PARKERSBURG – The Blennerhassett Museum of Regional History will present a series of historical lectures in February during its annual Winter Lecture Series.

The lecture series features a mixture of living history re-enactors and speakers each Sunday at 2 p.m. from Feb. 7-28 at the museum at Second and Juliana streets in downtown Parkersburg.

Reservations are required. Admission is $4 per lecture for Friends of Blennerhassett members and $5 for non-members. Light refreshments will be served.

More information is available by calling 304-420-4800 or online at blennerhassettislandstatepark.com.

The lecture series is made possible by Blennerhassett Island Historical State Park and Museum, the Blennerhassett Historical Foundation Inc. and the Friends of Blennerhassett.

* The first program in the series on Feb. 7 will be “Grave Creek Mound – Then and Now,” presented by Andrea Keller and Heather Cline.

Prehistoric Native Americans who were members of a culture known today as the Adena people moved about 57,000 tons of earth to create a burial mound that remains a prominent landmark in Moundsville, W.Va., to the present day. The program will discuss both the prehistory and more recent history of the Grave Creek Mound and will include a display of artifacts from the Research Facility.

* The next program, at 2 p.m. Feb. 14, will be “Behind the Camera Lens – A Photographic History of Parkersburg and Mid-Ohio Valley” presented by Paul Borrelli of Artcraft Studios in Parkersburg.

Borrelli will share the history of Parkersburg and the Mid-Ohio Valley through a photographic presentation. As owner of Artcraft Studios, Borrelli has been keeping history alive through his extensive photograph collection of the area. The photos were mostly taken by his father, Vincent Borrelli, and himself. He has over 10,000 negatives and over 300 black and white photos hanging in his office.

* The Feb. 21 program is called “The Life and Music of Stephen Foster.”

Musician and historian Steve Ball, based in Columbus, will use his voice and 1860 Martin guitar will present songs by Foster and provide information about his life and work. Ball will be joined by Lisa Ball on upright bass. There will also be a display of sheet music by Foster.

* The final program of the 2016 Winter Lecture Series will be Feb. 28 and will feature re-enactor Doug Riley portraying “Mark Twain (1835-1910).”

Twain – the pen name of Samuel Clemens – is celebrated as one of America’s great authors and humorists, sharing his observations through writing and speeches. His best known novels are “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” and “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” but his work includes nonfiction, magazine articles, monographs and commentaries.