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121. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4

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:
foodways, 4-H clubs, Wild leek, Coal mines and mining, Wine and wine making--United States, Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, Veterans
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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122. 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"]%

123. 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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124. Oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.AudioInt.10.27.20
Title:
Oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-10-27
Creator:
Evans, Kathy, Bruning, Margaret
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weaving, Looms, Wool, Spinning-wheel, Farms--West Virginia, Woolen and worsted spinning, Textile crafts, Spinning, Sheep farming, Fiberwork
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Bruceton Mills (W. Va.), Elkins (W. Va.)
["Kathy Evans (b. July 8, 1962, Morgantown, WV) of Bruceton Mills and Margaret Bruning of Elkins are participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, in an apprenticeship titled, Sheep to Shawl: The Art of Raising Sheep and Creating Fiber Arts. Evans is a fifth-generation farmer and co-owner with her husband Reid of Evans Knob Farm in Preston County where she cultivates Certified Naturally Grown vegetables and raises sheep and poultry. She teaches and exhibits her fiber arts both in West Virginia and across the country and has been featured in Modern Farmer and Morgantown Magazine. Bruning grew up on a goat farm in upstate New York and has been a lifelong fiber artist. She and her husband David raise sheep at their homestead in Randolph County.Read a profile of Evans and Bruning on the West Virginia Folklife blog:https://wvfolklife.org/2020/11/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kathy-evans-margaret-bruning-sheep-to-shawl/Evans Knob Farm website: https://www.evansknobfarm.com/Poe Run Craft and Provisions: http://www.poerun.org/"]%

125. Transcript of oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning

Identifier:
4224.EvansKathyBruningMargaret.IntTranscript.10.27.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kathy Evans and Margaret Bruning
Date:
2020-10-27
Creator:
Bruning, Margaret, Evans, Kathy
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Spinning-wheel, Looms, Spinning, Wool, Textile crafts, Weaving, Fiberwork, Farms--West Virginia, Woolen and worsted spinning, Sheep farming
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Bruceton Mills (W. Va.), Elkins (W. Va.)

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126. Oral history of Gary Fauber

Identifier:
4224.FauberGary.AudioInt.10.3.19
Title:
Oral history of Gary Fauber
Date:
2019-10-03
Creator:
Fauber, Gary
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling, Beckley (W. Va.), Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Sports
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)
["Gary Fauber (b. April 19, 1974, Montgomery, WV) is the Sports editor at the Beckley Register-Herald. In the late 1990s, he wrote a professional wrestling column called Title IV for the paper.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers and individuals related to the wrestling scene in West Virginia."]%

127. Transcript of oral history of Gary Fauber

Identifier:
4224.FauberGary.IntTranscript.10.3.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Gary Fauber
Date:
2019-10-03
Creator:
Fauber, Gary
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Newspapers--Sections, columns, etc.--Sports, Beckley (W. Va.), Wrestling
Location:
Beckley (W. Va.)

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128. Oral history of Eve Faulkes

Identifier:
4224.FaulkesEve.AudioInt.4.11.19
Title:
Oral history of Eve Faulkes
Date:
2019-04-11
Creator:
Faulkes, Eve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Community museums, Gardening, Artists' books, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Social justice in art, Graphic arts
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Morgantown (W. Va.)
["Eve Faulkes was born in South Charleston, WV and is a professor of graphic design at WVU. She helped found and design exhibits for the Scotts Run Museum in Scotts Run, WV. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]%

129. Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes

Identifier:
4224.FaulkesEve.IntTranscript4.11.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes
Date:
2019-04-11
Creator:
Faulkes, Eve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Artists' books, Social justice in art, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Gardening, Community museums, Graphic arts
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Morgantown (W. Va.)

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130. Oral history of Susan Feller, 1 of 3

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.1.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 1 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Textile crafts, Folk art, Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Mountaintop removal mining, Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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131. Oral history of Susan Feller, 2 of 3

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.2.3.27.18
Title:
Oral history of Susan Feller, 2 of 3
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Gilmer County (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining in art, Rugs, Hooked, Mountaintop removal mining, Fiberwork, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Textile crafts, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Susan Feller, 63 at the time of this interview, lives in Hampshire County, West Virginia with her partner Jim in the log home they built. With a degree in Art and History from UMass/Boston and a life-long interest in handwork craft, she learned to rug hook in 1994, a medium allowing her to paint with wool. This skill was the entry into the niche market of rug hookingdesigning patterns, selling hand-dyed wool, and teaching as far away as Australia, throughout the US and Canada. These days, Feller works in her studio creating fiber art for the walls. Juried as a Tamarack gallery artist, and a recipient of a purchase award from the WV Division of Culture and History, she serves on the Board of Directors for Tamarack Foundation for the Arts and The River House board in Capon Bridge, networking with and advocating for artists in the state and beyond.In this interview, Feller talks about her work, her research into the textile art of the McDonald sisters of Gilmer County, the state of the arts in West Virginia, and more. Read her piece on the West Virginia Folklife blog about the McDonald sisters: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/05/15/textile-artist-susan-feller-on-the-mcdonald-sisters-of-gilmer-county/Susan Fellers website: https://artwools.com/"]%

132. Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller

Identifier:
4224.FellerSusan.AudioInt.3.27.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Susan Feller
Date:
2018-03-27
Creator:
Feller, Susan L.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Rugs, Hooked--Exhibitions, Coal mines and mining in art, Folk art, Rugs, Hooked--Patterns, Mountaintop removal mining, Textile crafts, Fiberwork, Rugs, Hooked, Gilmer County (W. Va.)
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)