News & Events

• Winter 2007 - Read the Kanawha Valley Historical and Preservation Society Winter Newsletter.
• Oct 5, 2007 West Virginia’s Legendary Bluesman - NAT REESE - in his Final Public Performance. 7:00 – 9:00pm Admission $20.00 - Capitol Center Theater 129 Summers St. Charleston W V

Chesapeake Energy - Major Sponsor

• Aug. 2007 Valley Heritage Tour - See flyer
• Feb. 2007 Dr. Peter M. Ascoli, Author & Lecturer on “Julius Rosenwald” former Pres. & CEO of Sears, Roebuck helped build over 5000 schools for African Americans in the deep south. See flyer

Chesapeake Energy - Major Sponsor

• Jan. 2007 From Freedoms Shadow Exhibit Remembers the freed blacks & slaves who helped build the nations capitol. Also chronicles black congressional representation. See flyer
• Sept. 2006 Valley Heritage Tour. See flyer
  VIDEO PRODUCED
• Sept. 2005 Valley Heritage Tour
• Apr. 2005 Tracing a Communities Heritage Video Premier
• 2005 Harden – Gilmore - Home Restoration

• Oct. 2004 World Champ Double Dutch Jump Rope Team. See flyer

• Aug. 2004- Valley Heritage Tour. See flyer
• July 2004 Art is Universal – A display & artistic presentation from Dr. Cubert L. Smith a renowned artist and educator. Kickoff for proposed multi – ethnic art display & programs series
• May 2004 African – American and Jewish Dialogue Group members addressed a class at WV State University - Race, Gender, & Diversity to discuss the Shared Stories & Dreams Panel Video

• May 2004 Tracing a Communities Heritage: A trolley tour of an African – American community & Jewish Religious Landmarks allowed 10 African – American and 10 Jewish teenagers to visit and learn historical facts of faith & culture at each house of worship
  VIDEO PRODUCED
• Oct. - Nov. 2003 Partnership with Museum in the Community for educational programs associated with the African – American Works on Paper Art Collection.
• Aug. 2003 Valley Heritage Tour: Narrated Historic Trolley tours of Kanawha County’s historic and cultural landmarks.
• Shared Dream- Martin Luther King Jr. and the Jewish Community:
  Brown bag lunch discussions at the Kanawha County Library about King’s close relationship with this community
• Mar. 2003 Shared Stories & Dreams is a panel presentation and forum of local Jewish & African – American civil rights pioneers who share their stories of the past and dreams of the future. VIDEO PRODUCED View the brochure.
  

Judge Tod Kaufman, Betty Hamilton, Rev. Homer Davis, Charlene Byrd - Moderator, Mary Snow, Rev. Ronald English, Helaine Rotgin

• Group with the Social Action Committee of Temple Israel in Charleston.