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County Records Management Manual
The County Records Management Manual is intended as a guide for all employees in the state's 55 counties who share in the creation, maintenance, and disposition of records. It is designed to be the standard that keepers of public records housed in the 55 counties are to follow.

Education and the Arts Programs
There are a number of programs offered to promote and educate the arts in West Virginia classrooms. Learn more about these programs here.

Film Industry Resources
Film Industry Resources pertaining to training, news and magazines, commissions, festivals, unions, publications and databases, industry information, music libraries and showbiz employment.

Filming Guide/Doing Business in WV
Information of the filming guidelines in WV and who needs to be contacted in order for a production crew to do business in WV.

Highway Marker Guidelines
Guidelines for the official West Virginia highway historical markers.

History Alive!
History Alive! is a program that brings historical characters to life through portrayals by presenters who have conducted scholarly research on their character. It provides a passport to the past for student and adult audiences in West Virginia. Presenters are available to non-profit groups across the state such as libraries, schools, museums, historical societies, and civic organizations.

History Center
The history center of West Virginia.

Humanities Council Grants Information
Information for various guidelines for different applications for grants from the Humanities Council.

Little Lecture Series
Little Lectures provide intellectually stimulating discussions in the comfortable surroundings of the MacFarland-Hubbard House, a 1836 Greek Revival house that serves as the offices for the Humanities Council. Invite friends and family to come along and discover our historic home and to learn from some of the region’s most respected scholars and presenters.

New Harmonies
New Harmonies Celebrating America's Roots Music Tour was developed especially for rural audiences and small institutions that typically do not have access to traveling exhibitions. It features recorded music stations, photos, objects, and text relating the stories of a variety of forms of roots music and performers the likes of Bill Monroe, Mahalia Jackson, Blind Willie Johnson, The Chuck Wagon Gang, The Carter Family, Bessie Smith, Bob Wills, Narciso Martinez, Woody Guthrie, and many others.

People and Mountains
This quarterly magazine is provided as a service to Humanities Council members and features insights on Council activities throughout the state, available grants and current issues in the humanities.

Production Service Directory
A directory of all Production in West Virginia in 2006-2007.

Public Broadcasting
West Virginia Public Broadcasting satisfies the human need to learn. Our programs nurture personal growth and civic responsibility, respect people's intelligence, and promote life-long discovery.

State Archives
Online access to the West Virginia State Archives.

West Virginia Book Festival
Each year the festival offers something for book lovers of all ages and interests: authors, publishers, book vendors, the Festival Marketplace, a special section just for children, a used book sale, meet the author events, workshops and panel discussions.

West Virginia Newspapers
List of qualified newspapers in WV with largest circulation for legal publication.

wvtraditions.com
Civil War history, Appalachian arts/craft/music, scenic railroads and coal heritage.

Did You Know?

The first major land battle fought between Union and Confederate soldiers in the Civil War was the Battle of Philippi on June 3, 1861.