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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."]%

13. 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."]%

14. 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."]%

15. 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.)
["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."]%

16. 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, 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."]%

17. 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, 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."]%

18. 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:
Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddling
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)