The Frank and Jane Gabor
West Virginia Folklife Center
on the campus of Fairmont State University
1201 Locust Avenue
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 367-4403
wvfolklife@fairmontstate.edu
Pat Musick, Interim Director
Frank & Jane Gabor WV Folklife Center
(304) 333-3606
pmusick@fairmontstate.edu
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Housed in an award-winning repurposed historic barn building on the Fairmont State campus, the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is home to scholarly research, archives, publications, community programs and events, workshops, exhibitions, and undergraduate studies in Folklore and Museum Studies. Part of the College of Liberal Arts, the Folklife Center and its programs are an asset to the broader communities within and beyond the University.
Mission Statement
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University is dedicated to the identification, preservation, and perpetuation of our region's rich cultural heritage, through academic studies, educational programs, festivals and performances, and publications.
| FOLK 2200 | Introduction to Folklore |
| FOLK 2201 | Lab Field Research/Oral History |
| FOLK 3320 | The Art of Storytelling |
| FOLK 3361 | Folk Music |
| FOLK 3399 | Appalachian Teaching Project |
| FOLK 4400 | Directed Folklore Study |
| FOLK 4401 | Folklore Applications/Capstone |
| MUSM 1100 | Introduction to Museum Studies |
| MUSM 3210 | Museum Interpretation and Education |
| MUSM 4290 | Practicum/Internship/Capstone |
| FOLK 2200 | Introduction to Folklore |
| FOLK 2201 | Lab Field Research/Oral History |
| FOLK 2150 | Folk Arts |
| FOLK 3302 | Regional Cultural Geography & History |
| FOLK 3399 | Appalachian Teaching Project |
| FOLK 4400 | Directed Folklore Study |
| FOLK 4401 | Folklore Applications/Capstone |
| MUSM 1100 | Introduction to Museum Studies |
| MUSM 2150 | Folk Arts |
| MUSM 3220 | Collections Management |
| MUSM 4290 | Practicum/Internship/Capstone |
On Monday, November 26, at 7 p.m., The Frank and Jane WV Folklife Center will be hosting an old-time fiddling performance by Doug Van Gundy, a master-fiddler and an eighth-generation West Virginian, and Annie Stroud, his apprentice. The event is free and open to the public.
During the month of November, the Fairmont State University School of Fine Arts and the Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folk Life Center will be commemorating the 50thanniversary of the 1968 Farmington Mine Disaster. This event had a devastating effect on Marion County and the surrounding area, but it also brought about changes in mine safety.
As part of the Introduction to Folk Music class taught by Lynette Swiger, a square dance and cakewalk will be held on November 15, 2018 from 7:00 – 8:30 pm in the Great Room of Cultures at the Frank and Jane Gabor WV Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University. The dance is free and open to the public and has become an annual event that is enjoyed by old and young alike. Anyone is welcome and encouraged to attend in order to experience an old-time dance event.