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Tim DiFazio, a Morgantown High School senior, represented West Virginia April 29 -30 at the Poetry Out Loud...

Shady Spring Middle School Team One of Raleigh County won the West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s fourth annual West Virginia State History Bowl...

Dance students from 45 dance school, high school and college programs participated in the 2013 West Virginia Division of Culture and History Dance Festival...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will celebrate Black History Month with three films, two lectures...

Twenty-seven young people, six individuals and two service organizations were honored Saturday, Jan. 14, with...

A professional surveyor, author and historic-character actor will offer tips on using land deeds and other records to help trace family roots during a...

J. R. Clifford, a trailblazer in many aspects of West Virginia’s black history, and his landmark case Williams v. Board of Education of Tucker County, will be the topic...

A Creative Christmas at the Capitol

Top off the holiday season with three family movies that will air on the big screen of the Norman L. Fagan West Virginia State Theater at the Culture Center...

The home-grown decorations on the holiday tree at Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville are inspired by the plants prehistoric Native Americans cultivated in West Virginia...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History has extended the deadline for registration for Poetry Out Loud until Dec. 31, 2011...

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History has published “Transportation in the Mountain State by Water, Road, Rail and Air,”...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History and the West Virginia Commission on the Arts will host “Arts Day at the State Capitol”...

Culture and History (WVDCH) will open a new exhibit on Wednesday, Nov. 16, featuring works by the Center for Excellence in Disabilities...

The debate over what to call the country’s 35th state will be brought to life during a special sesquicentennial event Nov. 26...

Local groups with an interest in history or genealogy are invited to participate in...

The Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will take a look at the stars...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will celebrate archaeology with family-oriented activities...

Bringing together literary lovers of all ages from across the nation...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series...

Four West Virginia Division of Culture and History museums are joining more than 1,300 others across...

This fall, students in eleven additional West Virginia public middle schools will have new instruments for their music programs...

It’s 1960. It’s Saturday. Super Duper Charlie Cooper is about to count down this week’s Top 10 hits...

Have you ever read a book that changed your life? Has some author’s words touched you in such a personal way, altering how you view your world or yourself?...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, in collaboration with the West Virginia Commission on the Arts (WVCA)...

Residents interested in preserving the heritage of Nicholas County are invited to a special September meeting...

Alex P. Schust will present “The Genealogy of West Virginia’s Leading Coal Producing County” ...

The West Virginia Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host its next after-hours lecture from 6 - 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6...

After a nationwide search, the West Virginia Library Commission has selected Karen Goff, Library Development Director of the WVLC to serve as the new Secretary for the Commission...

The grandson of West Virginia folk legend Virginia Myrtle “Aunt Jennie” Wilson will share the stage with other notable old-time musicians during a pair of free Labor Day concerts...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) has unveiled a new exhibit...

The State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) is accepting applications for historic preservation survey and planning grants now through Oct. 31, 2011...

The 22nd Appalachian String Band Music Festival at Camp Washington-Carver in Clifftop, Fayette County, wrapped up Sunday...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture...

Archives and History staff historian, Greg Carroll, will present “Slaves and Free People of Color in Western Virginia from 1800 - 1860”...

22nd Appalachian String Band Music Festival will be held Aug. 3 - 7...

The West Virginia Archives and History Library of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will host...

Ron Hinkle Glass: West Virginia’s Gift to the World with a gala opening...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History will celebrate its new exhibit...

Well-known author, historian and political figure Ken Hechler will discuss...

The Culture Center at the State Capitol Complex will celebrate its 35th anniversary...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s proposed Annual Work Program for its 2011-2012 Historic Preservation Program is now available for public review...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History’s annual exhibition, Quilts and Wall Hangings 2011, is on display...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will celebrate the birthday of the Mountain State...

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) is announcing a call for entries...

The West Virginia State Museum of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History will feature poet, storyteller and author...

West Virginia artists whose work features wildlife still have time to submit entries for a West Virginia Division of Culture and History (WVDCH) juried art exhibition...

West Virginia’s champion old-time fiddle, bluegrass banjo and mandolin players competed on Saturday, May 28...

An author and professor of history will examine the formation of the Restored Government of Virginia in Wheeling during the Civil War...

The Vandalia Award, West Virginia’s highest folklife honor, will be presented to renowned fiddle player, entertainer, educator, mentor and advocate for bluegrass...

CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin along with West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts Cabinet Secretary Kay Goodwin today announced...

Grave Creek Mound Archaeological Complex in Moundsville will continue its 2011 lecture and film series at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26...

A noted author, professor and historian will examine the discord that existed between eastern and western Virginians leading up to West Virginia’s birth as the nation’s 35th state...

The Culture Center and State Capitol Complex grounds will play host to this family-style gathering on Memorial Day weekend, May 27-29, 2011.

The League of Extraordinary Teens, a volunteer program for high school students will be having an information session at both the Belington and Philippi Public Libraries on Friday, May 20, 2011

ExploreWV GeoChallenge, West Virginia’s official geocaching enthusiast group, is launching their second series, Main Street® WV, in Fairmont on April 12, 2011

ExploreWV GeoChallenge, West Virginia’s official geocaching enthusiast group, is working with the West Virginia Library Commission to distribute Geocaching Kits (Geo-Kits) to 80 libraries across the state