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Please call board member Catherine Moore at 304-663-2202 or Email us.

Press Releases

• Outpouring of Support from Cast of “MATEWAN” for Blair Centennial Project, 12/11/2018

• West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Launches Free Lessons Plans, 10/22/18

• It's Supper Time in Matewan, 8/17/18

• Public Invited to Contribute Names to Miners Memorial Exhibit, 7/10/18

• Mine Wars Museum Celebrates 30th Anniversary of “Matewan” This Saturday, 9/2/17

• WV Mine Wars Museum to Host Matewan Director for 30th Anniversary of Film's Release, 8/18/17

• Museum Wins Support from National Endowment for the Humanities, 8/2/17

• Public Invited to Celebrate Mother Jones Birthday, 4/18/17

• UMWA Lends Support for Mine Wars Museum, 1/24/17

• Legends and Legacies -- Stories from the Mine Wars Era, 9/1/16

• Miners Memorial Event, Catherine Moore, 8/2/16

• May Day Matinee at the WV Mine Wars Museum, 4/26/16

• Mine Wars Museum grand opening announced, 4/16/15

Articles

• “West Virginia Association of Museums Newsletter,” 8/18/19

• “Maggie Reflects on a recent visit to the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum," 8/1/19

• “Thoughts on working as an Artist in a History Museum: Creating a New Exhibition at the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum,” 6/4/19

• “America’s new redneck rebellion,” Financial Times, 6/26/19

• “Cast of ‘Matewan’ lines up in support of Blair Centennial Project,” The Montgomery Herald, 2/17/10

• “25 Best Things to Do in West Virginia,” Dream Vacation Magazine

• “‘Matewan’ cast shows support for Blair Centennial Project,” Williamson Daily News, 12/19/2018

• “Strike!,” WV Living, Fall 2018 Issue

• “On the Road with Rick Holmes: The battles of ‘Bloody Mingo,’” Leavenworth Times, 12/13/18

• “County-by-county Gift Guide: 55 Ways to Share your love for WV,” Charleston Gazette-Mail, 12/6/2018

• “English teachers shares grandmother’s story in national publication,” The Independent Herald, 11/28/2018

• “West Virginia Mine Wars Museum,” Suzanne E. Tallichet, Journal of Appalachian Studies, 2018

• “Remembering the West Virginia Mine Wars,” LA Progressive, 11/27/18

• “From The Kentucky State AFL-CIO:Open your hearts, wallets for Battle of Blair Mountain centennial,” Daily KOS, 11/26/18

• “Striking Mountain State miners inspired Solidarity Forever,” Kentucky State AFL-CIO, 10/19/18

• “Markers, museum recall Matewan Massacre,” Kentucky State AFL-CIO, 10/18/18

• "Mtn. Talk: Remembering the Battle of Blair Mountain," WMMT, 8/28/18

• "Blair Mountain Strike Supper Offered Sept. 22," Williamson Daily News, 8/26/18

• "Mother Jones ' spirit returns to Matewan," Williamson Daily News, 5/25/18

• "Wilma Steele on The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum," Corporate Crime Reporter, 5/7/18

• "A Culture of Resistance," Laphan's Quarterly, 3/30/18

• "The Bloody Fight," Jacobin, 3/27/18

• "Mine Wars Museum Wins Grant," The Hub, 3/6/18

• "Striking teachers know mine wars history. Do you?" Charleston Gazette-Mail, 3/3/18

• "WEST VIRGINIA MINE WARS MUSEUM," Lawyers Guns & Money, 11/29/17

• "Lone Stars: Independent Filmmakers John Sayles and Maggie Renzi," Pasatiempo, 10/20/17

• "Beyond Statistics: Appalachia's Stories Reveal Resilience and Perseverance," Inside Appalachia, 10/21/17

• "'Matewan' Mine Wars Film Screened in W.Va. for 30th Anniversary," WV Public Broadcasting, 10/11/17

• "'Matewan' Revisited: Film Unearthed Region’s Buried Labor History," Ohio Valley ReSource, 10/6/17

• "Sayles Returns to WV for 30th Anniversary Screening of MATEWAN," Charleston Gazette-Mail, 10/5/17

• "'Matewan' marks 30th anniversary," The Herald-Dispatch, 10/3/17

• "Mine Wars Museum teams up with ‘Matewan’ creators for 30th anniversary film screening," The Fayette Tribune, 8/21/17

• "Mine Wars Museum Receives 30K Grant," The Vindicator, 8/13/17

• "Mine Wars Museum Receives Grant for Anniversary Project," Associated Press, 8/8/17

• "WV's Coalfields: Adventure and Possibilities," Kim Harbour, 7/30/17

• "Mine Wars Museum Receives a $30,000 Challenge Grant," Beckley Register-Herald, 8/4/17

• "Museum Gets Grant for Blair Mountain Project," Williamson Daily News, 8/3/17

• "The Coal Mining Massacre America Forgot," Smithsonian.com, 4/25/17

• "Across the State," The State Journal, 4/24/17

• "Coal Heritage Lecture Series kicks off March 20," The Fayette Tribute, 3/13/17

• "UMWA Supports Mine Wars Museum," The Montgomery Herald, 2/8/17

• "UMWA Supports Mine Wars Museum," The Williamson Daily News, 1/24/17

• "UMWA Supports Mine Wars Museum," The Fayette Tribune, 1/2/17

• "Worried About Rent Hikes, 301 Families Came Together to Buy Their Mobile Home Park: And five other creative ways Americans are stepping up to build strong local economies," Yes! Magazine, 1/9/17

• "This Town In West Virginia Has A Dark And Evil History That Will Never Be Forgotten," Only In Your State 12/27/16

• "The West Virginia Mine Wars Museum: Getting Stronger by the Member," AppalachianHistory.Net 12/5/16

• "Mine Wars Museum winds down 2016 season," Independent Herald, 10/25/16

• "Visitors Invited to Experience Living Mine War in Matewan," Beckley Register-Herald, 9/7/16

• "The history of Labor Day: A holiday born from the working man," The Exponent Telegram, 9/5/16

• "Legends and Legacies," The Logan Banner, 9/1/16

• "Matewan Homecoming Sept. 10," Williamson Daily News, 8/31/16

• "Memorial to Fallen Miners Unveiled in Matewan," Mingo Messenger, 8/12/16

• "Mine Wars Museum Unveils Miners Memorial," Huntington Herald Dispatch, 8/9/16

• "Miners Memorial Unveiling in Matewan," Williamson Daily News, 8/3/16

• "Miners Memorial Unveiling in Matewan," The Logan Banner, 8/3/16

• "Miners Museum," WOAY, 8/4/16

• "To Those We Lost: New Exhibit in Matewan Dedicated to Fallen Miners," Jake Lynch, WV Community Development Hub, 8/1/16

• "May Day Celebration in Matewan," The Beckley Register Herald, 4/28/16

• "May Day Matinee in Matewan," Williamson Daily News, 4/28/16

• "Mine Wars Film Being Shown at May Day Event Sunday," AP, 4/28/16

• "King Coal and the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum", Carolyn Whelan, Belt Magazine, 11/10/2015

• "The Fall of King Coal", Tim Murphy, Mother Jones Magazine, November/December 2015 Issue

• "These Striking Photos will change the way you look at Coal Country", Stacy Kranitz, Mother Jones Magazine, November/December 2015 Issue

• "Rednecks Symbolize Solidarity: W.VA Mine Wars Museum Reclaims Union Identity", Mark Hand, Counter Punch, 8/10/2015

• "Museums from Below", Zack Furness, Souciant, 6/24/2015

• "A View Inside the West Virginia Mine Wars Museum", Shaun Slifer, Justseeds Blog, 5/21/2015

• "Our History," Editor of The Beckley Register-Herald, 5/20/2015

• "Matewan museum tells story of W.VA mine wars", Associated Press, 5/18/2015

• "W.VA museum tells story of the Mine Wars", Daniel Tyson, The Beckley Register-Herald, 5/18/2015

• "Mine Wars museum opens with Battle of Matewan reenactment", Andrew Brown, Charleston Gazette, 5/17/2015

• "WV Mine Wars Museum open in Matewan", Christina Fan, WOWKTV, 5/16/2015

• "Ever heard of the Battle of Blair Mountain? Federal troops were called against 13,000 miners", Brandon Weber, Upworthy, 4/29/2015

• "WV Mine Wars Museum aims to tell overlooked coalfields history", Marcus Constantino, Charleston Daily Mail, 4/28/2015

• "Where Do "Rednecks" Really Come From? A New Museum Has the Surprising Answer", Catherine Moore, Yes! Magazine, 4/19/2015

• "Lou Martin: Matewan looks forward to opening of Mine Wars Museum", Lou Martin, Charleston Gazette-Mail, 4/18/2015

• "West Virginia Mine Wars Museum Open House, November 8, 12pm-4pm", Ryan Poe, The Labor and Working Class History Association, 10/23/2014

• "Coal 'War' museum in Matewan to offer glimpse of the past", Daniel Tyson The Register-Herald, 12/6/2014

Radio

• Mtn. Talk: WV Mine Wars Museum Strike Supper, WMMT FM 88.7, 1/8/19

• Inside Appalachia: W.VA Mine Wars, Red-Neck Folklore, & More, WV Public Broadcasting, 5/22/2015

• Do You Know Where the Word "Redneck" Comes From? Mine Wars Museum Opens Revives Lost Labor History, WV Public Broadcasting, 5/18/2015

• Turn This Town Around - Matewan Gains Momentum as Meetings Wrap Up, Clark Davis, WV Public Broadcasting, 11/9/2014