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Here's the History of the Augusta Heritage Center

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Augusta begins this weekend.  This very popular series of summer workshops about music and crafts has been explored by a student working on her master’s thesis.  Brittany Hicks graduated from Appalachian State University in May of 2014.  Her thesis was titled “Exploring Nostalgia for the Future: A History of the Augusta Heritage Center in Elkins, West Virginia.”   Just as the busy five week series kicks off, she sat down with us to find out what she learned.

  Click here to read the Master’s Thesis on the history of the Augusta Heritage Center.

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