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1. Oral history of Bill Caldwell

Identifier:
4224.CaldwellBill.AudioInt.12.8.20
Title:
Oral history of Bill Caldwell
Date:
2020-12-08
Creator:
Caldwell, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Food industry and trade--Employees, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union locals, COVID-19 (Disease), Labor disputes--West Virginia, Supermarkets, Labor union members, and foodways
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Teays Valley (W. Va. : Valley)
["Bill Caldwell (b. August 20, 1958) has worked at Charleston-area Kroger store for 44 years. He currently works at store 784 in Teays Valley as a meat cutter and has been a shop steward for United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) Local 400 for 20-30 years. In this interview he speaks about recent contract negotiations with Kroger, union actions hes been involved in in the past, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]

2. Transcript of oral history of Bill Caldwell

Identifier:
4224.CaldwellBill.IntTranscript.12.8.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Bill Caldwell
Date:
2020-12-08
Creator:
Caldwell, Bill
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food industry and trade--Employees, foodways, Supermarkets, Labor disputes--West Virginia, COVID-19 (Disease), Food habits, Labor union locals, Labor union members, and Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Teays Valley (W. Va. : Valley) and Charleston (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Roxane Garland

Identifier:
4224.GarlandRoxane.AudioInt.12.15.20
Title:
Oral history of Roxane Garland
Date:
2020-12-15
Creator:
Garland, Roxane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Morgantown (W. Va.), Labor union members, Women service industries workers, COVID-19 (Disease), foodways, Food industry and trade--Employees, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, Labor union locals, and Labor disputes--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)
["Roxane Garland (b. July 20, 1960, Point Marion, PA) has been a Kroger worker for 42 years and is currently the drug general merchandise department leader at store 813 in Morgantown, WV. She also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward. In this interview she speaks about recent contract negotiations with Kroger, union actions shes been involved in in the past, her experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and her concerns for the future of Kroger workers.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]

4. Transcript of oral history of Roxane Garland

Identifier:
4224.GarlandRoxane.IntTranscript.12.15.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Roxane Garland
Date:
2020-12-15
Creator:
Garland, Roxane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor union locals, Supermarkets, Women service industries workers, foodways, Food habits, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor disputes--West Virginia, COVID-19 (Disease), Morgantown (W. Va.), and Labor union members
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)

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5. Oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.AudioInt.10.20.20.wav
Title:
Oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
Date:
2020-10-20
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie and Falcone, Jon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herbalists, Apprenticeship programs, Herb products, COVID-19 (Disease), Gardening, Herb gardening, Forage plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, and Herbs--Utilization
Location:
Hardy County (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Hampshire County (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism Falcone. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/2020-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-leenie-hobbie-jon-falcone-traditional-appalachian-herbalism/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

6. Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.IntTranscript.10.20.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Leenie Hobbie and Jon Falcone
Date:
2020-10-20
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie and Falcone, Jon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Herb products, Forage plants, Gardening, COVID-19 (Disease), Herbs--Therapeutic use, Herbs--Utilization, Apprenticeship programs, Herbalists, and Herb gardening
Location:
Hampshire County (W. Va.), Hardy County (W. Va.), and Charleston (W. Va.)
["Leenie Hobbie of Rio in Hampshire County and Jon Falcone of Lost River in Hardy County were participants in the 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program. Hobbie led an apprenticeship in traditional Appalachian herbalism with Falcone. Hobbie has been a family herbalist for over 30 years, originally learning the tradition from her grandmother, who used both garden-grown and wild harvested plants at her home in the mountains of Southwestern Virginia. She has studied with acclaimed herbalists across the country and has taught the tradition within her community in Hampshire County. Falcone is a novice herbalist who hopes to apply his skills to his future homestead in West Virginia.In this video, Hobbie & Falcone discuss the topic and scope of their apprenticeship and adaptations they made in order to continue to teach and learn during the COVID-19 pandemic. See our feature on Falcones apprenticeship with Hobbie here: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/10/26/202...The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

7. Herbalist Leenie Hobbie & apprentice Jon Falcone discuss their West Virginia Folklife traditional Appalachian herbalism apprenticeship, which took place during COVID-19

Identifier:
4224.HobbieLeenieFalconeJon.Video.001.2.19.21.mp4
Title:
Herbalist Leenie Hobbie & apprentice Jon Falcone discuss their West Virginia Folklife traditional Appalachian herbalism apprenticeship, which took place during COVID-19
Date:
2021-02-19
Creator:
Hobbie, Leenie and Falcone, Jon
Subject:
Traditional medicine, Herb products, Herbalists, Herb gardening, COVID-19 (Disease), Apprenticeship programs, Herbs--Utilization, Forage plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, foodways, and Gardening
Location:
Hardy County (W. Va.) and Hampshire County (W. Va.)

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8. Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:
4224.HoganThomasFred.AudioInt.12.4.20
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan
Date:
2020-12-04
Creator:
Hogan, Thomas Fred
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food industry and trade--Employees, Labor union members, foodways, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Supermarkets, and COVID-19 (Disease)
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Thomas Fred Hogan (b. September 3, 1957, Danville, KY) has been a Kroger worker for over 45 years and is a shop steward for his local chapter of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union. He currently works as a clerk at Kroger store 778, on Delaware Ave. on the West Side of Charleston. In this interview, Hogan speaks about the recent contract negotiations with Kroger, and his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic. This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]

9. Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan

Identifier:
4224.HoganThomasFred.IntTranscript.12.4.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Thomas Fred Hogan
Date:
2020-12-04
Creator:
Hogan, Thomas Fred
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
COVID-19 (Disease), Supermarkets, foodways, Collective bargaining--Service industries, Food industry and trade--Employees, and Labor union members
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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10. Oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick

Identifier:
4224.NixonAngyWeirickChristine.AudioInt.11.9.20
Title:
Oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick
Date:
2020-11-09
Creator:
Weirick, Christine and Nixon, Angelita
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Childbirth at home, Women midwives, Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc., Prenatal care, COVID-19 (Disease), Midwives, and Midwifery
Location:
Putnam County (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Fayetteville (W. Va.), and Scott Depot (W. Va.)

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11. Oral history of Cheyne Stephens

Identifier:
4224.StephensCheyne.AudioInt.12.14.20
Title:
Oral history of Cheyne Stephens
Date:
2020-12-14
Creator:
Stephens, Cheyne
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union locals, foodways, Food industry and trade--Employees, COVID-19 (Disease), Food habits, Supermarkets, Labor union members, and Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Williamstown (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Cheyne Stephens (b. June 13, 1985, Grayson, KY) has been a Kroger worker for 13 years and currently works as the back-up head meat cutter at the 7th Street store in Parkersburg. He also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward and was involved in the recent contract negotiations with Kroger. In this interview he speaks about the contract negotiations, his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his hope for the future of UCFW.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]

12. Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens

Identifier:
4224.StephensCheyne.IntTranscript.12.14.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens
Date:
2020-12-14
Creator:
Stephens, Cheyne
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Supermarkets, Food habits, Labor union members, COVID-19 (Disease), Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, and Food industry and trade--Employees
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Williamstown (W. Va.)