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61. Oral history of John Kosanovich, 1 of 2


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62. Oral history of John Kosanovich, 2 of 2

["John Kosanovich is a Weirton native and retired Weirton Steel worker of Serbian descent. He is a member of the Steubenville, OH Serbian Holy Resurrection Serbian Church and Mens Club and is one of the old-timers who manages the Mens Club Chicken Blasts at the Weirton Serbian Picnic Grounds every Wednesday in the summer. See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

63. Transcript of oral history of John Kosanovich


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64. Oral history of Ann Kraina

["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."]%

65. Transcript of oral history of Ann Kraina


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66. Oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin

["Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin are the owners of Philippines Best Food in Parkersburg, WV. Daniel works as the chef and Ellen also owns and operates a salon next door. The Lubuguins are originally from the Philippines and have been living in West Virginia for over 20 years. See Emily Hilliard's columbn about the Lubuguins and Philippines Best Food in the Summer 2017 issue of Goldenseal magazine and online here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/07/13/the-state-folklorists-notebook-adventures-menu-sharing-traditional-filipino-food-in-parkersburg/"]%

67. Transcript of oral history of Daniel and Ellen Lubuguin


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68. Oral history of Dave McKay

["Dave McKay (b.1946) is the owner of King Tut Drive-In in Beckley. He lives in Atlanta. In this interview he speaks about this history and evolution of the business, and its role in the Beckley community."]%

69. Transcript of oral history of Dave McKay


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70. Oral history of Henry Rice

["Henry Rice was born in Helvetia, West Virginia in 1978. He is the daughter of Catherine Irene Mailloux and grand-daughter of Eleanor Mailloux, the co-founder of the Hutte. His daughter, Morgan Rice, was also interviewed for this project. Henry Rice cooks for the Hutte Sunday buffet, and works in construction. He is also an avid hunter, trapper, ginseng and ramp digger, morel mushroom hunter, and a collector of old bottles and other artifacts.This interview 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/"]%

71. Transcript of oral history of Henry Rice


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72. Oral history of Morgan Rice