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49. Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:
4224.HoganThomasFred.AudioInt.12.4.20
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan
Date:
2020-12-04
Creator:
Hogan, Thomas Fred
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food industry and trade--Employees, Supermarkets, foodways, Collective bargaining--Service industries, COVID-19 (Disease), Labor union members
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Thomas Fred Hogan (b. September 3, 1957, Danville, KY) has been a Kroger worker for over 45 years and is a shop steward for his local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. He currently works as a clerk at Kroger store 778, on Delaware Ave. on the West Side of Charleston. In this interview, Hogan speaks about the recent contract negotiations with Kroger, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]%

50. Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:
4224.HoganThomasFred.IntTranscript.12.4.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan
Date:
2020-12-04
Creator:
Hogan, Thomas Fred
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
COVID-19 (Disease), Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, Labor union members, Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Kasey Huffman (b. September 30, 1995) is a native of Boone County, West Virginia and a professional wrestler with the Madison, WV based promotion ASW (All Star Wrestling). He wrestles under the name Huffmanly, The Leader of the #YEET Movement. He is a life-long wrestling fan. In this interview he talks about his wrestling training, his experience as a wrestler, wrestling as a West Virginia tradition, the importance of AEW to Madison/Boone County, and more. This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]%

51. Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly

Identifier:
4224.HuffmanKasey.IntTranscript.9.17.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kasey Huffman aka Huffmanly
Date:
2019-09-17
Creator:
Huffman, Kasey
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling matches, Wrestlers, Wrestling--History, Wrestling, Madison (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Madison (W. Va.)

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52. Oral history of Sali Janem, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Sali Janem, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Phillips, Levi, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
African American basketball players, Convenience stores, Charleston (W. Va.), foodways, Palestinian Americans, Immigrants--United States
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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53. Oral history of Sali Janem, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Sali Janem, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Phillips, Levi, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Convenience stores, Immigrants--United States, African American basketball players, Charleston (W. Va.), Palestinian Americans
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Sali Janem, originally from Palestine, lives in Charleston, West Virginia and with her dad is the owner of Salis Market and Deli on Central Avenue on the West Side of Charleston. She talks about the daily work running the market, her goal of becoming an immigration lawyer, her familys own immigration to the United States, and her favorite customer, Levi Phillips. Janem was interviewed by WYPR producer Aaron Henkin with state folklorist Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]%

54. Transcript of oral history of Sali Janem

Identifier:
4224.JanemSali.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Sali Janem
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Janem, Sali
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Immigrants--United States, Charleston (W. Va.), Convenience stores, Palestinian Americans, African American basketball players
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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55. Oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKimJordanCody.AudioInt.8.19.20
Title:
Oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan
Date:
2020-08-19
Creator:
Jordan, Cody, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Apprenticeship programs, Old-time music, Folk music--West Virginia, Fiddle tunes, Festivals, Fiddling
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Kanawha County (W. Va.), Spring Hill (South Charleston, W. Va.)
["Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Kim Johnson, a resident of South Charleston led an apprenticeship in banjo traditions of central West Virginia with apprentice Cody Jordan of Charleston. Johnson began playing with fiddler Wilson Douglas in 1979 and has played with and learned from many acclaimed West Virginia old-time musicians including Frank George and Lester McCumbers. She has taught both locally and nationally, at Augusta Heritage Center, Allegheny Echoes, The Festival of American Fiddle Tunes, and the Berkeley Old-time Music Convention. Jordan plays guitar in The Modock Rounders with Johnson, touring across the state and region, and is looking forward to expanding his knowledge of central West Virginia old-time banjo traditions.See our feature on Johnsons apprenticeship with Jordan here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/09/04/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-kim-johnson-cody-jordan-banjo-traditions-of-central-west-virginia/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]%

56. Transcript of oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan

Identifier:
4224.JohnsonKimJordanCody.IntTranscript.8.19.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Kim Johnson and Cody Jordan
Date:
2020-08-19
Creator:
Jordan, Cody, Johnson, Kim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Banjo, Folk music festivals, Folk music--West Virginia, Old-time music, Fiddling, Fiddle tunes, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.), Spring Hill (South Charleston, W. Va.), Kanawha County (W. Va.)

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57. Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.AudioInt.001.10.30.19
Title:
Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Women wrestlers, Wrestling, Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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58. Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.AudioInt.002.10.30.19
Title:
Oral history of Brianna Knotts, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Women wrestlers, Wrestling, Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Brianna Knotts (b. 1989, Morgantown, WV) is a professional independent wrestler in training. She works as a physical therapy assistant. In this interview, Knotts speaks about her interest in professional wrestling, her wrestling training, and her goals as a woman wrestler.This interview is part of a series of interviews with independent professional wrestlers in West Virginia."]%

59. Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts

Identifier:
4224.KnottsBrianna.IntTranscript.10.30.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Brianna Knotts
Date:
2019-10-30
Creator:
Knotts, Brianna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wrestling, Women wrestlers, Wrestlers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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60. Oral history of Porter Lyons

Identifier:
4224.LyonsPorter.AudioInt.3.18.20
Title:
Oral history of Porter Lyons
Date:
2020-03-18
Creator:
Lyons, Porter
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games, West Virginia--Fiction, Carnival masks, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video gamers, Carnival, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, Tourism and the arts, Winter festivals
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)