Legacy

"Collecting, Preserving, and Communicating Family, Local, and Regional Histories in a Variety of Venues."

About Legacy--

Vandalia's Legacy Project is charged with the unique mission of preserving the "unbuilt environment" — the rich cultural heritage of northern West Virginia. Formed in 2001, this community development and historic preservation initiative is charged with the mission of "collecting, preserving, and communicating family, local, and regional histories in a variety of venues."

Legacy is a multi-faceted preservation instrument, consisting of the Legacy Project, with five charter sites and a headquarters in Fairmont (see below), and the Legacy Program, which promotes broader based community efforts, including heritage tourism, through regional cultural projects, oral histories, publications, documentaries, and music.

Legacy Contact

For more information about the Legacy Program, please contact Dusty M. Hibbs, Manager of Heritage Programs, at (304) 368-1555.

Read Dusty's bio--

Legacy Project Charter Sites and
Legacy Project Headquarters

• Friends of the Preston Academy, Kingwood
• Aurora Area Historical Society, Aurora
• Gilmer County Historical Society, Glenville
• Calhoun County Historical and Genealogical Society, Grantsville
• Mineral County Genealogy Society and
  Mineral County Historical Foundation, Keyser
• Legacy Project Headquarters, Fairmont
 

Legacy Program

• Coal Miners Oral History Project
  
• Glenville State College Archival Management Program
  
  
• Publications/Productions:
  *available at MountainMade.com  
  
  The Appalachians:  America’s First and Last Frontier
  
  The Dulcimer Man:  The Russell Fluharty Story
  
  
• Partnerships: 
  
  West Virginia Folklife Center at
  Fairmont State University
  
  Mountain Made Foundation
• Marion County Historical Society
• Taylor County Historical and Genealogical Society
  
  

Legacy Events

• "Saved from the Shoebox"
  Conservation Workshop
  Saturday, September 30, 2006
  *Details coming soon
  
  "Focus on Preservation" Workshop
  High Gate Carriage House, Fairmont
  

Legacy Outreach/Technical Assistance

Recent outreach efforts by the Legacy Project include:



Above: Michael Hayes, Legacy Intern views the West Virginia Humanities Council traveling exhibit, "Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood" during a visit to Grafton with VHF Manager of Heritage Programs, Dusty M. Hibbs in February 2006.

Learn more about "Born of Rebellion: West Virginia Statehood"




Some examples of ongoing technical assistance provided by the Legacy Project:

Museum Artifact Preservation and Numbering Workshop
Dusty M. Hibbs, Manager of Heritage Programs, and Julie Powelson, Robert H. Mollohan Family Charitable Foundation Intern, led a preservation workshop with the Calhoun County Historical & Genealogical Society in August 2005.

Focused on Preservation--The Legacy charter sites and other historical societies and community individuals attended the "Focus on Preservation" workshop at the High Gate Carriage House on October 29, 2005.

What We Do