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![["John Barton of Milton, West Virginia, works in autism advocacy and is an avid Fallout 76 gamer who has written several articles about the game in relation to its setting in a post-apocalyptic West Virginia. Barton visited the West Virginia Humanities Council to lead folklorist Emily Hilliard in a walk-through of the game, paying special attention to elements referencing West Virginia history and folklore. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224BartonJohnIntTranscript22120 "Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BartonJohn.IntTranscript.2.21.20
- Title:
- Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton
- Date:
- 2020-02-21
- Creator:
- Barton, John
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- West Virginia--History, Video games, Tourism and the arts, Video gamers, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, and West Virginia--Fiction
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Mark Fields (b. 1975, Columbus, Ohio) is a resident of Columbus, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia with his son, both prior to the games release. After the games release, Fields, his girlfriend, and son made another trip to West Virginia to experience the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224FieldsMarkIntTranscript31820 "Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FieldsMark.IntTranscript.3.18.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Mark Fields
- Date:
- 2020-02-18
- Creator:
- Fields, Mark
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--Fiction, Video games, Video gamers, West Virginia--History, and Tourism and the arts
- Location:
- Columbus (Ohio) and Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Kristy Henson is an assistant professor of forensic science at Fairmont State University and a Fallout 76 gamer. She is originally from southern Ohio, but has lived in Buckhannon, WV for 5 years. She attended Helvetias Fasnacht celebration in 2019 based on her experience in the game, and made a papier-mch owl mask inspired by one of the Fasnacht masks in Fallout 76. In this interview, she speaks about how playing the game has informed her understanding of West Virginia culture and geography. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224HensonKristyIntTranscript32520 "Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson")
- Identifier:
- 4224.HensonKristy.IntTranscript.3.25.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Kristy Henson
- Date:
- 2020-03-25
- Creator:
- Henson, Kristy
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Helvetia (W. Va.), Winter festivals, Carnival, Carnival masks, West Virginia--Fiction, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, Video gamers, Tourism and the arts, and Video games
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.) and Buckhannon (W. Va.)
![["Porter Lyons (b. October, 1993, Cleveland, OH) is a resident of Dayton, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia in anticipation of the games release, and then visited again after he began playing the game. In 2019 he participated in the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224LyonsPorterIntTranscript31820 "Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons")
- Identifier:
- 4224.LyonsPorter.IntTranscript.3.18.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons
- Date:
- 2020-03-18
- Creator:
- Lyons, Porter
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- West Virginia--Fiction, Carnival, Video gamers, Video games--Design, Helvetia (W. Va.), Tourism and the arts, Apocalyptic art, and Video games
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Porter Lyons (b. October, 1993, Cleveland, OH) is a resident of Dayton, OH and Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit West Virginia in anticipation of the games release, and then visited again after he began playing the game. In 2019 he participated in the Fasnacht celebration in the Randolph County Swiss community of Helvetia, which is featured in Fallout 76.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224LyonsPorterIntTranscript62620 "Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons")
- Identifier:
- 4224.LyonsPorter.IntTranscript.6.26.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Porter Lyons
- Date:
- 2020-06-26
- Creator:
- Lyons, Porter
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Carnival, Tourism and the arts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games, Video gamers, Video games--Design, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--Fiction, and Carnival masks
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["Mike Mallow (b.1981, Pendleton County, WV) is a resident of Franklin in Pendleton County, WV, a newspaper producer for The Moorefield Examiner, and a Fallout 76 gamer. He was inspired to visit various locations in West Virginia, such as Spruce Knob and Seneca Rocks, after experiencing the virtual representation of those locations in Fallout 76. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]](/thumb/4224MallowMikeIntTranscript31820 "Transcript of oral history of Mike Mallow")
- Identifier:
- 4224.MallowMike.IntTranscript.3.18.20
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Mike Mallow
- Date:
- 2020-03-18
- Creator:
- Mallow, Mike
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Video gamers, West Virginia--Fiction, Video games, Apocalyptic art, Helvetia (W. Va.), Video games--Design, and Tourism and the arts
- Location:
- Moorefield (W. Va.) and Charleston (W. Va.)
![["This is the 2nd interview with Jim (as most people call him) and was conducted via video with West Virginia Public Broadcasting for radio and TV pieces for their show Inside Appalachia.James Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM and the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesIntTranscript101716 "Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer 2 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.IntTranscript.10.17.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2016-10-17
- Creator:
- Shaffer, James
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Charleston (W. Va.), Broom and brush industry--Employees, and Broom and brush industry
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
![["James Jim Shaffer, b. 1929, of Charleston Broom and Mop, in Loudendale, WV is one of the last commercial broom makers in the state of West Virginia. He began making brooms at the age of 17 and at the time of the interview, still maintained a shop outside of Charleston. See the short video produced in partnership with West Virginia Public Broadcasting:, James Shaffer, Charleston Broom & Mop Company at https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=O3lrgTn2hyM See the post on the West Virginia Folklife Program blog: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/03/30/building-a-broom-by-feel-an-interview-with-james-shaffer/Read the interview with Jim, Building a Broom by Feel: Jim Shaffer by Emily Hilliard in Southern Cultures fall 2017, Vol. 23, No. 3: Things at http://www.southerncultures.org/article/building-broom-feel-jim-shaffer/"]](/thumb/4224ShafferJamesIntTranscript4416 "Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer")
- Identifier:
- 4224.ShafferJames.IntTranscript.4.4.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of James Shaffer
- Date:
- 2016-04-04
- Creator:
- Shaffer, James
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Broom and brush industry--Employees, Broom and brush industry, and Charleston (W. Va.)
- 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"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikeIntTranscript22618 "Transcript of vox pop interviews with West Virginia teachers, students, state employees, and union members at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.IntTranscript.2.26.18
- Title:
- Transcript of vox pop interviews with West Virginia teachers, students, state employees, and union members at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol
- Date:
- 2018-02-26
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Labor union members, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor disputes--West Virginia, United Mine Workers of America, and West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)
- 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"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikeIntTranscript22718 "Transcript of vox pop interviews with West Virginia teachers, students, state employees, and union members at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrike.IntTranscript.2.27.18
- Title:
- Transcript of vox pop interviews with West Virginia teachers, students, state employees, and union members at the West Virginia Teachers' Strike rally at the state capitol
- Date:
- 2018-02-27
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily, Kunkel, Cathy, and O'Neal, Jay
- Subject:
- Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Teachers' unions--United States, Labor union members, Labor disputes--West Virginia, and West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.)
- 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 interviews 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"]](/thumb/4224WVTeachersStrikeIntTranscript3218 "Transcript of speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers")
- Identifier:
- 4224.WVTeachersStrikeIntTranscript.3.2.18
- Title:
- Transcript of speeches of and interviews with students participating in the rally at the West Virginia State Capitol in support of striking teachers
- Date:
- 2018-03-02
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Labor union members, Labor disputes--West Virginia, Strikes and lockouts--Teachers, Teachers' unions--United States, Public schools--Employees, West Virginia Capitol Complex (Charleston, W. Va.), and Teaching
- Location:
- Charleston (W. Va.)
