Posted by Darlene Bolyard on
December 16, 2008
WBOY-TV interviews Arthurdale residents
Interest in New Deal projects and New Deal Homesteads, like Arthurdale has surged!
WBOY-TV (channel 12) visited Arthurdale on Tuesday, December 11th to interview local residents and find out what it was like growing up in Eleanor Roosevelt’s favorite New Deal community.
Watch the WBOY-TV report: click here! Read the rest of this entry »
Posted by Sarah Barnes on
December 10, 2008
MSNBC: Hard times spark interest in New Deal sites
Arthurdale was mentioned in this AP article posted on MSNBC.com.
Hard times spark interest in New Deal sites
Historic preservationists, officials are hoping for increased tourism
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The election of an ambitious new president in hard times is evoking comparisons with President Franklin Roosevelt, and the 75th anniversary of FDR’s New Deal is sparking renewed interest in how Americans survived the Great Depression.
Now historic preservationists and tourism officials are hoping for increased tourism in places associated with the New Deal, like the town of Arthurdale, W.Va., which was built in the 1930s as a planned community for the rural poor.
“Arthurdale looks pretty much the way it did then,” said Martha Ballman of the West Virginia Preservation Alliance. “It’s just so intact.”
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Posted by Amanda Griffith on
October 17, 2008
Film Crew Visits Arthurdale – October 2008
Spark Media visited Arthurdale this October several times to film portions of its upcoming documentary entitled “Soul of a People: Voices from the Writers’ Project.” Produced in association with the Library of
Congress, “Soul of a People” will tell the story of the WPA Writers’ Project, comprised of workers who used pen and paper instead of shovels and picks to contribute to the revitalizing the United States’ economy. The project’s efforts resulted in a series of state guide books, oral histories, photographs, and recordings of voice and music. For more information about the documentary visit SOUL OF A PEOPLE: WRITING AMERICA’S STORY. Read the rest of this entry »