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["Sharon Rollins grew up in Charleston, West Virginia and moved to Dallas, TX when she was thirty years old. Upon retirement in 2010, she moved to Helvetia, West Virginia and has since become involved in a number of community projects. She manages the Ramp Supper, serves as treasurer for the Helvetia Community Fair, and volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This audio slideshow is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]

85. Audio slideshow of Sharon Rollins talking about foodways at the Helvetia Community Fair

Identifier:
4224.SharonRollins.Video.001.4.30.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Sharon Rollins talking about foodways at the Helvetia Community Fair
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Rollins, Sharon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and DeWitt, Gabe
Subject:
Craft festivals, Agricultural exhibitions, Canning and preserving, Helvetia (W. Va.), Food habits, foodways, and Festivals
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Cecelia Coleman Smith was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1949. Originally from Pickens, West Virginia, her family moved away from the Helvetia/Pickens community when she was seven so her father could take a coal mining job. She moved back to Pickens in 2005. Mrs. Smith served in the military and is a member of the local American Legion chapter. She is also part of the Pickens Improvement and Historical Society, the Farm Womens Club, and occasionally volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/"]

86. Transcript of oral history of Cecelia Smith

Identifier:
4224.SmithCecelia.IntTranscript.4.30.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Cecelia Smith
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Smith, Cecelia
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Cooking, Swiss, Wild leek, Swiss American women, foodways, 4-H clubs, Helvetia (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, and Bakers
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

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87. 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."]

88. 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.)

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89. Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Social work with the homeless, Drug addiction--Treatment, Gardening, Urban gardens, foodways, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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90. Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Thomas Toliver, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Social work with the homeless, Urban gardens, Gardening, Drug addiction--Treatment, foodways, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Thomas Toliver, 87, at the time of the interview, is an urban gardener of the West Side of Charleston. He works in prisons as a mentor, and has taken in children of incarcerated people through his organization Family Youth in Development Service, Men and Children of Prisoners. In his urban garden, he is particularly interested in working with unhoused people. Toliver grew up working on a plantation-like estate in the Charleston neighborhood of South Hills, where his father was a gardener and chauffeur and his mother was a maid. Toliver was interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]

91. Transcript of oral history of Thomas Toliver

Identifier:
4224.ToliverThomas.IntTranscript.11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Thomas Toliver
Date:
2018-11-22
Creator:
Toliver, Thomas
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Drug addiction--Treatment, Social work with the homeless, foodways, Urban gardens, Gardening, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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92. Ambient sound at Dem 2 Bros and a Grill restaurant

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.Audio.001.11.22.19
Title:
Ambient sound at Dem 2 Bros and a Grill restaurant
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Henkin, Aaron
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Restaurants--United States, foodways, and Barbecuing
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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93. Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.001.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 1 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley and Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Restaurants--United States, Football players, Restaurateurs, foodways, Barbecuing, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and African American football players
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

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94. Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.AudioInt.002.11.22.19
Title:
Oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright, 2 of 2
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley and Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily and Henkin, Aaron
Subject:
Barbecuing, foodways, African American football players, Restaurateurs, African American cooking, Restaurants--United States, and African Americans--Appalachian Region
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["Adrian Wright is a Charleston native and owner of Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill barbeque restaurant on the West Side of Charleston. Adrian is a former pro football player with the New York Giants and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Ashley Wright is a native of Tampa, Florida and Adrian Wrights daughter. She is the general manager at Dem 2 Brothers.The Wrights were interviewed by producer Aaron Henkin with Emily Hilliard as part of the Out of the Blocks podcasts two episodes on Charlestons West Side. Learn more: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/17/out-of-the-blocks-podcast-highlights-charlestons-west-side-west-virginia-folklife-hosts-listening-party-february-12/"]

95. Transcript of oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright

Identifier:
4224.WrightAdrianWrightAshley.IntTranscript11.22.19
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Adrian Wright and Ashley Wright
Date:
2019-11-22
Creator:
Wright, Ashley and Wright, Adrian
Contributor:
Henkin, Aaron and Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
African Americans--Appalachian Region, Restaurants--United States, Restaurateurs, foodways, and Barbecuing
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)