To honor the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Senator Robert C. Byrd in 2017, the Robert C. Byrd Center for Congressional History & Education has designed a major traveling exhibit, “Robert C. Byrd: Senator, Statesman, West Virginian.” The exhibit features digital representations of more than 100 documents and photographs from the extensive Robert C. Byrd…
Jessica Bitely, Director of Preservation Services at the Northeast Document Conservation Center will discuss the importance and cultural value of preserving local history collections. Her presentation will touch on some of the basic preservation methods in the field. Then Bekah Karelis, Project Manager at Wheeling Heritage, will then discuss the LaBelle Collection. Wheeling National Heritage…
October is American Archives Month, and archives in the state of West Virginia are collaborating to highlight the rich history of our state and the work archivists do to preserve that history. To celebrate, the West Virginia and Regional History Center will be hosting an Archives Month Wikipedia Edit-a-thon on Monday, October 24, from 1-4…
