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["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/"]%

469. Jim Shaffer's lunch box

Identifier:
4224.ShafferJames.Photo.002.10.17.16
Title:
Jim Shaffer's lunch box
Date:
2016-10-17
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Broom and brush industry, Food habits, Broom and brush industry--Employees, foodways, Charleston (W. Va.)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

470. Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet in the picnic shelter at South Charleston High School

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.001.9.21.17
Title:
Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet in the picnic shelter at South Charleston High School
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, foodways, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

471. One of Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies students bakes biscuits in a Dutch oven

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.002.9.21.17
Title:
One of Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies students bakes biscuits in a Dutch oven
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Dutch oven cooking, Food habits, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

472. Pete Kosky's South Charleston High School Appalachian Studies class makes biscuits

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.003.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky's South Charleston High School Appalachian Studies class makes biscuits
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dutch oven cooking, foodways, Food habits, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

473. South Charleston High School's Appalachian Studies class enjoys biscuits with sorghum

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.004.9.21.17
Title:
South Charleston High School's Appalachian Studies class enjoys biscuits with sorghum
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

474. Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.005.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, Biscuits
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

475. Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.006.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies Class makes biscuits in the ROTC picnic shelter at South Charleston High School, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Biscuits, foodways, Food habits, Dutch oven cooking
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

476. Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet as part of an activity in Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.007.9.21.17
Title:
Biscuits cooking in a cast iron skillet as part of an activity in Pete Kosky's Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Biscuits, foodways, Dutch oven cooking
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

477. Pete Kosky and Appalachian Studies student make biscuits as part of an activity at South Charleston High School

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.008.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky and Appalachian Studies student make biscuits as part of an activity at South Charleston High School
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Biscuits, Dutch oven cooking, Food habits, foodways
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["On September 21, 2017, old-time musician and writer Pete Koskys Appalachian Studies class at South Charleston High School made biscuits in a cast iron Dutch oven over a charcoal fire at the ROTC picnic shelter on the school campus. Kosky invited state folklorist Emily Hilliard to the class."]%

478. Pete Kosky and Appalachian Studies students make biscuits as part of an activity at South Charleston High School

Identifier:
4224.SouthCharlestonBiscuitMakingPhoto.009.9.21.17
Title:
Pete Kosky and Appalachian Studies students make biscuits as part of an activity at South Charleston High School
Date:
2017-09-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Dutch oven cooking, Biscuits, foodways
Location:
South Charleston (W. Va.)
["St. Joseph Settlement aka the German Settlement is a rural community of farms on the Marshall-Wetzel County borders, settled by German Catholic immigrants in the 1850s. As Cheryl Harshman says in her e-WV article on the settlement, the church, schoolhouse (now a public library and parish museum), rectory, community building, and cemetery are still the heart of the St. Joseph community.On June 22, 2016, Harshman hosted state folklorist Emily Hilliard on a visit to the settlement, meeting community members Jim and Debbie Frohnapfel and Ray Estep and visiting the church and cemetery. In this interview, Estep and the Frohnapfels talk about the St. Joseph Settlement community past and present, the church, and the graveyard.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/158"]%

479. Butterscotch meringue pie made by Debbie Frohnapfel

Identifier:
4224.StJosephSettlement.Photo.026.6.22.16
Title:
Butterscotch meringue pie made by Debbie Frohnapfel
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
German American Catholics, Food habits, foodways, Pies, Farms--West Virginia
Location:
Wetzel County (W. Va.), Marshall County (W. Va.)
["St. Joseph Settlement aka the German Settlement is a rural community of farms on the Marshall-Wetzel County borders, settled by German Catholic immigrants in the 1850s. As Cheryl Harshman says in her e-WV article on the settlement, the church, schoolhouse (now a public library and parish museum), rectory, community building, and cemetery are still the heart of the St. Joseph community.On June 22, 2016, Harshman hosted state folklorist Emily Hilliard on a visit to the settlement, meeting community members Jim and Debbie Frohnapfel and Ray Estep and visiting the church and cemetery. In this interview, Estep and the Frohnapfels talk about the St. Joseph Settlement community past and present, the church, and the graveyard.Learn more via e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/158"]%

480. Black raspberry and blueberry pies made by Debbie Frohnapfel

Identifier:
4224.StJosephSettlement.Photo.027.6.22.16
Title:
Black raspberry and blueberry pies made by Debbie Frohnapfel
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bakers, Pies, Farms--West Virginia, Food habits, German American Catholics, foodways
Location:
Wetzel County (W. Va.), Marshall County (W. Va.)