Annual Mountaineer State History Expo





WVCCCMA Board Members who manned the historic display tables. Shirley Bingman, board,
Acting President Charlie Piercy, Dr. Bob Anderson, Treasurer, Richard Bailey, Secretary-publicity.



 



As part of the WV CCC History Expo display, Charlie Piercy showed off hundreds
of photographs taken by his father, Charles Sr., CCC "Boy". 








Expo Display: Small community of Gypsy, West Virginia. Many jobless young men emerged
from little communities like Gypsy, in Harrison County, West Virginia, to join up with the CCC
And, came back to their communities to be positive influences and leaders.








Many CCC "Boys" came home after World War II to employment in the fast rising
communications industry.  








The CCC taught appreciation for preserving natural resouces,
conserving agricultural lands, and best farming practices.








Mountaineer State History Exp goers enjoyed stopping by the WVCCCMA display tables and chatting.
Many WV CCC membership applications were handed out, along with information pamphlets, and pens.








Charlie Piercy and noted West Virginia author and historian Professor Edwin D. Michael
swap West Virginia stories before the opening of the Mountaineer State History Expo.
Michael displayed two of his most recent selections "A Valley Called Canaan: 1885-2002"
and "Shadow of the Alleghenies: The Wilderness Adventures of a Frontierman and His Wolf Pup".