by Alfred Lubrano Our house came with an American flag. It seemed to complement our Small Town, U.S.A., zeitgeist. So we let it fly, enjoying its snap […]
Tag: history
Workshop on American Indian boarding schools coming to WVU
MORGANTOWN — Three hours from Morgantown in Pennsylvania, founded in 1879, is the former Carlisle Indian Industrial School. Yet, many, even people from the area, don’t even […]
My grandfather was mainly a figure in a Broadway play to me — until I read his journals
by Todd Balf On May 28, 1952, “Sunday Breakfast,” a play about a workaholic small-town jeweler who torments his family, opened at the Coronet Theatre on Broadway. […]
Aull About History 9, Part II – Petroglyphs, Forgeries, and a Debate
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=45419354″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Listen to part one HERE Welcome to part two of […]
A lot to celebrate Sunday
Newsroom@DominionPost.com Commemorate West Virginia’s 158th birthday by visiting various historic sites in Preston County. Learn more about many aspects of life experienced in recent centuries. On June […]
W.Va.’s first official Juneteenth
“Emancipation Day.” “Freedom Day.” “Juneteenth Independence Day.” Tomorrow, West Virginia celebrates its first officially recognized Juneteenth after the Legislature passed SCR 4 in March recognizing June 19 […]
History Center announces ‘Civic Season’
Submitted to The Dominion Post The Senator John Heinz History Center, an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution, will help establish a new nationwide tradition with the launch […]
Aull About History 9, Part I – Morgantown, Land Before Time
[spreaker type=player resource=”episode_id=45260603″ width=”100%” height=”200px” theme=”light” playlist=”false” playlist-continuous=”false” autoplay=”false” live-autoplay=”false” chapters-image=”true” episode-image-position=”right” hide-logo=”false” hide-likes=”false” hide-comments=”false” hide-sharing=”false” hide-download=”true”] Welcome to the ninth episode of Aull About History, the […]
WVRHC receives two grants to support feminist activist collection
Newsroom@DominionPost.com The West Virginia and Regional History Center, a part of West Virginia University Libraries, received grants from the West Virginia Humanities Council and the WVU Humanities […]
Going under the microscope
MORGANTOWN — Patrick Henry is going under the microscope — figuratively and literally. More accurately, the nearly nine-foot tall likeness of Henry standing at the base of […]
