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WV Mine Wars Museum to open May 16

In 2013, 8 West Virginians met in Matewan about the possibility of starting a museum on the history of the West Virginia mine wars.

This looks like a book my taste would agree with: its Appalachian characters, environmental themes, coming of age storyline. But I didn’t.

The Traveling 219 Project has recorded over forty life and community histories from people who live near US 219 in WV and MD.

Filmmaker Elaine McMillion discusses her latest project, “Hollow,” an interactive, online documentary on the lives of McDowell County, WV.

Grandma’s life was hard, I know that. Harder than I can imagine, but she lived to a grand old age, making people jump to her tune to the end.