Stone piles in field on Balli Farm

Stone piles from plowing fields and stacking stones out of the way Photograph by Gerry Milnes 1991 archive catalog reference GM S2604. 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.

Stone piles from stacking stones out of the way while plowing fields
Photograph by Gerry Milnes 1991

archive catalog reference GM S2604

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.

Categories: Helvetia Video Project, Milnes Collection Photography
Tags: #Helvetia, #Storytelling, #swissofwestvirginia, #Traditions

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