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["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.Interviewers note:Interview with Sam and Joe Herrmann of Critton Hollow String Band on the back porch of their home in Critton Hollow, Paw Paw, West Virginia. Sam was knitting a childs sweater during the interview."]

1. Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann

Identifier:
4224.HerrmannJoeHerrmann.IntTranscript.7.19.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Joe and Sam Herrmann
Date:
2016-07-19
Creator:
Herrmann, Sam and Herrmann, Joe
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dulcimer, Old-time music, Rizzetta, Sam, Folk music--West Virginia, Critton Hollow Stringband, Sheep farming, Knitters (Persons), Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Fiddling, and Appalachian dulcimer and autoharp music
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Charlene (Jennings) Marshall Charlene (Jennings) Marshall (b. September 17, 1949) is a native of Osage, West Virginia in Scotts Run. She was the first African American woman mayor in Morgantown and all of West Virginia, serving from 1991-1998. She was a Democratic member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, representing the 44th District from 1998-2002 and 2004 until 2014. In this interview she speaks about growing up in Osage, her term as mayor, and experiences as an activist in the civil rights movement in Morgantown. She also showed pictures of an exhibit she has been working on, The African American Experience in Morgantown. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]

2. Transcript of oral history of Charlene Marshall

Identifier:
4224.MarshallCharlene.IntTranscript.3.23.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Charlene Marshall
Date:
2019-03-23
Creator:
Marshall, Charlene
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Civil rights movements, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Knitters (Persons), Racism, African American women politicians, School integration, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Morgantown (W. Va.)
Location:
Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)