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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. "]%

1. Transcript of oral history of Frank and Jane George

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.IntTranscript.4.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Frank and Jane George
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
George, Franklin, George, Jane Taylor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Walker, John Homer, 4-H clubs, Craft festivals, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Fiddle tunes
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."]%

2. Frank George with the banjo his father made for him

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.001.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George with the banjo his father made for him
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Old-time music, Banjo, 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."]%

3. Toy instruments made for Frank George by his father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.002.4.19.16
Title:
Toy instruments made for Frank George by his father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, 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."]%

4. F-holes and bridge on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.004.4.19.16
Title:
F-holes and bridge on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, woodworking, Fiddling, 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."]%

5. Tailpiece on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.005.4.19.16
Title:
Tailpiece on toy fiddle made by Frank George's father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, woodworking, Old-time music, 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."]%

6. Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.007.4.19.16
Title:
Toy banjo and fiddle made by Frank George's father
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, woodworking, Bowed stringed instruments, Banjo, 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."]%

7. 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:
Banjo, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Stringed instruments, woodworking
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."]%

8. 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, Stringed instruments, Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, 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."]%

9. 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, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, 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."]%

10. 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:
Old-time music, Stringed instruments, Fiddling, Banjo, 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."]%

11. 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:
Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddling, McCoy, Charlie, 1941-, Banjo, 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."]%

12. 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, Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)