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["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

1. Portrait of Molly Kopa

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.Photo.001.8.8.18
Title:
Portrait of Molly Kopa
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Weirton Steel Corporation, Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans, Food habits, foodways
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

2. Molly Kopa manages the chicken orders at the Weirton Serbian Men's Club Chicken Blasts

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.Photo.002.8.8.18
Title:
Molly Kopa manages the chicken orders at the Weirton Serbian Men's Club Chicken Blasts
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.), Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["John Kosanovich is a Weirton native and retired Weirton Steel worker of Serbian descent. He is a member of the Steubenville, OH Serbian Holy Resurrection Serbian Church and Mens Club and is one of the old-timers who manages the Mens Club Chicken Blasts at the Weirton Serbian Picnic Grounds every Wednesday in the summer. See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

3. Portrait of John Kosanovich

Identifier:
4224.KosanovichJohn.Photo.001.8.8.18
Title:
Portrait of John Kosanovich
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Weirton (W. Va.), Weirton Steel Corporation, Cooking, Serbian, foodways, Serbian Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

4. Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.001.7.23.17
Title:
Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 1 of 2
Date:
2017-07-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian, Food habits, Cooking (Chicken), Orthodox Eastern Church, Picnic grounds, foodways
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. In 2019, Hilliard attended with a WVPB film crew to capture additional video footage and audio tape for a short video documentary (see below).Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

5. Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.001.7.27.19
Title:
Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-07-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton Steel Corporation, Cooking, Serbian, Food habits, Cooking (Lamb and mutton), foodways, Serbian Americans, Picnic grounds
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

6. Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.002.7.23.17
Title:
Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-07-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Picnic grounds, foodways, Cooking (Chicken), Food habits, Orthodox Eastern Church, Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. In 2019, Hilliard attended with a WVPB film crew to capture additional video footage and audio tape for a short video documentary (see below).Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

7. Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.002.7.27.19
Title:
Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-07-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Picnic grounds, Food habits, foodways, Serbian Americans, Cooking (Lamb and mutton), Cooking, Serbian, Weirton Steel Corporation
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

8. Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.003.7.23.17
Title:
Lamb roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-07-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Cooking, Serbian, Picnic grounds, Serbian Americans, Orthodox Eastern Church, Cooking (Lamb and mutton)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. In 2019, Hilliard attended with a WVPB film crew to capture additional video footage and audio tape for a short video documentary (see below).Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

9. Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.003.7.27.19
Title:
Chicken roasting on a spit at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton
Date:
2019-07-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking (Chicken), Weirton Steel Corporation, Cooking, Serbian, foodways, Serbian Americans, Picnic grounds, Food habits
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

10. Serbian band plays around the bar at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton,1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.004.7.23.17
Title:
Serbian band plays around the bar at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton,1 of 2
Date:
2017-07-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Orthodox Eastern Church, Serbian Americans, Picnic grounds, foodways, Food habits, Songs, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. In 2019, Hilliard attended with a WVPB film crew to capture additional video footage and audio tape for a short video documentary (see below).Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

11. Food menu at the 2019 Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.004.7.27.19
Title:
Food menu at the 2019 Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton
Date:
2019-07-27
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Picnic grounds, Food habits, Cooking (Chicken), Serbian Americans, Weirton (W. Va.), Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Every July, the Mens Club of the Steubenville, Ohio Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church hosts an annual picnic at their picnic grounds along Kings Creek in Weirton, West Virginia. The event serves as both a fundraiser for the Mens Club and a homecoming for Weirton and Steubenvilles Serbian Community. The event features Serbian music, dance, food, and drink. Mens Club members roast chickens and lambs on spits over open wood fires and sell them to picnic attendees. The spits were constructed out of material from Weirton Steel by Mens Club members and Weirton Steel employees in the 1960s. Other food served at the picnic includes pogacha (a type of Serbian bread), haluski or cabbage and noodles, cevaps (a pork, lamb, and beef sausage), strudel, nut rolls, beer, and Slivovitz.In 2017, state folklorist Emily Hilliard attended the Serbian picnic with Brynn Kusic, whose fathers family is part of the Weirton Serbian community. Learn more about the Annual Picnic via the Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church: https://www.hrsoc-steubenville.org/annual-picnicSee the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

12. Serbian band plays around the bar at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.SerbianAnnualPicnic.Photo.005.7.23.17
Title:
Serbian band plays around the bar at the Steubenville Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church's Annual Picnic in Weirton, 2 of 2
Date:
2017-07-23
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Serbian Americans, Songs, Serbian, Orthodox Eastern Church, Picnic grounds
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)