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![["James L. Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.In 2018, the West Virginia Folklife Program worked with West Virginia Public Broadcasting to produce audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesIntTranscript11817 "Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 1 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript11.8.17
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2017-11-08
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Tube bending, Neon signs, and Saint Albans (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
![["James L. DayJames Day (July 5, 1932-April 12, 2019) was the owner of JL Day Sign Company in St. Albans, WV. He made hand-bent neon signs for nearly 60 years and was one of the last hand tube benders in the Kanawha Valley.This is Hilliards second interview with Day, recorded for the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting audio and video documentaries about Day. View them at https://wvfolklife.org/2018/09/04/st-albans-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decades-a-profile-of-james-l-day/Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCe99a7ke50&feature=emb_titleAudio: https://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/wva-artisan-has-been-making-neon-signs-by-hand-for-five-decadesRead Days obituary here: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/saint-albans-wv/james-day-8250954"]](/thumb/4224DayJamesIntTranscript31318 "Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 2 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DayJamesIntTranscript3.13.18
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James L. Day, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2018-03-13
- Creator:
- Day, James L.
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Kleine, Chuck
- Subject:
- Tube bending, Saint Albans (W. Va.), and Neon signs
- Location:
- Saint Albans (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.DoughertyCarol.AudioInt.6.21.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Carol Dougherty
- Date:
- 2016-06-21
- Creator:
- Dougherty, Carol
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans, Catholic Church--Maronite rite, Dougherty, Carol, and Folk music--West Virginia
- Location:
- Wheeling (W. Va.)
![["Carol Dougherty is an elder in Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church. She was born in Wheeling, WV in 1938 and was raised by her grandparents, who were immigrants from Lebanon. She is a traditional Lebanese home cook, a member of Our Lady of Lebanon Womens Society, and will be teaching a folk dance and dubke class for children at Our Lady of Lebanons 84th annual Mahrajan Festival in August 2017."]](/thumb/4224DoughertyCarolIntTranscript62116 "Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DoughertyCarolIntTranscript6.21.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty
- Date:
- 2016-06-21
- Creator:
- Dougherty, Carol
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Cooking, Lebanese, Folk music--West Virginia, Lebanese Americans, and Catholic Church--Maronite rite
- Location:
- Wheeling (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.EnglishRonald.AudioInt.9.4.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Rev. Ronald English
- Date:
- 2019-09-04
- Creator:
- English, Ronald
- Contributor:
- Wilson, Rick and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, Mindfulness (Psychology), Civil rights movements, Racism, Restorative justice, Charleston (W. Va.), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, and African American Baptists
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Rev. Ronald English of Charleston, West Virginia was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1944. He grew up in the community surrounding the Ebenezer Baptist Church of Atlanta and his family was close with the family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. English is a graduate of Morehouse College and served as ministerial assistant to Drs. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sr. He delivered a prayer at the funeral of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Rev. English was called to the First Baptist Church of Charleston in 1972 where he served for 21 years. He now serves as an interim minister in Charleston and is a consultant in healing and restorative justice.In this interview with state folklorist Emily Hilliard and American Friends Service Committee West Virginia Economic Justice Project director Rick Wilson, Rev. English speaks about his relationship with Dr. King, his work as a pastor and community leader in Charleston, and his mindfulness practice."]](/thumb/4224EnglishRonaldIntTranscript9419 "Transcript of oral history of Rev. Ronald English")
- Identifier:
- 4224.EnglishRonald.IntTranscript.9.4.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Rev. Ronald English
- Date:
- 2019-09-04
- Creator:
- English, Ronald
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Wilson, Rick
- Subject:
- African Americans--Appalachian Region, Civil rights movements, African American Baptists, Mindfulness (Psychology), King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968, Racism, Charleston (W. Va.), and Restorative justice
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.001.4.30.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 1 of 4
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Hofer, Ernest
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Food habits, Cooking, Swiss, Wild leek, Helvetia (W. Va.), Veterans, Wine and wine making--United States, 4-H clubs, and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.002.4.30.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 2 of 4
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Hofer, Ernest
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Veterans, Wine and wine making--United States, Wild leek, Food habits, Coal mines and mining, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, 4-H clubs, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.003.4.30.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 3 of 4
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Hofer, Ernest
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Swiss, Coal mines and mining, Wine and wine making--United States, Food habits, 4-H clubs, Veterans, Helvetia (W. Va.), Wild leek, and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.004.4.30.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Hofer, Ernest
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Wild leek, Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), 4-H clubs, Wine and wine making--United States, Coal mines and mining, Veterans, and Food habits
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.EstepRayFrohnapfelJimFrohnapfelDebbie.AudioInt.6.22.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Ray Estep, Jim Frohnapfel, and Debbie Frohnapfel
- Date:
- 2016-06-22
- Creator:
- Frohnapfel, Debbie, Frohnapfel, Jim, and Estep, Ray
- Contributor:
- Ryan, Cheryl and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Farms--West Virginia, German American Catholics, Cemeteries, Cooking, German, and Catholic church buildings
- Location:
- Wetzel County (W. Va.) and Marshall County (W. Va.)
![["St. Joseph Settlement aka the German Settlement is a rural community of farms on the Marshall-Wetzel County borders, settled by German Catholic immigrants in the 1850s. As Cheryl Harshman says in her e-WV article on the settlement, the church, schoolhouse (now a public library and parish museum), rectory, community building, and cemetery are still the heart of the St. Joseph community.On June 22, 2016, Harshman hosted state folklorist Emily Hilliard on a visit to the settlement, meeting community members Jim and Debbie Frohnapfel and Ray Estep and visiting the church and cemetery. In this interview, Estep and the Frohnapfels talk about the St. Joseph Settlement community past and present, the church, and the graveyard.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/158"]](/thumb/4224EstepRayFrohnapfelJimFrohnapfelDebbieIntTranscript62216 "Transcript of oral history of Ray Estep, Jim Frohnapfel, and Debbie Frohnapfel")
- Identifier:
- 4224.EstepRayFrohnapfelJimFrohnapfelDebbie.IntTranscript.6.22.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Ray Estep, Jim Frohnapfel, and Debbie Frohnapfel
- Date:
- 2016-06-22
- Creator:
- Frohnapfel, Debbie, Estep, Ray, and Frohnapfel, Jim
- Contributor:
- Ryan, Cheryl and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- German American Catholics, Cooking, German, Catholic church buildings, Cemeteries, and Farms--West Virginia
- Location:
- Wetzel County (W. Va.) and Marshall County (W. Va.)
