History Hunters passports, 2019
Cicely researched, designed and assembled the WVRRM’s 2019 exhibit. This also included trying to interpret the history of the C&O in a way that the public could understand and appreciate, reaching out to community members, working with the board and obtaining artifacts. Beyond this major accomplishment, Cicely wanted to find a way to unite the various heritage sites in our region.
In 2019, Heritage AFNHA AmeriCorps members from the Stirrup Gallery, Appalachian Forest Discovery Center, the Beverly Heritage Center, Upshur County Historical Society, Randolph County Museum & the West Virginia Railroad Museum worked together to create a passport program. According to Cicely, who came up with the idea, “The passport program began as a hope to get a younger audience to engage with our sites.” She also hoped that a cross-promotion of sites would increase overall attendance at these historic & heritage sites.
The passport had a page for each included site. On each page, there were questions that could only be answered using the information found at each site’s exhibit. Once the answers were reviewed, then the individual filling out the passport would receive their stamp. “Once you fill your passport, you will become an AFNHA History Hunter and receive a History Hunter Button. Passports and buttons will be available at each site so that you can start and end your journey however it works best for you.”
