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["Richwood, West Virginias Feast of the Ramson was first hosted for the public in 1938. The dinner is said to have evolved from a private ramp-focused meal/stag party, organized by 13 ramp lovers. The ramp dinner menu, currently priced at $15 for adults and $7 for children, includes ramps, potatoes, white beans, bacon, ham, cornbread, sassafras tea, homemade dessert. While the dinner was held previously at Richwood High School, in 2017, the event was relocated to Cherry River Elementary School after flood waters damaged the high school the year prior. The event also features musical performances and a downtown arts and crafts show. For more on ramps, see e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1983"]%

169. Hand painted sign marking the entrance to the Richwood Ramp Fest

Identifier:
4224.RichwoodRampFest.Photo.020.4.21.17
Title:
Hand painted sign marking the entrance to the Richwood Ramp Fest
Date:
2017-04-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Painted signs and signboards, foodways, Richwood (W. Va.), Festivals, Wild leek, Food habits
Location:
Richwood (W. Va.)
["Richwood, West Virginias Feast of the Ramson was first hosted for the public in 1938. The dinner is said to have evolved from a private ramp-focused meal/stag party, organized by 13 ramp lovers. The ramp dinner menu, currently priced at $15 for adults and $7 for children, includes ramps, potatoes, white beans, bacon, ham, cornbread, sassafras tea, homemade dessert. While the dinner was held previously at Richwood High School, in 2017, the event was relocated to Cherry River Elementary School after flood waters damaged the high school the year prior. The event also features musical performances and a downtown arts and crafts show. For more on ramps, see e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1983"]%

170. Hand painted sign for the Richwood Ramp Fest

Identifier:
4224.RichwoodRampFest.Photo.021.4.21.17
Title:
Hand painted sign for the Richwood Ramp Fest
Date:
2017-04-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Richwood (W. Va.), foodways, Painted signs and signboards, Food habits, Wild leek, Festivals
Location:
Richwood (W. Va.)
["George Rutherford (b. October 1935) is a native and resident of Charles Town, West Virginia. He has been the president of the Jefferson County NAACP since 1972 and is involved in the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society as well as the restoration of the Web Blessing House [John Blessing was a friend of John Browns and recipient of his Bible] in Charles Town. He spoke about his work preserving local Black history, and the events and projects of the local NAACP including a Juneteenth Celebration, Black Heritage Festival, soul food tasting, and marches.Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society: https://www.jcblackhistory.org/"]%

171. George Rutherford in his Charles Town home

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.Photo.001.11.7.19
Title:
George Rutherford in his Charles Town home
Date:
2019-11-07
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Civil rights movements, Festivals, African Americans--History
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)
["The historic Meadow River building is a 1928 National Register structure which was built as a promotional piece for the variety of wood products produced the Meadow River Lumber Company of Rainelle, West Virginia in Greenbrier County. Documentation of folklore, foodways, and material culture on display at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg."]%

172. One room museum in the Meadow River building at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair

Identifier:
4224.WVStateFair.Photo.007.8.17.16
Title:
One room museum in the Meadow River building at the 2016 West Virginia State Fair
Date:
2016-08-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, Community museums
Location:
Lewisburg (W. Va.)