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Francene Kirk
(304) 367-4403
www.fairmontstate.edu/wvfolklife/default.asp
This interdisciplinary center for West Virginia’s cultural heritage comprises academic programs, research library and archives (folklore, music, literary, and artifact collections), publications, exhibitions, public programs, and other activities. The Frank & Jane Gabor West Virginia Folklife Center is dedicated to the identification, preservation, and perpetuation of our region’s rich cultural heritage, through academic studies; educational programs, festivals, and performances; and publications.
The Folklife Center is located in an adaptive reuse of historic properties on the west side of campus, formerly known as The Colonial Apartments (c.1941) and The Kennedy Barn site (c.1903) on the original location of the Michael Kennedy Dairy Farm. The property was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.Mailing Address: 1201 Locust Avenue, Fairmont, WV 26554
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