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West Virginians and the Birth of Country Music

West Virginia marks its admission to the Union on June 20, and with this anniversary, it is common practice to celebrate all the contributions West Virginians have made in history through the decades. There are many contributions for us to […]

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Denise Smith
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Denise Smith is an 11th-generation Appalachian. A graduate of Emory and Henry College, she is the granddaughter of Wesley Bane Boyles, a member of the West Virginia Coon Hunters.

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Three photos: An intern entering info into a computer database; several file folder with their accessions numbers written on them in pencil; a small bag holding phonograph needles and labeled with its accession number.

How a THING Becomes an OBJECT

June 11, 2018

By Emily Robinson

It’s part of my job as the museum’s Collections Manager to accession things into the collection (not to pass the collection plate – that’s the development department!). But what the heck is accessioning, anyway? Accessioning is the process by which […]

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Inspector stands to left of photo holding a glass of moonshine; still is to right of photo.

Pick 5: Songs from the Still

June 5, 2018

By Marshall Ballew

For our “Pick 5” blog series, we ask members of the Radio Bristol team to pick five songs within a given theme – from heartsongs to murder ballads and everything in between! Once they pick their “5,” they get the […]

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Various views and details of the ukelin, especially focused in on the lovely decorative features.

From the Vault: The Ukelin Unveiled

June 2, 2018

By Summer Apostal

Want to know what’s behind our museum vault door? With this occasional series, we take you behind the scenes to learn more about some of the interesting objects in our museum collection.  Every museum’s permanent collection is akin to an […]

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Happy Birthday to Ernest Phipps!

May 4, 2018

By Guest Blogger

There’s an old church joke about when Jesus returned to heaven after his time on earth. All the angels gather around to celebrate Jesus’s success overcoming death, and someone asks, “So now what’s the plan? How are we going to […]

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