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 |
In 1881, the first member of the Moore family, Ira Corwin Moore, enrolled in Fairmont State Normal School. More than 135 years later, the family continues to be closely connected to Fairmont State University and the culture and heritage of Appalachia.
In 1881, the first member of the Moore family, Ira Corwin Moore, enrolled in Fairmont State Normal School. More than 135 years later, the family continues to be closely connected to Fairmont State University and the culture and heritage of Appalachia.
The Frank and Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center’s new exhibition, “Always Here: Native Americans in West Virginia,” opens Thursday, February 22, 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. in the Folklife Center on the campus of Fairmont State University. At 5 p.m., after a brief welcome from exhibition curator and the center’s interim director, Pat Musick, Lakota elder Bob Pirner will give a traditional invocation.