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1. Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.AudioInt.8.28.18
Title:
Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Harless, Marion, Vaneck, Kara
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Irish Americans, foodways, Herb gardening, Herb products, Willow baskets, Traditional medicine, Weirton (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, Dye plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Gardening, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Herbalists, Wine and wine making--United States, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

2. Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.IntTranscript.8.28.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Vaneck, Kara, Harless, Marion
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Apprenticeship programs, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Traditional medicine, Wine and wine making--United States, Canning and preserving, Herb gardening, Irish Americans, Dye plants, Herbalists, Willow baskets, Herb products, Gardening, Food habits, Herbs--Therapeutic use, foodways
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

3. Master herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless and apprentice Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.001.8.28.18
Title:
Master herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless and apprentice Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbalists, Herbs--Utilization, Gardening, Irish Americans, Apprenticeship programs, Herb gardening, Traditional medicine
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

4. 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.002.8.28.18
Title:
2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship participants Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbalists, Traditional medicine
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

5. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless on her porch in Kerens, West Virginia

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.004.8.28.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless on her porch in Kerens, West Virginia
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbs--Utilization, Herbalists, Herb gardening, Apprenticeship programs, Gardening, Traditional medicine
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

6. Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless in her garden

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.006.8.28.18
Title:
Herbarist [herbalist] Marion Harless in her garden
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Gardening, Traditional medicine, Herbs--Utilization, Herb products, Herb gardening, Herbalists
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

7. Marion Harless prepares lunch during an apprenticeship meeting with Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.007.8.28.18
Title:
Marion Harless prepares lunch during an apprenticeship meeting with Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Herb gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Traditional medicine, Apprenticeship programs, Gardening, Food habits, Herbalists
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

8. Lobelia in Marion Harless' garden in Kerens, West Virginia

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.Photo.010.8.28.18
Title:
Lobelia in Marion Harless' garden in Kerens, West Virginia
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Traditional medicine, Gardening, Herbs--Utilization, Herb gardening
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)