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["Nola Morgan (b. Ronceverte, WV) and Ron Shepherd (b. Parkersburg, WV) are avid marble collectors living in Jackson County, West Virginia. They are founding members or the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club and are particularly interested in machine-made marbles, once made at various factories in West Virginia, including Alley, Vitro, and the newer company Jabo, which is still in operation. As part of their collectors hobby, they have conducted digs at the site of the old Alley factory to excavate vintage marbles.In this interview they speak about their marble collecting hobby, the history of marble-making in West Virginia, the marble collecting community, and the varieties of marbles they collect. Emily Hilliard was introduced to Morgan and Shepherd by Janey Singleton of Sandyville, WV who sits in on the interview. Learn more about the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club: https://westvirginiamarblecollectorsclub.com/members/"]%

1. Transcript of oral history of Nola Morgan and Ron Shepherd

Identifier:
4224.MorganNolaShepherdRon.IntTranscript.11.9.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Nola Morgan and Ron Shepherd
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Shepherd, Ron, Morgan, Nola
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily, Singleton, Jane
Subject:
Ravenswood (W. Va.), Glass manufacture, Marbles (Game objects), Collectors and collecting
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.)
["Aaron Parsons, 20 years old at the time of this interview, is a native of Jackson County, WV. He makes turkey calls with materials (slate, native woods, bone, etc.) found on his familys land in Jackson County. He is also a hunter, trapper, fisher, and hide tanner. I met Aaron Parsons at the Community Interest Fair at Gilmore Elementary School in Sandyville, WV, back in the spring of 2016."]%

2. Transcript of oral history of Aaron Parsons

Identifier:
4224.ParsonsAaron.IntTranscript.11.9.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Aaron Parsons
Date:
2016-11-09
Creator:
Parsons, Aaron
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Hides and skins, Turning (Lathe work), Turkey hunting--Equipment and supplies, Turkey calls, Turkey hunting
Location:
Jackson County (W. Va.), Ravenswood (W. Va.)