[Nfbwv-talk] History Hero Honor

[Jack Yahnke]

Thanks Karen. I  certainly would have missed this if you wouldn’t have sent it out. Congratulations to Ed. Wow!  

Sent from my iPhone

Jack


> On Feb 19, 2019, at 9:31 AM, Bob Hicks via NFBWV-talk <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Way to go Ed!  Thanks for letting us know.
> 
> Have a great day, 73
> 
> Bob Hicks, KC8CR
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: NFBWV-talk [mailto:nfbwv-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Karen
> McDonald via NFBWV-talk
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2019 6:02 PM
> To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List <nfbwv-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Karen McDonald <karen at eioproductions.com>
> Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] History Hero Honor
> 
> Greetings, everyone.
> I am writing to share the following article from our Keyser newspaper.  Ed
> has been nominated as this year's Mineral County history hero.  This article
> explains more so please read on.  If the weather is cooperative, we will be
> going to Charleston next week for the ceremony.
> 
> 
> For the News Tribune
> 
> CHARLESTON - Long-time Mineral County historian Ed McDonald will be honored
> as a West Virginia History Hero during History Day at the Legislature Feb.
> 21 in Charleston.
> 
> McDonald, a resident of Keyser, has been an active member of the Mineral
> County Historical Society for 25 years.
> 
> He has served as society president and currently serves as its vice
> president.
> 
> An experienced broadcaster, McDonald is the founder of Mountain Streams
> Radio, a broadcast service sponsored by the Historical Society which seeks
> to celebrate the musical traditions of West Virginia and the Appalachian
> region, and also to provide community radio services to the Keyser/Mineral
> County area.
> 
> This past year, McDonald gave a society presentation on the West Virginia
> School for the Deaf and Blind, which he attended.
> 
> In 2009, in recognition of his significant contributions to the society, the
> Mineral County Historical Society elected him as a member of its Order of
> Crozet.
> 
> West Virginia History Heroes are nominated for the honor by historical,
> genealogical, preservation, museum, patriotic or similar organizations from
> across the state.
> 
> The purpose of the program is to give state-level recognition to individuals
> chosen for dedicated service on behalf of an organization's programs, or for
> their recent significant contribution to state and local history through
> research, interpretation, publication, or preservation.
> 
> The 2019 History Hero awards program will be held at 9:30 a.m. Feb. 21 in
> the Culture Center on the Capitol Complex in Charleston.
> 
> West Virginia History Day at the Legislature was begun by the West Virginia
> Archives and History Commission in 1997 and is officially designated by the
> commission as a special day to recognize the state's rich and varied
> history.
> 
> The annual event, now in its 23rd year, features displays by a variety of
> groups from around the state. This year, nearly three dozen groups have
> registered to set up displays in the upper rotunda of the capitol.
> 
> West Virginia History Day is sponsored by the Archives and History
> Commission, the Mining Your History Foundation, the Preservation Alliance of
> West Virginia Inc., the West Virginia Association of Museums, the West
> Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History, the West Virginia
> Historical Society and the West Virginia Humanities Council.
> 
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