On Thursday, March 17, 2016, Jerry Waters will present “Growing Up in Charleston and Other Lesser Known Facts” 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.
Jerry Waters was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia, on the back side of town, and he has been a sailor, radio announcer, newspaper photographer, and fire department captain. He will talk about Charleston from the perspective of those experiences and will include a number of images in his presentation.
Waters’ love of photography and local history goes back to 1968, when he took photos along the path of the newly arriving interstate. A collector of photographs for years, he provided images for volumes I and II of Kanawha County Images by Stan Cohen and Richard Andre, and he also designed the cover for Vol. II. Seven years ago, Waters launched mywvhome.com, a website primarily devoted to area photos. Now retired, Waters spends his time adding to his website and collecting photos.
Participants may park behind the Culture Center after 5:00 p.m. on March 17 and enter the building at the back loading dock area. There also is limited handicapped parking available in the new bus turnaround.
For additional information, contact the Archives and History Library at (304) 558-0230.
