Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close

Search Constraints

Start Over
You searched for: Language English Remove constraint Language: English

Search Results


Listen to Audio

37. Oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson

Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.AudioInt.4.23.18
Title:
Oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Bardwell, Genevieve, Dawson, Amy, and Brown, Susan Ray
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bread, Bakers, Bread--history, foodways, Food habits, and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Harrison County (W. Va.) and Mount Morris (Pa.)
["Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell and Susan Ray Brown of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania led an apprenticeship in salt rising bread with Amy Dawson of Lost Creek, West Virginia as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Master salt rising bread baker Genevieve (Jenny) Bardwell holds an A.S. in culinary arts from the Culinary Institute of America, and a B.S. and M.S. in plant pathology from the University of Massachusetts. Jenny is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, Pennsylvania, both with Susan Ray Brown. Jenny has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, focusing particularly on the scientific process and researching analog breads in other cultures. In 2017, she was awarded a Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant from the Pennsylvania Council of the Arts to lead a salt rising bread apprenticeship with baker Antonio Archer and in 2018, she was awarded an Folklife Apprenticeship Grant from the West Virginia Folklife Program with fellow baker Susan Ray Brown and apprentice Amy Dawson.Master salt rising bread baker Susan Ray Brown grew up in southern West Virginia, and her family roots go back nearly 300 years in her beloved Mountain State. She holds a B.A. in sociology/anthropology from West Virginia University. Susan is the co-author of Salt Rising Bread: Recipes and Heartfelt Stories of a Nearly Lost Appalachian Tradition and was the co-founder of Rising Creek Bakery in Mount Morris, PA, both with Jenny Bardwell. Susan has engaged in a deep, decades-long study of the unique labor-intensive Appalachian bread, recording oral histories, gathering recipes, conducting scientific studies, and constantly experimenting through her own baking. Find more on her website at www.saltrisingbread.net.Amy Dawson is a native of Lost Creek, West Virginia. She holds a B.S. in geology from West Virginia University and a J.D. from the College of Law at West Virginia University. She manages and co-owns Lost Creek Farm with her partner Mike Costello, hosting travelling kitchen/pop-up dinner events around the greater Appalachian region. In 2018, Lost Creek Farm was featured on CNNs Parts Unknown with Anthony Bourdain.See our feature on Bardwell and Browns apprenticeship with Dawson here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/11/12/2018-master-artists-apprentice-feature-genevieve-bardwell-susan-ray-brown-amy-dawson-salt-rising-bread/"]

38. Transcript of oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson

Identifier:
4224.BardwellJennyBrownSusanDawsonAmy.IntTranscript4.23.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Jenny Bardwell, Susan Ray Brown, and Amy Dawson
Date:
2018-04-23
Creator:
Dawson, Amy, Brown, Susan Ray, and Bardwell, Genevieve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Bakers, Food habits, foodways, Bread, and Bread--history
Location:
Harrison County (W. Va.) and Mount Morris (Pa.)

Listen to Audio

39. Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton

Identifier:
4224.BartonJohn.AudioInt.2.21.20
Title:
Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton
Date:
2020-02-21
Creator:
Barton, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Video games, Tourism and the arts, Apocalyptic art, West Virginia--History, West Virginia--Fiction, Video games--Design, and Video gamers
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["John Barton of Milton, West Virginia, works in autism advocacy and is an avid Fallout 76 gamer who has written several articles about the game in relation to its setting in a post-apocalyptic West Virginia. Barton visited the West Virginia Humanities Council to lead folklorist Emily Hilliard in a walk-through of the game, paying special attention to elements referencing West Virginia history and folklore. This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with Fallout 76 gamers, some of whom are from West Virginia, and some of whom were inspired to visit West Virginia because of the game."]

40. Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton

Identifier:
4224.BartonJohn.IntTranscript.2.21.20
Title:
Transcript of Fallout 76 walk through with John Barton
Date:
2020-02-21
Creator:
Barton, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
West Virginia--History, Video games, Tourism and the arts, Video gamers, Apocalyptic art, Video games--Design, and West Virginia--Fiction
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

41. Oral history of Diane Betler, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BetlerDiane.AudioInt.001.2.6.16
Title:
Oral history of Diane Betler, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-02-06
Creator:
Betler, Diane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Swiss, Doughnuts, Helvetia (W. Va.), Carnival, Cooking, German, Food habits, and foodways
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

42. Oral history of Diane Betler, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BetlerDiane.AudioInt.002.2.6.16
Title:
Oral history of Diane Betler, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-02-06
Creator:
Betler, Diane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Doughnuts, Food habits, Cooking, German, and Carnival
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.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/"]

43. Transcript of oral history of Diane Betler

Identifier:
4224.BetlerDiane.IntTranscript.2.6.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Diane Betler
Date:
2016-02-06
Creator:
Betler, Diane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Doughnuts, Cooking, Swiss, Carnival, Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, and Cooking, German
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Diane Betler was born in Pendleton County, West Virginia and came to Helvetia as a child to live with her adopted mother Margaret Koerner, an immigrant from Germany. Ms. Koerner was a skilled home cook from her Ms. Betler learned many traditional recipes. She married Kevin Betler, nephew of Eleanor Betler, and they live in the Koerner home in Helvetias Metzner Hollow where Ms. Betler was raised. She served as the principal of Pickens Elementary/High School, the public school serving children from Pickens and Helvetia. Ms. Betler makes the yeast-raised doughnuts for Helvetias Fasnacht celebration every year using Margaret Koerners recipe.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/"]

44. Audio slideshow of Diane Betler talking about making doughnuts for Fasnacht

Identifier:
4224.BetlerDiane.Video.001.2.6.16
Title:
Audio slideshow of Diane Betler talking about making doughnuts for Fasnacht
Date:
2016-02-06
Creator:
Betler, Diane
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Doughnuts, Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, Festivals, foodways, Swiss American women, Carnival, Cooking, German, and Helvetia (W. Va.)
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

45. Recording of Eleanor Betler, Sharon Rollins, and Linda "Bunch" Smith Making Rosettes, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BetlerEleanor.Audio.001.2.5.16
Title:
Recording of Eleanor Betler, Sharon Rollins, and Linda "Bunch" Smith Making Rosettes, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Betler, Eleanor, Smith, Linda "Bunch", and Rollins, Sharon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Bakers, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, foodways, Food habits, Carnival, and Swiss American women
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

46. Recording of Eleanor Betler, Sharon Rollins, and Linda "Bunch" Smith Making Rosettes, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.BetlerEleanor.Audio.002.2.5.16
Title:
Recording of Eleanor Betler, Sharon Rollins, and Linda "Bunch" Smith Making Rosettes, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-02-05
Creator:
Betler, Eleanor, Smith, Linda "Bunch", and Rollins, Sharon
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Cooking, Swiss, Bakers, Swiss American women, Carnival, Helvetia (W. Va.), and Food habits
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

47. Oral history of Eleanor Betler

Identifier:
4224.BetlerEleanor.AudioInt.2.5.16
Title:
Oral history of Eleanor Betler
Date:
2016-02-05
Creator:
Betler, Eleanor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Canning and preserving, Beef cattle, Dairy cattle, Hill farming, Bakers, Bread, Cooking, Swiss, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cheesemaking, Wild leek, Orchards, 4-H clubs, Corn bread, Swine, Food habits, and Carnival
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
["Eleanor Betler was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1940 and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She spent her summers in Helvetia at the farm of her maternal grandparents, James and Anna Merkli McNeal. She married Howard Bud Betler in 1961. The couple moved to a hilltop farm in Helvetia and raised four children. All the good cooks, many of them relatives of Mr. Betler taught Mrs. Betler about canning, preserving, cooking and baking. She was especially interested to learn the skills of butchering and preserving meat, and making sausage. Mrs. Betler loves the Swiss traditional baking but also Appalachian ways of some neighbors. She grinds her own flour for baking bread. At Fasnacht time she invites neighbors and friends to make the hozablatz and rosettes just to keep the tradition alive. She also preserves this history by collecting stories, music, and photographs for The Helvetia Archives.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/"]

48. Transcript of oral history of Eleanor Betler

Identifier:
4224.BetlerEleanor.IntTranscript.2.5.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Eleanor Betler
Date:
2016-02-05
Creator:
Betler, Eleanor
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Swiss, Sheep farming, Carnival, Wild leek, Helvetia (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, 4-H clubs, Food habits, Dairy cattle, Cheesemaking, Beef cattle, Bread, foodways, Hill farming, Orchards, Bakers, Swiss American women, Swine, and Corn bread
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)