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["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

565. Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.009.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George's Civil War-era banjo of walnut, chestnut, and a cow hide head
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Stringed instruments, woodworking, Old-time music, Banjo, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

566. Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.010.4.19.16
Title:
Close-up of Civil War-era banjo belonging to Frank George
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
woodworking, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Stringed instruments, and Banjo
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

567. Frank George shows off his unique Civil War-era banjo

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.011.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George shows off his unique Civil War-era banjo
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Stringed instruments, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, and Musical instruments
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

568. Frank George arranges his Civil War-era banjo and corn husk fiddle

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.012.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George arranges his Civil War-era banjo and corn husk fiddle
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Banjo, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, and Stringed instruments
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

569. Frank George's photo of his band with Charlie McCoy (guitar), Gilbert Williams (fiddle), James Beans (banjo)

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.013.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George's photo of his band with Charlie McCoy (guitar), Gilbert Williams (fiddle), James Beans (banjo)
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
McCoy, Charlie, 1941-, Stringed instruments, Fiddling, Old-time music, Banjo, and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

570. Home of Frank and Jane George (Jane reflected in mirror)

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.014.4.19.16
Title:
Home of Frank and Jane George (Jane reflected in mirror)
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia and Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

571. Photo of Frank George's family

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.015.4.19.16
Title:
Photo of Frank George's family
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music and Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

572. Old photos of Frank George's family

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.016.4.19.16
Title:
Old photos of Frank George's family
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia and Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

573. Frank George demonstrates a corn husk fiddle

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.017.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George demonstrates a corn husk fiddle
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

574. Ramp Dinner sign outside H.E. White Elementary in Clay County

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.001.5.5.19
Title:
Ramp Dinner sign outside H.E. White Elementary in Clay County
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Corn bread, Parents' and teachers' associations, Food habits, foodways, and Wild leek
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

575. "Welcome Rampers" sign on the door of H.E. White Elementary School

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.002.5.5.19
Title:
"Welcome Rampers" sign on the door of H.E. White Elementary School
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Parents' and teachers' associations, foodways, Corn bread, Wild leek, and Food habits
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

576. "Welcome 2019 Rampers" bulletin board in H.E. White Elementary School

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.003.5.5.19
Title:
"Welcome 2019 Rampers" bulletin board in H.E. White Elementary School
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wild leek, Corn bread, Food habits, foodways, and Parents' and teachers' associations
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)