VIDEO
REPORTS

OUR NEWEST VIDEO

In the Autumn of 2006, we completed a new video that shows some of the highlights of the farm, including the technology building, the progress museum and Appalachian Heritage displays and the assorted hands-on activities. Our goal is to help students experience the life of "back then" and learn about the inventions that helped create the life we live today! Broadband / Dialup

Earlier Reports

WSAZ-TV's
Susan Nicholas offered a good wrapup on our May 6, 2006, Spring Festival, a gorgeous day at the farm.The story also featured volunteer Bob Price demonstrating an early washing machine. Broadband / Dialup

WOWK-TV. Huntington's Channel 13 was on hand for a report on our May 6, 2006, Spring Festival, a gorgeous day at the farm. The feature also included volunteer Janet Wilson discussing what the festival and farm means, especially to children. Broadband / Dialup

WSAZ-TV
a nice, complete visual essay from the May 7, 2005, Heritage Day Festival by videographer Adam Cunningham, featuring scenes of the annual local celebration, along with comments from area exhibitors and craftspeople, visitors and music by The 1937 Flood. Broadband / Dialup.

Dee DeLancey visited a quieter farm a few days before the annual festival and captured the tranquil setting that usually greets our visitors as they either tour the grounds, conduct their meetings or stay in our peaceful inns. Broadband / Dialup

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CELEBRATING HERITAGE

West Virginia Public Broadcasting's Outlook video magazine visited the farm during an earlier Heritage Day Festival to profile the various sights and sounds of the facilities in a major report narrated by Bill Lynch with video by Russ Barbour and Rob Rhodes. Included in the piece are interview with co-founders Mike and Henirella Perry, author James E. Casto (appearing as Collis P. Huntington), various craftspeople and demonstrators and, of course, lots of visitors!

Of course, this isn't a typical day at the village -- things are usually much more
tranquil, as you'll see in Dee DeLancey's video elsewhere here -- but
once a year on the first Saturday in May, we party with thousands
of friends at our Heritage Day Festival.

Viewing

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Introduction. Capturing some of the scenery and sounds of the annual festival, with Irish music by Blackbirds and Thrushes. Broadband / Dialup
	Purpose of the Festival. Co-founder Mike Perry discusses the purpose of the annual festival -- to preserve the lessons of the past. Broadband / Dialup
Collis P. Huntington, a/k/a writer James E. Casto, comments on the festival and its value to young people. Broadband / Dialup
	Old Schoolhouse. Sisters and retired teachers Hollena Baker Adkins and Palmaneda Smith talk about their experiences. Broadband / Dialup
Re-enactors, like Civil War enthusiast Connie Brown, and artisans like Hershel House, share their stories and observations. Broadband / Dialup
	Blacksmith. Co-founder Henriella Perry discusses how a village was a kind of "family way of life," and introduces blacksmith Willie White. Broadband / Dialup
Steam Engines. Engineer Steve Cadle comes from a long line of steam engine operators and talks about the assorted uses of steam in a farming community, while Dave Milern talks of the shingle mill. Broadband / Dialup
	Craftsmen like woodworker Jack Jackson and broom squire Bob Wiggins discuss the history of their crafts, while Mike talks about the role of crafts at the farm. Broadband / Dialup
Artisans like mill operator Hershel House and chairmaker Fred Friar talk about their crafts historically -- and today. Broadband / Dialup
	The Message. Mike Perry has the last word in the report, talking about the value of reassuring young people that they come from the same line that produced all these wonders! Broadband / Dialup