[Nfbwv-talk] History Hero Honor

Tue Feb 19 23:13:11 UTC 2019

Thank you, Jack. We were going to attend the ceremony in Charleston on Thursday to accept his award but the weather got in the way. We're disappointed but one of our friends, Rev. Jim McCune, will accept the award for Ed.
Peace
Karen

----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Yahnke via NFBWV-talk
To: NFB of West Virginia Discussion List
Date: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 05:29 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbwv-talk] History Hero Honor

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 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
> Cc: Karen McDonald
> 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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