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["The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was founded in 2005 by Jeff Wamsley (b. 1961, Point Pleasant, WV). Growing up, Wamsley lived next door to the Scarberrys, two of the primary initial Mothman witnesses. The Museum contains ephemera related to the Mothman legend, including props from the 2002 film, The Mothman Prophesies, copies of the police accounts of the initial Mothman witnesses, Mothman folk art, and more. Visit the Mothman Museum website: https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/Learn more about the Mothman legend via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1418"]%

1. Mural on the exterior wall of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant

Identifier:
4224.MothmanMuseum.Photo.001.3.5.20
Title:
Mural on the exterior wall of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Mothman, Monsters, Folklore, Point Pleasant (W. Va.)
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)
["The Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was founded in 2005 by Jeff Wamsley (b. 1961, Point Pleasant, WV). Growing up, Wamsley lived next door to the Scarberrys, two of the primary initial Mothman witnesses. The Museum contains ephemera related to the Mothman legend, including props from the 2002 film, The Mothman Prophesies, copies of the police accounts of the initial Mothman witnesses, Mothman folk art, and more. Visit the Mothman Museum website: https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/Learn more about the Mothman legend via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1418"]%

2. Stainless steel Mothman statue made by Bob Roach (1933-2015), located in Point Pleasant

Identifier:
4224.MothmanMuseum.Photo.002.3.5.20
Title:
Stainless steel Mothman statue made by Bob Roach (1933-2015), located in Point Pleasant
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Monsters, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Folklore, Mothman, Museums
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison

Identifier:
4224.WamsleyAshley.AudioInt.3.5.20
Title:
Oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Morrison, Ashley Wamsley
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Monsters, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Mothman, Festivals
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)
["Ashley Wamsley Morrison was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on April 13, 1983 and has been a resident of Point Pleasant, WV for the past 15 years. Her father Jeff Wamsley founded the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant and Ashley manages the museums marketing and is one of the organizers of the Mothman Festival. In this interview she speaks about the legend of Mothman, and how the narrative and towns promotion of the creature has evolved in Point Pleasant."]%

4. Transcript of oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison

Identifier:
4224.WamsleyAshley.IntTranscript.3.5.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Morrison, Ashley Wamsley
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Festivals, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Monsters, Mothman, Museums
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)