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["Doug Van Gundy of Elkins led an apprenticeship in old-time fiddle of the Greenbrier Valley with Annie Stroud of Charleston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Doug Van Gundy is an eighth-generation West Virginian who learned old-time fiddle from Greenbrier County fiddler Mose Coffman through the 1993 Augusta Heritage Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program. Annie Stroud, of Charleston, is a Greenbrier County native who began playing violin at an early age, and through the apprenticeship, is now learning old-time fiddle tunes local to her home county. She plays fiddle with the Allegheny Hellbenders string band and is a member of the Morgantown Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance.See our feature on Van Gundys apprenticeship with Stroud here: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/01/23/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-doug-van-gundy-annie-stroud-old-time-fiddling-of-the-greenbrier-valley/"]%

313. Transcript of oral history of Doug Van Gundy and Annie Stroud

Identifier:
4224.VanGundyDougStroudAnnie.IntTranscript.6.12.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Doug Van Gundy and Annie Stroud
Date:
2018-06-12
Creator:
Van Gundy, Doug, Stroud, Annie
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Apprenticeship programs, Fiddle tunes, Greenbrier River Valley (W. Va.), Fiddling, Old-time music
Location:
Elkins (W. Va.), Greenbrier River Valley (W. Va.)
["Vernon John Burky was born to a Swiss family in Helvetia, West Virginia in 1925. He grew up speaking Swiss on his family farm, where his parents raised animals and managed a sawmill, and his grandparents operated a cheese house. They made Helvetia cheese, a type of Swiss cheese, similar to Emental, that was made throughout the Helvetia community and a staple in the diet of residents. As a child, Burky raised chickens and tapped maple trees on his family farm. As an adult, he was an active winemaker, a common pursuit in the Helvetia community. During his working years, Burky worked as a truck driver for a saw mill and a coal company. He learned to play fiddle as a child and started playing in the Helvetia Star Band, the local dance band for generations and the namesake of one of the villages two dance halls. He still plays in the group, which performs regularly for Helvetia square dances and events. Yeah; just kept that smokehouse full of smoke all day and night. Theyd put a big hunk of wood on it; it wouldnt burn but it--they had fire under it and it would sit there and smoke that little room half as big as this. They just smoked up tight. They had the sausage on rods; nothing could come in or get up on there. There it would sit; it was just dried up real solid and my uncle was--I stayed with my uncle when I was in high school. And he said, hey Vernon; come over here. (Laughs) He had rheumatism and he couldnt move around. He was in bed all winter. Go up there to the smokehouse and get me a link of that sausage. (Laughs) And Id go up and clip one of them off and bring it down. Hed get a hold of one piece and put the rest under the pillow and hed start eating that. He wasnt supposed to have red meat because of rheumatism.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/"]%

314. Audio slideshow of Vernon Burky speaking about making Hevetia cheese

Identifier:
4224.VernonBurky.Video.001.11.14.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Vernon Burky speaking about making Hevetia cheese
Date:
2016-11-14
Creator:
Burky, Vernon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), Swiss Americans, Cheesemaking, Dairy cattle
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Randolph County (W. Va.)

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315. Recording of UMWA President Cecil Roberts' speech at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Audio.001.2.26.18
Title:
Recording of UMWA President Cecil Roberts' speech at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol
Date:
2018-02-26
Creator:
Roberts, Cecil E.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Labor union members, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Teachers' unions--United States, United Mine Workers of America, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On February 22, 2018, thousands of West Virginia public school teachers and school service employees walked out of their classrooms in what would become a nine-day statewide strike. Teachers demands included a 5% raise and affordable healthcare coverage through the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency or PEIA. These photos are part of a series of photos, videos, and interviews documenting the labor lore and expressive culture of the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike.For more information on the 2018 and 2019 West Virginia Teachers Strike visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2454"]%

316. West Virginia teachers holding a sign reading "Fix and Fund PEIA with 2.5% Natural Gas and Severance Tax"

Identifier:
4224.WVTeachersStrike.Photo.011.2.27.18
Title:
West Virginia teachers holding a sign reading "Fix and Fund PEIA with 2.5% Natural Gas and Severance Tax"
Date:
2018-02-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor union members, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), Teachers' unions--United States, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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317. Oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison

Identifier:
4224.WamsleyAshley.AudioInt.3.5.20
Title:
Oral history of Ashley Wamsley Morrison
Date:
2020-03-05
Creator:
Morrison, Ashley Wamsley
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Museums, Monsters, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Mothman, Festivals
Location:
Point Pleasant (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."]%

318. 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:
Festivals, Point Pleasant (W. Va.), Monsters, Mothman, Museums
Location:
Point Pleasant (W. Va.)

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319. Oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts

Identifier:
4224.WattsMatthew.AudioInt.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Watts, Matthew J.
Contributor:
Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Racism, African Americans--History, Urban renewal, Police brutality--United States, Segregation in education, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, African American religious leaders, Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Rev. Matthew J. Watts is the Senior Pastor of Grace Bible Church on Charlestons West Side. He was born outside of Mt. Hope, West Virginia in Fayette County and is an alumni of West Virginia Institute of Technology. In this interview he speaks about the West Sides history as the former site of five slave plantations, his congregation and church neighborhood, the West Side Community Development Plan and Charleston Urban Renewals plans for the West Side, police brutality in Charleston, and the dismantling and destruction of the Triangle District in Charleston. Rev. Watts was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard and Wendel Patrick 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/"]%

320. Transcript of oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts

Identifier:
4224.WattsMatthew.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Rev. Matthew J. Watts
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Watts, Matthew J.
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Patrick, Wendel, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Urban renewal, African American religious leaders, School integration, Charleston (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, Segregation in education, African Americans--History, Racism, Police brutality--United States
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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321. Ambient sound at Dem 2 Bros and a Grill restaurant

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.Audio.001.11.22.19
Title:
Ambient sound at Dem 2 Bros and a Grill restaurant
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Henkin, Aaron
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Barbecuing, foodways, Restaurants--United States
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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322. Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley, Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Restaurateurs, African American football players, Barbecuing, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Football players, Restaurants--United States, foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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323. Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley, Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Restaurateurs, Restaurants--United States, African American football players, foodways, African American cooking, Barbecuing
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Adrian Wright is a Charleston native and owner of Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill barbeque restaurant on the West Side of Charleston. Adrian is a former pro football player with the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ashley Wright is a native of Tampa, Florida and Adrian Wrights daughter. She is the general manager at Dem 2 Brothers.The Wrights were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with 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/"]%

324. Transcript of oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.IntTranscript11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Adrian, Wright, Ashley
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron, Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurants--United States, Restaurateurs, Barbecuing, foodways, African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)