History Speaks, a series of author talks exploring America’s history and fight for nationhood, continues on Sunday, May 17, at 2:00PM with Gerald Milnes, author of The American Log Cabin: Folk Architecture and Lore On the Old Frontier of West Virginia. The free event, sponsored by Visit Hardy and WordPlay bookstore, will take place in the Family Life Center at Duffey Memorial Methodist Church, 100 N. Elm Street, in Moorefield.
Milnes, a resident of Elkins, West Virginia, was recently named a 2026 National Endowment for the Arts’ National Heritage Fellow, the country’s highest honor in the folk and traditional arts. A West Virginia folklorist, author, filmmaker, musician, and educator, Milnes received the award in recognition of his lifelong documentation of traditional Appalachian culture. He is only the seventh West Virginian to receive this prestigious honor.
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