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![["These photos of Milton, West Virginia were taken on a tour lead by Milton native Rick Wilson, of sites in the life of and that inspired stories by hometown writer Breece DJ Pancake. State folklorist Emily Hilliard wrote about the experience for the Fall 2021 issue of Oxford American, adapted from a chapter in her forthcoming book to be published by the University of North Carolina Press. Read the essay here: https://www.oxfordamerican.org/magazine/issue-114-fall-2021/something-deeply-rooted"]](/thumb/4224MiltonBreecePancakeTourPhoto003101419 "Rick Wilson on the Old Bank Steps, a location featured in Breece Pancake's story \"The Honored Dead\"")
- Identifier:
- 4224.MiltonBreecePancakeTour.Photo.003.10.14.19
- Title:
- Rick Wilson on the Old Bank Steps, a location featured in Breece Pancake's story "The Honored Dead"
- Date:
- 2019-10-14
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Wilson, Rick, Milton (W. Va.), and Pancake, Breece D'J, 1952-1979
- Location:
- Milton (W. Va.)
![["Elaine (Moore) Purkey is an activist songwriter and musician from Harts Creek, West Virginia in Lincoln County. She was born on May 29, 1949, on the same piece of property where she still lives. She was raised in a family of musicians and flatfoot dancers and attributes her powerful voice to the acapella singing she learned as a member of the Church of Christ. As a teenager she played in bands with her brother, and in early adulthood she was the lead singer of a local country band. In the 1980s, she began performing regularly on the Wallace Horn Friendly Neighbors Show, a live radio program out of Logan County that has been on the air since 1967. She now hosts the show."]](/thumb/4224PurkeyElainePhoto002102716 "Elaine Purkey and Rick Wilson")
- Identifier:
- 4224.PurkeyElaine.Photo.002.10.27.16
- Title:
- Elaine Purkey and Rick Wilson
- Date:
- 2016-10-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Wilson, Rick and Purkey, Elaine
- Location:
- Harts (W. Va.)
