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‘Listening to the Land’ uses story to raise awareness of the changing nature and related issues of WV’s Cacapon and Lost River Valley.

Dr. Emory Kemp Lifetime Achievement Award – Jon Smith

2013 recipient Jon Smith is a preservationist, master craftsman, & educator – a man who knows how to get things done.

Crawford weaves historical research & storytelling into a dynamic, personal saga that intimately appeals to any reader of Appalachia lore.

Ohio production company Eden Valley Enterprises is in production on a documentary about the life of historic AT hiker Emma Gatewood.

Why did many Irish Americans, who did not have a direct connection to slavery, choose to fight for the Confederacy?