Gerry Milnes Collection

Amity White dulcimer

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Three-string lap dulcimer made from tiger maple wood by Amity White, who is described by Milnes as a pre-revival dulcimer maker from Falls Mill in Braxton county. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1358.

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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Beatrice Metheny with family dulcimer

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Black and white photo of Beatrice Metheny holding lap dulcimer made by Jack Keith of Sugar Creek, Braxton County. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, March 1991, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1338.

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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John Davis dulcimer

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Close-up of head, wooden tuning pegs, nut, and strings on John Davis lap dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1988, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1350.

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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John Davis lap dulcimer

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Close up of fret board and sound holes on John Davis dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1988, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1349.

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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John Davis holding lap dulcimer

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John Davis from Sugar Creek in Braxton County holding lap dulcimer. Davis is listed in Milnes book “Play of a Fiddle” as one of the pre-revival Braxton County dulcimer makers. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1988, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1349.

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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Sarah Blake Singleton playing lap dulcimer

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Black and white photo image of Sarah Blake Singleton playing lap dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Nov 1989.

archive reference: GM S1373.

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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Sarah Blake Singleton playing lap dulcimer

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Sarah Blake Singleton playing lap dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Nov 1989, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1373. related content link to Sarah Singleton playing tunes during spring dulcimer week archive reference: A ACS 6.658.

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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Sarah Blake Singleton playing dulcimer

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Sarah Blake Singleton smiling at camera, playing dulcimer. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Nov 1989, Braxton County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1372.

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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Scheitholt on display at General Lewis Inn

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Two similar images of scheitholt from a collection displayed at General Lewis Inn in Lewisburg, WV. The instrument features a slight trapezoid-shaped body, six wooden tuning pegs, staple frets, one star-shaped and four cherry-shaped sound holes. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Jan 1989, Lewisburg, WV.

archive reference: GM S1323 and GM S1324.

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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Scheitholt from Jim Costa’s collection

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Scheitholt owned by Jim Costa. This instrument features a slight trapezoid-shaped body with straight sides, scrollwork at the head, six wooden tuning pegs, carved frets, and four cherry-shaped sound holes. The scheitholt, a possible predecessor to Appalachian dulcimers, is a type of German zither. The instruments usually exceed 42 inches in length. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Feb 1989.

archive reference: GM S1332.

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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