Housed in an award-winning repurposed historic barn building on the Fairmont State University campus, the Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is home to the Ruth Ann Musick folklore archives, the Phyllis W. Moore West Virginia Authors archives, and the Patty Looman collection. These collections and additional archival materials can be made available for scholars and student researchers. The Center is part of the College of Liberal Arts and houses the University’s undergraduate programs in folklore and museum studies. The Center serves the University and the broader community through scholarship, publications, workshops, exhibitions, and outreach events.
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.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is currently closed to the community. However, we are offering these online events which are free and open to the public.
The theme for the spring 2021 series is Labor Struggles and West Virginia’s Working Folk. You can join us on Cisco WebEx.
Tuesday, February 9, 7 p.m.
Fairmontstate.edu/GilliamWebEx
Tuesday, February 16, 7 p.m.
Fairmontstate.edu/MeredithWebEx
Tuesday, February 23, 7 p.m.
Fairmontstate.edu/NullWebEx
In addition to the author series, we will feature members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild telling tales of courage on Tuesday, March 9 at 7 p.m. The link for this program is FairmontState.edu/TalesOfCourage
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center will host Pam R. Johnson Davis, a writer, historian, singer and educator, for an online presentation titled, “Writing Toward Healing,” taking place on Tuesday, March 23 at 7 p.m.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center at Fairmont State University is pleased to announce “Wonderful West Virginia,” an online photography exhibit that celebrates the natural beauty of our state. This collection of outdoor photography by local artists Cynthia Staley and John Dent was curated by Danielle Doss, a 2021 Fairmont State University graduate. The exhibit is available through “LibGuides,” a service of Fairmont State University’s Ruth Ann Musick Library.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is pleased to present Tales of Courage, an evening with members of the West Virginia Storytelling Guild, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 9.