On Tuesday, May 22nd at noon, join Ken Sullivan at the Ohio County Public Library’s Lunch With Books program. The executive director of the West Virginia Humanities Council and the editor of the West Virginia Encyclopedia, Dr. Sullivan will discuss the first one volume Mountain State reference work to be published in many years. The West Virginia Encyclopedia contains the contributions of over 600 freelance writers, including journalists, folklorists, archeologists, naturalists, geographers, historians, university professors, public servants, and others. The editors packed 2,200 alphabetical entries into the pages of the West Virginia Encyclopedia, justifying the Encyclopedia slogan, "All there is to know about West Virginia.” Copies of the book will be available for sale. Please call the library at 304-232-0244 for more information.
Ken Sullivan is the Executive Director of the West Virginia Humanities Council. Working with the Board of Directors, his big accomplishments at the Humanities Council include the restoration of the 1836 MacFarland-Hubbard House in Charleston and the recent publication of the West Virginia Encyclopedia. In less than a decade he has seen the Humanities Council’s operating budget double, with a comparable increase in the organization’s assets.
Ken joined the Humanities Council in 1997. He previously worked as editor of Goldenseal magazine, serving concurrently as Folklife Director of West Virginia Division of Culture & History. Ken is the author or editor of several books in addition to the West Virginia Encyclopedia, and has written many articles. He has a BA from the University of Virginia, an MA from the University of Rochester and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, all in the field of American history. He is married to Debra Sullivan, the principal of Charleston Catholic High School, and his son Benjamin practices law in Charleston.
Ken joined the Humanities Council in 1997. He previously worked as editor of Goldenseal magazine, serving concurrently as Folklife Director of West Virginia Division of Culture & History. Ken is the author or editor of several books in addition to the West Virginia Encyclopedia, and has written many articles. He has a BA from the University of Virginia, an MA from the University of Rochester and a PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, all in the field of American history. He is married to Debra Sullivan, the principal of Charleston Catholic High School, and his son Benjamin practices law in Charleston.
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