Gerry Milnes Collection

Norman Burky, Bruce Betler, Vernon Burky

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Norman Burky holding mandolin, Bruce Betler with fiddle, and Vernon Burky with guitar. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2663.

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 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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Norman Burky, Bruce Betler, Vernon Burky

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Norman Burky holding mandolin, Bruce Betler with fiddle, and Vernon Burky with guitar. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2664

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 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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Wooden heart carving by Joe McInroy

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Swiss-style wooden chair carved by Joe McInroy. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1994, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2676.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Heart-shaped woodcraft made by Joe McInroy

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Wooden heart crafted by Joe McInroy. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1994, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2677.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Community viewing film footage Helvetia Video Project 1993

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The Helvetia community gathered to watch video footage from their community, which resulted in production of the documentary film Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2666.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Community viewing film footage Helvetia Video Project 1993

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The Helvetia community gathered to watch video footage from their community, which resulted in production of the documentary film Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2665.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Community viewing film footage from Helvetia Video Project 1993

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Members of Helvetia community viewing footage of the Helvetia Video Project, which resulted in the documentary film Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2667

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Community viewing video footage from Helvetia

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Helvetia community members viewing footage from the video project that culminated in the documentary film Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, Oct 1993, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2668.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Entering the barn: Helvetia Video Project 1992

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Backlighting of person entering door of barn during filming which culminated in production of the documentary Helvetia: The Swiss of West Virginia. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, June 1992, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2654.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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Folk Arts: Mural on Wood by Otto Lehmann

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Mural painting by Otto Lehmann. Photograph by Gerry Milnes, July 1992, Helvetia, WV.

archive reference: GM S2572.

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 with earlier dates that others sent to him.

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