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["Maria Kayafas has been the Greek dance instructor at the St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling for 25 years. She grew up in Kent, Ohio. In this interview, she talks about her family background and heritage, her experience as a Greek dancer and dance instructor, and the community at St. John the Divine."]

1. Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas

Identifier:
4224.KayafasMaria.IntTranscript.6.21.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Kayafas, Maria
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Greek, Orthodox Eastern Church, Wheeling, W.Va., Folk dancing, Greek, Festivals, and Greek American women
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["George Rutherford (b. October 1935) is a native and resident of Charles Town, West Virginia. He has been the president of the Jefferson County NAACP since 1972 and is involved in the Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society as well as the restoration of the Web Blessing House [John Blessing was a friend of John Browns and recipient of his Bible] in Charles Town. He spoke about his work preserving local Black history, and the events and projects of the local NAACP including a Juneteenth Celebration, Black Heritage Festival, soul food tasting, and marches.Jefferson County Black History Preservation Society: https://www.jcblackhistory.org/"]

2. Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford

Identifier:
4224.RutherfordGeorge.IntTranscript.11.7.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of George Rutherford
Date:
2017-11-07
Creator:
Rutherford, George
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859, Gospel music, African American cooking, Charles Town (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Jefferson County (W. Va.), Civil rights movements, Juneteenth, Festivals, and African Americans--History
Location:
Charles Town (W. Va.)
["Ashley Wamsley Morrison was born in Gallipolis, Ohio on April 13, 1983 and has been a resident of Point Pleasant, WV for the past 15 years. Her father Jeff Wamsley founded the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant and Ashley manages the museums marketing and is one of the organizers of the Mothman Festival. In this interview she speaks about the legend of Mothman, and how the narrative and towns promotion of the creature has evolved in Point Pleasant."]

3. Transcript of oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison

Identifier:
4224.WamsleyAshley.IntTranscript.3.5.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Morrison, Ashley Wamsley
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Monsters, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Festivals, and Mothman
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)