“Moonshine Memories”
Spring 2025 Film Showings
The public is invited to attend three March 2025 public showings in Tucker County, West Virginia of "Moonshine Memories," an entertaining community history film, with a great local cast!
The showings are on:
Saturday, March 15, at 6:00-7:00 PM, at the Canaan Valley Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center; and on
Sunday, March 16, at 2:00-3:00 PM, at the Historic Railroad Depot in Parsons, WV; and on
Saturday March 22, at 2:00-3:00 PM, at the Buxton and Landstreet Building in Coketon, WV (near Thomas).
Admission is free and tickets are not necessary. To help the organizers plan, please RSVP using the button below and indicate which showing you plan to attend (you can change that plan and attend any or all!)
“Law, Land, Livelihood, and the Curious Case of Ab Crossland -- A Mountaineer Fights for His Home!”
Albert “Ab” Crossland (1884-1973) was a real-life Tucker County, West Virginia moonshiner who battled to keep his cabin on State Park land.
When bulldozers threatened, Ab and his neighbors fought back – and won!
Organized by Friends of Blackwater, with partners Tucker County Historical Society; ArtSpring; Tucker County Highlands History and Education Project; Cottrill’s Opera House; Aurora Project; and with financial support from the Tucker Community Foundation and the West Virginia Humanities Council
“Most of us are interested mainly in the day-to-day events of our lives. We rarely see ourselves as the participants in historical events.” John Alexander Williams “West Virginia – a History for Beginners.”
This project was presented with financial assistance from the West Virginia Humanities Council, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations do not necessarily represent those of the West Virginia Humanities Council or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Tucker Community Foundation
TCHS
Crossland Graphic by Cheyenne Elswick. Copyright 2023 Friends of Blackwater, https://saveblackwater.org; 304-345-7663
