Historic Preservation Awards Banquet on September 19 in Grafton.

Downloadable pdf of the 2014 Annual Report

THE ART OF GEORGE B. EVANS EXHIBIT TO OPEN AT THE MORGANTOWN HISTORY MUSEUM AUGUST 13, 2015

7/23/2015

 
A new temporary exhibit at the Morgantown History Museum will showcase the art of George Bird Evans from the 1930s and 1940s that were designed for pulp magazine stories and advertisements. Notable magazines his work was published in include American, Cosmopolitan, Redbook, and Women’s Home Companion. Evans was also a noted author, outdoorsman, and founder of the Old Hemlock line of English Setters. The exhibit will also display portions George Evans extensive journal entries thanks to the West Virginia Regional History Collection as well as the original Cosmopolitan magazines George’s art had been circulated in.

The exhibit is the result of a cooperative effort between the Morgantown History Museum and the Old Hemlock Foundation. It will open with a reception on Thursday, August 13th at 7pm at the Morgantown History Museum and will be on display until November 14th. The opening reception and exhibit are free and open to the public.
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The Morgantown History Museum is located at 175 Kirk Street in Morgantown and is open Tuesday through Saturdays from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For questions call (304) 319-1800, send an e-mail to info@morgantownhistorymuseum.org or visit our website http://www.morgantownhistorymusuem.org.

The Old Hemlock Foundation is located at 17098 Brandonville Pike, P. O. Box 69 in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia. They can be contacted at (304) 379-7505, info@oldhemlock.org or http://www.oldhemlock.org.

BRING ON THE YOUTH

7/13/2015

 
By Crystal, Preserve WV AmeriCorps

When people think of history, they usually do not associate it with youth. They say “history is in the past” or “history is boring”. This year it has been my mission to get more young people involved with the Harrison County WV Historical Society (HCWVHS). Since I started my service in September, youth involvement in the HCWVHS has increased through volunteering and unique programming.​

​Early on in my service, I had the privilege of working with two WVU students through the Community Service and Learning (C S & L) program, Donald Hatheway and Jordan Jasper.
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​These young men partnered with me to promote the historical society’s events and volunteered for our WV Writers event and Small Museum Exhibit workshop. Furthermore, they helped me round up more college-age people for my first major volunteer event with the HCWVHS. We sponsored a clean-up day at the Stealey-Goff-Vance House in October, and Donald brought a small army of WVU ROTC Silver Wings members to accomplish this task. Even though their semester of service was over in December, Donald and Jordan continue to volunteer for the HCWVHS. Our board of directors was so pleased with our fall semester C S & L students that we participated in the program for the spring semester.

During the spring, the HCWVHS and I presented two school activities to get young people engaged with local history. Michael Spatafore brought his fifth graders from Northview Elementary School for a tour of the Vance House in April. After we divided the students into two groups, my site supervisor, Carol Schweiker, took one group and discussed the house’s first owner, Jacob Stealey, and his role as a tanner in Clarksburg. I then led a conversation on what museum artifacts can tell us about the past, and then the students identified the uses of ten artifacts from our museum. The students had a great time figuring out what the artifacts were and playfully debated with their classmates about the uses of the items. They also asked a lot of great questions about our historic house and the collection.

In May, I presented a school activity using the letters and photographs of a WWII veteran, Richard Criswell, from the HCWVHS archives. Ms. Meese’s Liberty High School students divided into groups, and each group had a folder of primary source documents from Richard Criswell’s life. After exploring the report cards, letters, and newspaper clippings, the students recounted facts about Richard. The students really enjoyed the activity especially the twist ending about what eventually happened to him. Ms. Meese and the students also supplied excellent feedback on how to improve the activity. Over the summer, the HCWVHS is contacting several Harrison County social studies teachers to ask about incorporating both school activities sometime during the next school year.

Lastly, I recruited our youngest volunteer for the HCWVHS in June. The majority of my day-to-day volunteers were women of retirement age until Ms. Meese suggested that I bring one of her students on as a volunteer. I agreed to take her on, and I initially had a hard time coming up with duties that a teenager would find enjoyable. Accessioning photographs and postcards is not exactly the most exciting activity. However, after our first meeting, Shelley (*name has been changed) became excited about putting her art skills to work with our War Remembrances exhibit and tie-dying shirts for the HCWVHS Veterans’ Memorial 5K. She even wants to attend our August lecture on Civil War medicine to possibly get some extra credit for her social studies class. I believe Shelley now understands that doing history can be fun and it’s not just what you read about in a textbook.
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Overall, the HCWVHS made significant strides toward more youth involvement during my service year. Our plans for youth-oriented history activities for 2015-2016 are even more ambitious. Our dedication to the next generation will continue the legacy of the Harrison County WV Historical Society and the preserve of history of the area.

WHY MOTHBALL YOUR HISTORIC PROPERTY?

7/10/2015

 
What is mothballing?  Why should you do it?  What are the benefits?  Learn all this by watching this short video produced by WBOY Channel 12.

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