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["The Alba Regia Chapel and Memorial Park in Berkeley Springs is maintained by the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation. The chapel is the only non-denominational Hungarian church in the United States. As indicated on the Hungarian Freedom Fighters website, \"It is dedicated to the many Hungarian and American heroes who fought for freedom throughout the histories of both great countries.\" For more visit: https://www.hungarianfreedomfighters.org/"]%

13. Crest on Alba Regia Hungarian Memorial Chapel

["The Alba Regia Chapel and Memorial Park in Berkeley Springs is maintained by the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation. The chapel is the only non-denominational Hungarian church in the United States. As indicated on the Hungarian Freedom Fighters website, \"It is dedicated to the many Hungarian and American heroes who fought for freedom throughout the histories of both great countries.\" For more visit: https://www.hungarianfreedomfighters.org/"]%

14. Iron gate at Alba Regia Hungarian Chapel in Berkeley Springs

["The Alba Regia Chapel and Memorial Park in Berkeley Springs is maintained by the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation. The chapel is the only non-denominational Hungarian church in the United States. As indicated on the Hungarian Freedom Fighters website, \"It is dedicated to the many Hungarian and American heroes who fought for freedom throughout the histories of both great countries.\" For more visit: https://www.hungarianfreedomfighters.org/"]%

15. Commemorative post at Alba Regia Hungarian Memorial Park

["The Alba Regia Chapel and Memorial Park in Berkeley Springs is maintained by the Hungarian Freedom Fighters Federation. The chapel is the only non-denominational Hungarian church in the United States. As indicated on the Hungarian Freedom Fighters website, \"It is dedicated to the many Hungarian and American heroes who fought for freedom throughout the histories of both great countries.\" For more visit: https://www.hungarianfreedomfighters.org/"]%

16. Rear of Alba Regia Hungarian Chapel

["Sam & Joe HerrmannJoe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep."]%

17. Joe and Sam Herrmann play music on their back porch

["Sam & Joe HerrmannJoe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep."]%

18. Joe and Sam Herrmann play banjo and fiddle on their back porch outside of Paw Paw, West Virginia

["Joe Herrmann (b.1949) and Sam Herrmann (b. 1949), both Maryland natives, are traditional musicians who play together as part of Critton Hollow String Band. They have been a couple since the mid-1970s when they moved to Hampshire County, West Virginia. Joe is a fiddle and banjo player, and Sam is a guitar and hammer dulcimer player. Sam is also a knitter, hand yarn spinner, and owns the knitting kit company Samspun. They live on a piece of land in Paw Paw, WV where they keep sheep."]%

19. Old-time musicians Joe and Sam Herrmann of Hampshire County, West Virginia

["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]%

20. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer

["Wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]%

21. Hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

["Sound hole of wooden hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]%

22. Sound hole of hammer dulcimer made by Sam Rizzetta

["Hammer dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta. Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]%

23. Dulcimer hammers made by Sam Rizzetta

["Sam Rizzetta is a dulcimer designer, builder, and musician who moved to West Virginia in the early 1970s. He was a member of the string band Trapezoid and founded the hammer dulcimer playing classes at the Augusta Heritage Center at Davis & Elkins College. He has built dulcimers for musicians including John McCutcheon, Guy Carawan, and Sam Herrmann. Rizzetta now collaborates with the Dusty Strings Company who build hammer dulcimers based on his designs. He lives with his wife Carrie Rizzetta in Berkeley County, WV. He was photographed in his home workshop."]%

24. Photo of Sam Rizzetta playing hammer dulcimer in his workshop