On Tuesday, November 10, 2015, Pat McClure will present “Honoring West Virginia Veterans: Students Write History” in the Archives and History Library of the Culture Center in Charleston. The program will begin at 6:00 p.m. and is free and open to the public.
This presentation will feature Advanced Placement History students from George Washington High School. They will present their findings from a semester-long project in which they researched and wrote a biography about a West Virginia World War II veteran. History teacher Kathy Bush chose this method to teach her students about the WWII era. As a result students researched not only their veteran, who is listed on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial, but also the environment in which the soldier lived before registering for the service.
The project was coordinated by Pat McClure, volunteer at West Virginia Archives and History. She holds degrees from Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio University, and the West Virginia College of Graduate Studies. A former college professor, Pat has worked as a writer and editor since her retirement. Most recently, she has researched, written, and edited a number of biographies of veterans whose names are carved on the West Virginia Veterans Memorial. With more than 10,000 names on the memorial, she views this as a lifetime commitment.
On November 10, the library will close at 5:00 p.m. and reopen at 5:45 p.m. for participants only. Lecture attendees may park behind the Culture Center after 5:00 p.m. on November 10 and enter the building at the back.
For additional information, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
