the boom days of coal

An intergenerational oral history project documenting life in the coal camps

of the Upper Kanawha Valley, West Virginia
 

 

 

 

 

CONNECTING YOUTH TO THEIR RURAL ROOTS

The Boom Days of Coal also seeks to connect high school youth to their rural roots, thereby building social capital between the generations and instilling a sense of pride in West Virginia heritage.

Connecting Youth to their Rural Roots:                                                                                   Place-Based Education in Southeastern Kanawha County, West Virginia                                           by Shannon E. Bell (PDF)

 

      

                                        

            

 

 

 

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Our Partners:

                                                                                                  

                                                                                                        West Virginia

                                                                                                                                Rural  Health

                                                                                                                                Education Partnerships 

 

© 2006 Kanawha Valley WVRHEP Consortium / Mountain State Geriatric Education Center