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- Identifier:
- 4224.BrayecKent.AudioInt.11.21.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Kent Brayec
- Date:
- 2016-11-21
- Creator:
- Brayec, Kent
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Croatian, Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking (Sauerkraut), foodways, Benwood (W. Va.), Croatian Americans, Food habits, Folk songs, Croatian, Folk dancing, Croatian, and Arts, Croatian
- Location:
- Moundsville (W. Va.), Benwood (W. Va.), and Wheeling (W. Va.)
![["Kent Brayec, 53, is a Croatian musician and resident of Bethlehem, WV outside of Wheeling. He is the grandson of Croatian immigrants from Prugovac who settled in Benwood, WV in 1907. Brayec serves as secretary/treasurer of the Croatian Lodge #2 in Benwood and plays with a Croatian musical group in Cokeburg, PA. He spoke about immigrant communities in the area, Croatian traditions, foodways, music, and community that was centered around the Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood."]](/thumb/4224BrayecKentIntTranscript112116 "Transcript of oral history of Kent Brayec")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BrayecKent.IntTranscript.11.21.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Kent Brayec
- Date:
- 2016-11-21
- Creator:
- Brayec, Kent
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mine accidents--West Virginia, Arts, Croatian, Benwood (W. Va.), Folk songs, Croatian, Food habits, Croatian Americans, Folk dancing, Croatian, Cooking, Croatian, foodways, Cooking (Sauerkraut), and Wheeling, W.Va.
- Location:
- Benwood (W. Va.), Wheeling (W. Va.), and Moundsville (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.BurkyVernon.AudioInt.001.11.14.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Vernon Burky, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-11-14
- Creator:
- Burky, Sandy, Burky, Vernon, and Morgan, Thrayon
- Contributor:
- Whipp, David and Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Sheep farming, Eggs, Canning and preserving, Old-time music, Fiddling, Maple syrup, Waltz, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, Square dance music--United States, Cooking, Swiss, Pickling, Cheesemaking, Cooking (Sauerkraut), Cooking (Sausages), Fiddle tunes, Sawmills, and foodways
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.BurkyVernon.AudioInt.002.11.14.16
- Title:
- Oral history of Vernon Burky, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-11-14
- Creator:
- Burky, Sandy, Burky, Vernon, and Morgan, Thrayon
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily and Whipp, David
- Subject:
- Square dance music--United States, Fiddling, Wine and wine making--United States, Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, foodways, Eggs, Sheep farming, Cooking (Sausages), Waltz, Maple syrup, Sawmills, Old-time music, Fiddle tunes, Cheesemaking, Cooking (Sauerkraut), Helvetia (W. Va.), and Canning and preserving
- Location:
- Helvetia (W. Va.)
![["Cecelia Coleman Smith was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1949. Originally from Pickens, West Virginia, her family moved away from the Helvetia/Pickens community when she was seven so her father could take a coal mining job. She moved back to Pickens in 2005. Mrs. Smith served in the military and is a member of the local American Legion chapter. She is also part of the Pickens Improvement and Historical Society, the Farm Womens Club, and occasionally volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This audio slideshow is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]](/thumb/4224CeceliaSmithVideo00143016 "Audio slideshow of Cecelia Smith talking about foodways in Helvetia")
- Identifier:
- 4224.CeceliaSmith.Video.001.4.30.16
- Title:
- Audio slideshow of Cecelia Smith talking about foodways in Helvetia
- Date:
- 2016-04-30
- Creator:
- Smith, Cecelia
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Canning and preserving, Pickling, Swiss American women, Helvetia (W. Va.), Bakers, Food habits, Wild leek, Cooking (Sauerkraut), and foodways
- Location:
- Randolph County (W. Va.) and Helvetia (W. Va.)
