Preserving Pocahontas News - Oct. 9, 2014
By B.J.
Gudmundsson, Preservation Officer
We had a great time at
Huntersville Traditions Day over the weekend where we displayed our World
War II Exhibit. A lot of folks braved the cold weather and stopped by to
look at the photographs. A few people brought pictures to be scanned and
number of inductees were identified. Look for more names in next week's
paper.
Thanks, once again, to the
Traditions Day committee for their partnership with Preserving Pocahontas.
We have worked with them for the past few years on various projects, always
to mutual benefit.
The World War II Exhibit is
on vacation from Sharp's Country Store where it has been on display
throughout the summer. I hope to move it around the county for Veterans Day
events. Then the photos and sketches will be placed in binders that can be
loaned out to individuals over the winter. I'll keep you posted on that.
Thanks goes out to Frances
Dilley who called with more names for the Hunting Party photo (PHP0001251)
taken in the Dilley's Mill area. For those of you keeping track, that photo
appeared in the Times on Sept. 18. And just for the record, we're not sure
of the spelling on the Ervin/Ervine/Irvine name. Feel free to call me and
correct it. So here we go.
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Archive ID: PHP001251
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Starting to the left of the
poles. Back row, woman standing 3rd from the left: Birdie Fertig Ervine.
Front row, 2 women seated on the ground. Left: Mildred Ervine King
(Birdie's daughter). Right, dressed in plaid: Mary Dilley Anderson.
Now looking to the right of
the poles. Back row, standing 2nd from right: Andy Fertig. Far right:
Harmon Dilley.
Kneeling on the ground, the
young man on the left leaning on the pole: Neal Kellison. 3rd from left:
Cameron Dilley. Kneeling at far right: Ernest Dilley.
It's hard to keep them
straight at this point, and I'm sure we'll get the rest identified. When we
do I'll run the photo again with all the names.
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Now to do a bit of important fundraising before I close
out.
First, thank you to those (you
know who you are) that made donations this past week. Your support is
important to Preserving Pocahontas and we are grateful.
We are currently repairing and
restoring data to our laptop computer. (Yes, things do break down from time
to time.) We also need to purchase additional hard drives and upgrade our
backup system. All of this is necessary to protect over 10,000 photos and
records that are in our care. It will also make room for 4 new collections
that have been donated in just this past week.
Please consider making a
tax-deductible donation today. Thank You!
To learn more about our
organization, search the archives or make a tax-deductible contribution
through PayPal, visit our website at www.PreservingPocahontas.org.
Contributions may also be mailed to Preserving Pocahontas, 1200 2nd Ave,
Marlinton WV 24954. Contact B.J. at 304-799-3989 for more information.
Preserving Pocahontas is a
private, nonprofit organization, exempt under section 501c(3) of the IRS
code. As such, gifts are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.
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