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Lore is defined by Merriam-Webster as “Something that is learned. Traditional Knowledge or Belief. Tribal Lore. Knowledge gained through Study or Experience.”That last part is important. Experience.Some things you can’t quite get a grasp on just from reading a book or listening to someone talk at you. You have to put your hands on what it is you want to know. You have to spend some time with it.
Continue Reading Take Me to More News“Making Our Future” by former West Virginia state folklorist Emily Hilliard dives deep into the niches of Mountain State culture, from songs of the labor movement to the history of hot dogs. The book was released on Nov. 22, 2022.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFor many, summer is often associated with camp and quintessential camp activities like swimming, making s’mores and telling ghost stories.Last week, a…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsThe West Virginia Folklore Society was founded in Morgantown on July 15, 1915, by John Harrington Cox and Robert Allen Armstrong of West Virginia…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsTen folklore students from George Mason University in Virginia recently spent a week visiting central and southern West Virginia. They traveled to five…
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFolk artists, musicians, and chefs across the mountain state will be teaching their crafts to apprentices during 2018, as part of a new project by the…
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