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1. Oral history of Ray Estep, Jim Frohnapfel, and Debbie Frohnapfel

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, Estep, Ray
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Ryan, Cheryl
Subject:
Catholic church buildings, German American Catholics, Cemeteries, Cooking, German, Farms--West Virginia
Location:
Marshall County (W. Va.), Wetzel 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"]%

2. 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, Frohnapfel, Jim, Estep, Ray
Contributor:
Ryan, Cheryl, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Catholic church buildings, Farms--West Virginia, German American Catholics, Cemeteries, Cooking, German
Location:
Marshall County (W. Va.), Wetzel County (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.

Identifier:
4224.GhapheryNick.AudioInt.6.22.16
Title:
Oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Ghaphery, Nick
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Cooking, Lebanese, Wheeling, W.Va.
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.Nick Ghaphery, 73, is a member of Wheelings Lebanese community. He is a retired hospital administrator. I was put in touch with him by Mary Monseur, my former Smithsonian Folkways colleague whose parents grew up in the Wheeling Lebanese community. In this interview, Ghaphery speaks about his parents immigration to the United States from Lebanon, growing up in the Lebanese community in Wheeling, and Lebanese foodways, music, and dance."]%

4. Transcript of oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.

Identifier:
4224.GhapheryNick.IntTranscript.6.22.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Ghaphery, Nick
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)

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5. Oral history of Ann Kraina

Identifier:
4224.KrainaAnn.AudioInt.6.22.16
Title:
Oral history of Ann Kraina
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Kraina, Ann
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Serbian Americans, foodways, Weirton (W. Va.), Food habits, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Ann Kraina was born in Newton Falls, Ohio in 1927 and grew up in Weirton, WV. Her parents were from Yugoslavia and her family attended the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Steubenville, Ohio. She speaks about childhood memories, the Serbian and wider Weirton community, and Serbian foodways, mainly nutrolls, that she enjoys baking."]%

6. Transcript of oral history of Ann Kraina

Identifier:
4224.KrainaAnn.IntTranscript.6.22.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Ann Kraina
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Kraina, Ann
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Serbian Americans, Weirton (W. Va.), foodways, Cooking, Serbian, Food habits
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Pam Makricosta (b. September 1, 1953, Steubenville, OH) is a lifelong resident of Weirton, WV and librarian at Mary H. Weir public library. Her parents were immigrants of Greek descent. Makricosta has hosted a Greek language radio show out of Steubenville, OH for over 43 years."]%

7. Transcript of oral history of Pam Makricosta

Identifier:
4224.MakricostaPam.IntTranscript.6.22.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Pam Makricosta
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Makricosta, Pam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Radio programs, Turkish Americans, Folk dancing, Greek, Cooking, Greek, Orthodox Eastern Church, Weirton (W. Va.), Greek American women
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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8. Oral history of Pam Makricosta

Identifier:
4424.MakricostaPam.AudioInt.6.22.16
Title:
Oral history of Pam Makricosta
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Makricosta, Pam
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Greek American women, Weirton (W. Va.), Radio programs, Cooking, Greek, Folk dancing, Greek, Turkish Americans, Music, Greek and Roman, Orthodox Eastern Church
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)