Dulcimer

Beatrice Metheny black and white photo with Jack Keith dulcimer

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Beatrice Metheny holding lap dulcimer made by Jack Keith. This instrument was reportedly brought to Beatrice Metheny’s farm on horseback by her mother in 1899. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, April 1989, Braxton County, WV. Attached: link to interview with Beatrice Metheny.

archive reference: GM S1339. (Links to ACS 6.201).

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant dulcimer

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Close-up on head, tuning pegs, and nut on lap dulcimer made by Henry Bryant. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988.

archive reference: GM S1312.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant lap dulcimer

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Lap dulcimer made by Henry Bryant. The style and pattern of this instrument are noted to be similar to later dulcimers made by Preacher LaFon in Braxton County, WV. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988.

archive reference: GM S1311.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant lap dulcimer

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Lap dulcimer made by Henry Bryant. The style and pattern of this instrument are noted to be similar to later dulcimers made by Preacher LaFon in Braxton County, WV. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1990.

archive reference: GM S1310.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant lap dulcimer

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Lap dulcimer made by Henry Bryant. The style and pattern of this instrument are noted to be similar to LaFon’s dulcimers in Braxton County, WV. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1990.

archive reference: GM S1308.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant, Nicholas Chronicle article

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Close up of the newspaper article and portrait of Henry Bryant in the Nicholas Chronicle from 1950s. Photograph of printed article by Gerry Milnes, March 1990, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1315.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Henry Bryant dulcimer maker

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Nicholas Chronicle newspaper article from 1950s with portrait of Henry Bryant. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1990.

archive reference: 1314.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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William Knapp pre-1925 dulcimer

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Close up of a lap dulcimer head made by William Knapp before 1925. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Feb 1989.

archive reference: 1305.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Gladys Thompson with dulcimer made by William Knapp

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William Knapp dulcimer held by his daughter, Gladys Thompson. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Feb 1989.

archive reference: GM S1335.

Project description: The Milnes Collection contains audio-visual recordings made and collected by the Augusta Heritage Center’s former Folk Arts Coordinator, Gerald Milnes. Throughout his career with Augusta, Milnes conducted field work to amass a large collection of photographs, oral histories, music, and event recordings. He recorded the bulk of the collection from the early 1970s to 2013, but the collection also includes tapes and photographs with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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