Gerry Milnes Collection

Fretted dulcimer

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Close up of lap (fretted) dulcimer, dark wood. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988.

archive reference: GM S1253.

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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Walter Miller with fretted dulcimer

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Walter Miller holding one of his own fretted dulcimers. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Nicholas County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1252.

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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Gussie Samples King

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Gussie Samples King with banjo. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Nov 1989, Widen, WV.

archive reference: GM S1699.

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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Clyde Howes fiddles

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Seven fiddles made by Clyde Howes, lined up in a row. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1989, Upshur County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1409.

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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Fiddle made by Dayton Howes

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Fiddle made by Dayton Howes. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1989, Upshur County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1411.

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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Clyde Howes posing with his fiddles 1988

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Clyde Howes showing the back of one of his fiddles while standing in front of some of his collection. According to his great granddaughter Missy (Howes) Daugherty, Clyde was known for making fiddles with an animal head at the top, instead of a traditional scroll. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Upshur County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1502.

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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Dayton Howes fiddle

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Fiddle made by Dayton Howes. According to his granddaughter Missy (Howes) Daugherty, Dayton Howes was obsessed with the tone and sound of the fiddle, more than the look. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Upshur County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1503.

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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Dayton Howes fiddle

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Backside of fiddle made by Dayton Howes. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Dec 1988, Upshur County, WV.

archive reference: GM S1504.

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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Dayton Howes with siblings

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Dayton Howes holding fiddle and bow, stands with his siblings for the photo. Pictured left to right are Loretta (Howes) Gillum, Junior (Clyde) Howes, Delmar Howes, and Dayton Howes. According to Dayton’s granddaughter, Missy (Howes) Daugherty, Dayton retired from the air force in 1971 and came back to Upshur County, WV where he built his house and workshop, and started making and repairing fiddles. It would take him a year to make one fiddle, and in his career he made 23 fiddles.

archive reference: GM S1222.

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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