The exhibit highlights West Virginia folklife and folklore with documents and artifacts from the WVRHC’s collections.  

“The WVRHC holds the collections of some of West Virginia’s most prolific folklorists, including Louis Watson Chappell, Patrick Gainer, and John Harrington Cox. In their archives and others, we find stories, songs, recipes, remedies, and an abundance of evidence of rich folklife in our state,” WVRHC Director Lori Hostuttler said. 

The exhibit will also illustrate the stories behind Mothman, the Flatwoods Monster, and other cryptids that have recently become a popular part of West Virginia folklore and a driver of tourism in the state.