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Salem International University is proud to once again host the FREE outdoor movie series this summer, airing many new releases and blockbuster favorites on the campus lawn (rain location will be the T. Edward Davis Gymnasium). The outdoor movie series launches on April 20th and will continue through the end of the summer, with movies that are fun for the whole family.

Movie List
Friday April 20th – Mission Impossible 4 (PG-13)
Friday April 27th – Footloose (PG-13)

Fort New Salem is a representative frontier log house settlement of nineteenth century North Central Western Virginia/West Virginia. The village of over 18 relocated log houses is an extension of the Salem International University campus. It is a living history outdoor museum interpreting the history, crafts and lifestyles of the area. The settlement is surrounded by tree covered hills and takes its visitors into another lifetime when work and leisure activities reflected the values and traditions of the community and the Appalachian culture of her people. Among the numerous activities held at the fort is "The Spirit of Christmas in the Mountains". This nationally recognized event is a joyous celebration of the traditional folk-ways found in observance of Christmas in West Virginia. It is held in early December. The regular season opens Memorial Day Weekend and concludes near the end of October. Currently the fort is closed. There is no scheduled date for reopening to the public. Visit our website for the latest information on Fort New Salem.

www.fortnewsalemfoundation.org 

(All photos in this article were taken by Rufus King, April 2012)
Fondly referred to as the Jennings Randolph House, the stately Victorian birthplace and childhood home of West Virginia's late U.S. Senator Jennings Randolph, was built in 1900 for Senator Randolph's parents, Ernest and Idell Randolph.

In 1985, the home was purchased by Salem International University (formerly Salem College) and moved two blocks to the campus, where it became The Jennings Randolph Center for Public Service. The Center serves as a reminder of an outstanding political career that substantially contributed to improving the quality of life for the people and the State of West Virginia. Randolph is known as the father of the 16th Amendment. Each room pays special tribute to one of former Senator Randolph's many accomplishments, with walls and bookcases displaying testimonies to his work to improve roadways, airports and railways; to assist the physically challenged; to establish the 18-year old voting age; and to promote the conversion of coal to liquid fuel.