On May 22, 1999, we had the Grand Opening of The Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Craft Shop. We carry an eclectic variety of juried handmade crafts from local crafters, antiques, educational material about the 30s, and last but not least, AHI souvenirs.
On May 30, 2004, we had the Grand Opening of The Arthurdale Heritage Inc. Online Craft Shop.
Craft Shop hours for the summer of 2005 are:
From Last Saturday
in May - Last Sunday in October:
Saturday 12:00 - 5:00
Sunday 2:00 - 5:00
Mon - Fri 10:00 - 2:00
The Craft Shop closes for the winter, and reopens in May.
We are in association with Amazon.com and some books and videos
made be purchased online directly from them.
Other items, not offered directly through our online store, subject to availability, may be ordered
via email.
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This online look at some of what we have to offer is categorized as follows:
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| Books by or about Eleanor Roosevelt and/or Arthurdale available from Amazon.com | ||
| Videos about Eleanor & Franklin or The New Deal available from Amazon.com | ||
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Video: A First Lady's Legacy produced
by WNPB Public Broadcasting, won a SECA Certificate of Merit, a Bronze Apple from the
National Educational Film and Video Festival in 1989, and second place in the West
Virginia Film Festival in 1988. Looks at the Preston County people whose lives were so dramatically changed by this unique project. It's a personal story, illustrating how the actions of a government can impact the lives of individuals for many years to come. This video begins in 1932 and ends more than 50 years later with the 1984 reunion in Arthurdale. |
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Eleanor
Roosevelt and The Arthurdale Experiment This hardback book is authored by Nancy Hoffman and published by Linnet Books of North Haven, Connecticut. .It measures approximately 5 ¾ x 8 ¾ inches and contains 109 pages. The book jacket reads in part, “ This is the story of the unlikely relationship between a president’s wife, the poorest of the poor, and the dream they shared. It is told in part through the eyes, ears, and memories of those who were once children in Arthurdale.” |
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Video Rental: Eleanor & Franklin Vol. 1&2, 1975. A chronicle of Eleanor Roosevelt's life through her marriage to Franklin, starring Jane Alexander, Edward Herrman, Rosemary Murphy, Pamela Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Lila Skala, & Ed Flanders. Winner of 11 Academy Awards, based upon Joseph P. Lash's Pulitzer Prize winning biography. |
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Video Rental: Eleanor Roosevelt, A
Restless Spirit, produced by Hearst Metrotone & History Television Productions, released as part of A&E's Biography Series |
Don't want to Rent, You can own it! |
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Book: America Restored
by Carol M. Highsmith and Ted Landphair Tells
America's whole preservation story through stunning contemporary photographs and
captivating historic views of 102 sites, two in every state plus the District of Columbia.
Arthurdale is featured as one of the two sites in West Virginia. Independence Hall in
Wheeling is the other. |
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Book: A New Deal for America
edited by Bryan Ward
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Book: Tombstone Readings of Preston
County, Volume I, by Janice Cale Sisler Featuring tombstone readings from the Arthurdale Cooperative Cemetery as well as others. |
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Book: Tombstone Readings of Preston
County, Volume II, by Janice Cale Sisler Featuring tombstone readings from other Preston County cemeteries. |
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| Book: Tombstone Readings of Preston
County, Volume III, by Janice Cale Sisler Featuring even more tombstone readings from other Preston County cemeteries. |
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Book: Images of Preston County, by Charles A.Thomas A pictoral history of Preston County, WV |
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