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Arts & Culture Liz McCormick, Jul. 13, 2024

Conserving W.Va. History, Joining A Silent Book Club And Celebrating Tourism, This West Virginia Week

On this West Virginia Week, we spend some time in the Eastern Panhandle and learn about a new Battlefield Park, hear from a Harpers Ferry author and explore the unknown future of the John Brown Wax Museum. We also travel to Morgantown to experience a Silent Book Club, and then south to Logan County to check out the hopes riding on the inaugural Governor’s School for Tourism.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 10, 2024

Harpers Ferry Wax Museum Closes, Collection’s Fate Uncertain

The John Brown Wax Museum in Harpers Ferry has permanently closed. Its building was sold to a private retailer, and its owner is still looking for a buyer for the wax figure collection.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jul. 08, 2024

Berkeley County Turns Civil War Battlefield Into Historical Park

The Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation is working with the Berkeley County government to create a new battlefield park in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Jul. 08, 2024

Preserving W.Va. History And How To Read And Socialize In Silence, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, the Eastern Panhandle saw major military activity in the Civil War. But, driving through the region today, you wouldn’t know some of these historic sites exist. Also, in this show, one group in Morgantown has found a way to read and socialize in silence.

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Arts & Culture Jack Walker, Jun. 17, 2024

Free Poster Of W.Va. Covered Bridges Available Through Department Of Transportation

The West Virginia Department of Transportation (WVDOT) has created a free, digitally accessible poster depicting 17 different covered bridges around the state to raise awareness about the sites.

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Arts & Culture WVPB Staff, Oct. 25, 2023

A Conversation With Novelist Jayne Anne Phillips And Writing About A Lunatic Asylum, This West Virginia Morning

On this West Virginia Morning, Upshur County native and bestselling novelist Jayne Anne Phillips is the author of six books, including her latest Night Watch, a story which takes place at the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum several years after the Civil War ended. Bill Lynch spoke with Phillips about writing novels and growing up near the asylum.

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